Planning

Planning & Details

For the 2025 Art on the Edge Tour, the Lincoln City Cultural Center staff have requested to be in a support role, as opposed to the tour planners. Starting in July 2024, the newly formed Art on the Edge Tour committee began meeting monthly to plan the 2025 tour.

Current planning committee members are: Tara Choate (artist), Krista Eddy (Lincoln City Cultural Center), Karen Gelbard (artist), Catherine Hingson (artist), Natasha Ramras (artist), and Maria Sund (artist), If you would like to participate in this planning group, please contact: artontheedgestudiotour@gmail.com

Mission

  • Promote sales and exposure for participating Lincoln County artists.
  • Providing an excellent art experience for visitors.
  • Boost the image of Lincoln County as a place for the arts.
  • Promote/support the Chessman Gallery and the Lincoln City Cultural Center (LCCC)

Dates

After much debate, the committee has selected the weekend of May 30 (Friday), May 31 (Saturday) and June 1 (Sunday) 2025 as the tour date. We understand that not everyone will be able to participate, regardless of what date is chosen. It is our hope that this date will work for most. The show at the Chessman Gallery will be from May 23 to July 6, with the drop off May 19, 2025. The deadline for artists to sign up to be a part of the tour is February 28, 2025.

Tour Location

For 2025, the tour will spread from Pacific City to Newport, a distance of just under 50 miles. To encourage guests to visit each studio, a “passport” give-a-way will be developed. Guests getting a stamp from each location will enter a drawing for a gift certificate.

Committee Minutes and Dates

While there is still a great deal of work to be done before the 2025 tour is over, the planning team is done for the 2025 tour. The group will reconvene in September to begin planning the 2026 tour. 

If you are interested in being on the 2026 planning committee, or have any questions about the 205 tour, email: artontheedgestudiotour@gmail.com. 

If you would like to have input into the date of the 2026 tour, please take this Doodle poll: 2026 Tour Date Doodle Poll

Budget

As part of the planning committee’s goal of transparency, we are sharing the 2025 budget with artists on the tour. 

EXPENSES
LCCC Fee  $200.00
LCCC Staff  $1,800.00
Marketing  
Save the Date Bookmark  $138.75
Graphic Design  $500.00
Brochure Printing  $1,300.00
Social Media Boosts  $1,250.00
Oregon Coast Today – Quarterly  $450.00
Oregon Coast Today – Weekly  $1,050.00
Website  $100.00
Food / Coffee  
Gift Certificate  $500.00
EXPENSES $7,288.75
INCOME
Grant  $2,000.00
Artist Fees  $4,800.00
Sponsorships  $500.00
INCOME  $7,300.00
RESULT  $11.25

Register & Pay

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