Nearly 200 artists took half final 12 months in a region-wide showcase of creativity throughout greater than 145 venues at a time nonetheless dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
And the group behind Perthshire Open Studios (POS) have stated they're assured the occasion will return in 2023.
This 12 months the normally annual September competition just isn't being held as organisers “pause for thought” to think about the right way to ship it efficiently sooner or later. Artists are urged to share their views.
“Rumours of the demise of Perthshire Open Studios have been enormously exaggerated – we aren't useless, however we're taking time to hearken to what artists need going ahead, to fundraise and tackle our construction,” burdened Heather Budge-Reid, the brand new POS chair.
She continued: “Over the past 20 years, the world has modified dramatically for artists and guests alike.
“From know-how enhancements and COVID-19 to the emergence of different artist-focused occasions and organisations – and, in fact, environmental and monetary considerations.
“We're pausing for thought as a result of it's onerous for folks to assume, seek the advice of and act for the way forward for POS when caught within the demanding cycle of occasions.
“We have to hear what it's that the artists of Perthshire need POS to be in 2023.
“It might keep the identical however with elevated sources, or there are totally different types of Open Studio occasions throughout Scotland – for instance, Orkney’s Artist’s Path or the well-known Spring Fling.
“The POS Pause Crew believes that, with a brand new construction and funding to match, it could be potential to help extra occasions, with better frequency and with wider collaborations – so get involved along with your concepts.”
Final 12 months, there have been 198 artists and 14 teams of artists concerned in POS – which is a Group Curiosity Firm described as aiming to “help Perthshire artists by rising customer contact.”
A spokesperson stated that 70 per cent of final 12 months’s guests lived in Perthshire, with the rest visiting from throughout Scotland, England and Wales.
The POS Pause Crew may be contacted by way of data@perthshireopenstudios.com