Milwaukie Creatives is sending people from studio to studio with a stamp and a drawing for a $100 gift certificate.
The certificate is the part worth keeping: it is for a purchase from an artist of the winner's choice. Milwaukie Creatives tells visitors to stop by each studio for a stamp and enter the drawing, and the same page credits Toolbox Gallery with sponsoring this year's tour.
The larger Portland open-studio circuit has already closed its 2026 chapter. Portland Open Studios called that event spectacular, thanked artists, partners and visitors, and pointed people toward 2027.
Washington County's 2026 tour was scheduled earlier, for Oct. 17 and 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Organizers described it as a free, countywide celebration, with more than 40 studios and galleries and no tickets or reservations required. The invitation covered meeting artists, learning about techniques and tools, watching demonstrations and trying hands-on activities.
Milwaukie's posted offer stays with the stamp and the drawing. Collect one at each studio, enter, and if the certificate comes through, spend it with an artist of your choice on a tour Toolbox Gallery is sponsoring.
