Don’t miss the 15th Annual Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour, a free self-guided driving tour of the private working studios of artists located within 30 miles of the Court House square in Mountain View. This year’s tour will take place on September 16th, 17th & 18th, and includes 32 artists in 22 studios.
On this special weekend each year, these artists open their private spaces to the public for an up-close and personal look at how and where they create their distinctive pottery, jewelry, painting, photographs, weaving, wood, furniture, baskets, and much more.
Visitors have the opportunity to visit with the artists, see the work in progress, and purchase locally produced art and crafts directly from the creators.
Studios will be open from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on Friday and Saturday and from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Sunday.
This year the tour welcomes two new artists: painter Lane Berg and photographer and printmaker Linda Rawlings. Returning after a years’ sabbatical will be painter Sue Coon and Pam Alexander who will be back with her garden art at the home and studio she shares with photographer husband Ed Alexander.Other artists returning to the tour this year are JP Rosenquist, silver jewelry; Ray Warren, metal work; Doris Fountain, primitive folk art; Judi Munn and John Perry, pottery; Jim and Carolyn Cushing, leather, fused glass and painting; Tom and Sage Holland, flame-worked glass beads and sculpture;Owen Rein, furniture and baskets; Mahdee and Peggy Raiees-Dana, woodworking and garden art; Russ and Beverly Wilhite, painting; Charles and Linda Widmer, wire-wrapped jewelry; Liz and Lewie Lloyd, wood and knives; Yun Kim, painting; Jim Tindall, painting; David and Becki Dahlstedt, pottery; Jeanette Larson and Shawn Hoefer, weaving and brooms; Paul Gillam Jr. and Paul Gillam Sr., woodworking; Maria Smith, glass bead jewelry; and Joe Bruhin, wood-fired pottery.
A free printed Guide to Artists’ Studios, containing information about the artists along with directions to each studio, is available now at the Arkansas Craft Gallery and the Chamber of Commerce office in Mountain View, the museum and visitor center in Calico Rock,the Baxter County Library in Mountain Home, and the Chamber of Commerce in Batesville.
To view the book online and to get more details on the 2016 Studio Tour check out the website at www. offthebeatenpathstudiotour.com , and look for Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour on Facebook.
For additional information, call Becki Dahlstedt, Tour Coordinator, at 870-615-4825 or email becki.dahlstedt@gmail.com.
