Sharpie Show
June 3- July 6, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, June 3 from 6-9 PM
Artlink
437 East Berry Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
260-424-7195
www.artlinkfw.com
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Doug Fiely and Steve Smith at Orchard in June
Paintings & Printmaking by Doug Fiely
What: Douglas R. Fiely is a diversified artist. Though educated as a printmaker and holding an MFA in the medium, he is also an avid painter. “Recently, I’ve witnessed a personal renaissance in painting – a medium in which I struggled as a student. It’s now become as natural as breathing."
Operating a home studio and gallery in northwestern Ohio, Fiely remains prolific in a variety of art mediums. His style is spontaneous. He likes relying on chance accidents which open up new doors in the working process
Fiely will also have collaborative pieces with potter, Steve Smith. "Currently, Smith and I collaborate; he throws the piece and I carve into it."
Stoneware Pottery & Sculpture by Steve Smith
What: Showing for the first time at Orchard Gallery, Steve Smith, brings classic shapes with his own style. Collaborating with several artists on surfaces gives those works a whole new look. Steve says, "I generally work alone but in the past few years I have been collaborating more on surface decoration with Doug Fiely and Poet ,Jen Schalliol. My personal work is more about process , my collaborations are more about being lyrical, and story telling."
June 2-29, 2011
OPEN:
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat: 10-5
Tues & Thurs: 10-7
The Orchard Gallery of Fine Art
6312-A Covington Road
Fort Wayne, IN
260-436-0927
www.theorchardgallery.com
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Drop Your Avant Garde - June 4th
Saturday, June 4, 2011
6 PM to Midnight
Downtown Fort Wayne at the corner or Wayne and Calhoun
Art, Music, Food and Drink
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Groenert and Poorman - Featured at Dash-In
Artwork from Diane Groenert and Michael Poorman
May 23 - July 2, 2011
Opening Reception on Thursday, May 26, 7:30-11:00 p.m.
Dash-IN
814 S Calhoun Street
Fort Wayne IN 46802
May 23 - July 2, 2011
Opening Reception on Thursday, May 26, 7:30-11:00 p.m.
Dash-IN
814 S Calhoun Street
Fort Wayne IN 46802
Monday, May 23, 2011
Castle Gallery hosts "The Art of Summer"
"The Art of Summer" at Castle Gallery
June 2 - July 14, 2011
The opening reception will be on Thursday, June 2, from 6-10 p.m.
Castle Gallery represents some of the finest regionally and nationally recognized artists, with fabulous fine art for the home or office. New to the gallery is John Reynolds, from Indianapolis.
Shown: "Tilapia On Red Table" by Dale Kercheval
Castle Gallery
1202 West Wayne Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Phone: 260.426.6568
Email: info@castlegallery.com
Website: www.castlegallery.com
Friday, May 20, 2011
Syracuse, Indiana Art Events
Syracuse SummerFest
The SummerFest starts on July 7, 2011.
The Syracuse SummerFest Art Festival is held on July 9th from 9-5pm.
The location is Main Street and Donlan, in Downtown Syracuse.
This is sponsored by the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce and The Syracuse Parks Department. You can go to the chamber web site or chamber facebook for more information on the festival. To participate as an artist, contact Kathleen Boyts (see below).
"Art BLAST" 2nd Annual Art Festival
July 2, 2011
Held at Creative Fish Art Gallery, from 8am-4pm.
You can go to www.creativefishartgallery.com or Creative Fish Facebook for more information on this event.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Boyts
Creative Fish Art Gallery
200 E. Pickwick Drive
Syracuse IN 46567
(574) 457-ARTZ (2789)
www.creativefishartgallery.com
facebook: Creative Fish Art Gallery
The SummerFest starts on July 7, 2011.
The Syracuse SummerFest Art Festival is held on July 9th from 9-5pm.
The location is Main Street and Donlan, in Downtown Syracuse.
This is sponsored by the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce and The Syracuse Parks Department. You can go to the chamber web site or chamber facebook for more information on the festival. To participate as an artist, contact Kathleen Boyts (see below).
"Art BLAST" 2nd Annual Art Festival
July 2, 2011
Held at Creative Fish Art Gallery, from 8am-4pm.
You can go to www.creativefishartgallery.com or Creative Fish Facebook for more information on this event.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Boyts
Creative Fish Art Gallery
200 E. Pickwick Drive
Syracuse IN 46567
(574) 457-ARTZ (2789)
www.creativefishartgallery.com
facebook: Creative Fish Art Gallery
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Upcoming Classes offered by Artlink
"Lost Foam Aluminum Casting for Beginner's" with Mary Klopfer
June 20-24, 2011
Create a sculpture in Styrofoam and pack it in sand. Aluminum is melted and poured into the sand. When it's cool, sculpture is pulled out of the sand and, just like magic you have an aluminum version of what you sculpted in foam. We'll be working in the SOCA foundry and will create cast metal sculptures much the way it has been done for thousands of years, but with twentieth century technology! Students can cast 1-2 pieces. Size limit for sculpture is 9" H x 3" W x 4 ½" D. Class limited to 12 students.
Cost: Fee of $250 for Artlink members, $275 for non-members; Students responsible for the following Supply List: Leather work gloves, safety glasses, disposable respirators, high-top work boots, or hiking boots. Students will be charged for aluminum by the pound. Approximate cost of aluminum per student would be $28.00 for 20 lbs.
"Mixed Media Relief Print Workshop" with Art Cislo
June 27 through July 1, 2011
Students will be using/learning woodcut techniques in combination with other drawing media. The hand-rubbed print will be emphasized over the use of the press. Other medium incorporated in the woodcut print will be watercolor, pastel as well as monotype. This approach will result in one-of-a-kind prints rather than an edition. The techniques will be relatively simple, drawing oriented and the process is always open to new input and explorations (e.g. putting down watercolor first, then cutting a block and printing over it). These are techniques teachers can use in their classrooms as can artists in their studio. Class limited to 12 students.
Cost: Fee of $250 for Artlink members, $275 for non-members; Students responsible for the following Supply List: Student's preference in drawing media, any combination of charcoal, graphite, watercolor, brush, pen and ink, Conte, oils, etc. A few rags e.g. corduroy cloth. A few good sheets of paper like Stonehenge or Arches Text, or some Hot Press Watercolor paper for final prints. Gouges: if possible bring a small v-gouge, a half-round gouge, and a sharp knife (X-ACTO).
Workshops are held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Rolland Art Center, University of Saint Francis, 1111 Leesburg Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808. No refunds unless space can be filled from waiting list.Three credit hours are available through the University of Saint Francis for Indiana Dept of Education Professional Development and Graduate Credit. Tuition of $1050 per workshop to be paid to USF on the first day of the workshop. Artlink will send you USF registration form or download form from our website, www.artlinkfw.com; do not call USF.
Art for Kids Classes
Grades 1-8
June 20-24 & June 27 - July 1, 2011
Age appropriate arts and crafts are offered in the sessions. Classes are $35 per one week session per child. Please call 260.424.7195 for questions.
Registration forms are now available on the website, www.artlinkfw.com
June 20-24, 2011
Create a sculpture in Styrofoam and pack it in sand. Aluminum is melted and poured into the sand. When it's cool, sculpture is pulled out of the sand and, just like magic you have an aluminum version of what you sculpted in foam. We'll be working in the SOCA foundry and will create cast metal sculptures much the way it has been done for thousands of years, but with twentieth century technology! Students can cast 1-2 pieces. Size limit for sculpture is 9" H x 3" W x 4 ½" D. Class limited to 12 students.
Cost: Fee of $250 for Artlink members, $275 for non-members; Students responsible for the following Supply List: Leather work gloves, safety glasses, disposable respirators, high-top work boots, or hiking boots. Students will be charged for aluminum by the pound. Approximate cost of aluminum per student would be $28.00 for 20 lbs.
"Mixed Media Relief Print Workshop" with Art Cislo
June 27 through July 1, 2011
Students will be using/learning woodcut techniques in combination with other drawing media. The hand-rubbed print will be emphasized over the use of the press. Other medium incorporated in the woodcut print will be watercolor, pastel as well as monotype. This approach will result in one-of-a-kind prints rather than an edition. The techniques will be relatively simple, drawing oriented and the process is always open to new input and explorations (e.g. putting down watercolor first, then cutting a block and printing over it). These are techniques teachers can use in their classrooms as can artists in their studio. Class limited to 12 students.
Cost: Fee of $250 for Artlink members, $275 for non-members; Students responsible for the following Supply List: Student's preference in drawing media, any combination of charcoal, graphite, watercolor, brush, pen and ink, Conte, oils, etc. A few rags e.g. corduroy cloth. A few good sheets of paper like Stonehenge or Arches Text, or some Hot Press Watercolor paper for final prints. Gouges: if possible bring a small v-gouge, a half-round gouge, and a sharp knife (X-ACTO).
Workshops are held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Rolland Art Center, University of Saint Francis, 1111 Leesburg Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808. No refunds unless space can be filled from waiting list.Three credit hours are available through the University of Saint Francis for Indiana Dept of Education Professional Development and Graduate Credit. Tuition of $1050 per workshop to be paid to USF on the first day of the workshop. Artlink will send you USF registration form or download form from our website, www.artlinkfw.com; do not call USF.
Art for Kids Classes
Grades 1-8
June 20-24 & June 27 - July 1, 2011
Age appropriate arts and crafts are offered in the sessions. Classes are $35 per one week session per child. Please call 260.424.7195 for questions.
Registration forms are now available on the website, www.artlinkfw.com
Friday, May 13, 2011
Call for mural artists--Deadline Monday!
Call for artists--Mural at new Parkview Hospital Dupont
You have a unique opportunity to participate in an art project that is being funded by Parkview Hospital. It is a 20' x 8' mural unlike anything in the United States. It will be featured in a prominent place in their new hospital off Dupont Rd. The mural is divided into 160 12"x12" canvases. The concept is to hand a portion of these canvases out, that have already received the first wash, to 40 local artists. They will then be asked to paint a depiction of a Northeast Indiana philanthropist, an everyday Star, one who visits the sick, delivers food to the homeless or builds tall community buildings while keeping the lines and tones of the original canvas. When all the canvases are put together they will create a northeast Indiana countryside scene and on closer inspection the individual canvases will show your idea of philanthropy.
Please visit this link to see the overall canvas at murosity.com. The artists selected will receive $300 for each 12"x12" canvas if it follows the guidelines. In addition, if you are selected, you will be featured through a video presentation at the hospital, through a documentary that is being developed about the process of making this mural, and of course included in the celebration of the unveiling.
Guidelines and more information will be made available after the jury process to the selected artist.
Please submit 4 jpegs of your work to brink.santa@yahoo.com no later than May 16, 2011.
Notification of selection of artists by June 1, 2011.
Completion of canvas by Sept 1, 2011.
Further Information will be provided after jury.
You have a unique opportunity to participate in an art project that is being funded by Parkview Hospital. It is a 20' x 8' mural unlike anything in the United States. It will be featured in a prominent place in their new hospital off Dupont Rd. The mural is divided into 160 12"x12" canvases. The concept is to hand a portion of these canvases out, that have already received the first wash, to 40 local artists. They will then be asked to paint a depiction of a Northeast Indiana philanthropist, an everyday Star, one who visits the sick, delivers food to the homeless or builds tall community buildings while keeping the lines and tones of the original canvas. When all the canvases are put together they will create a northeast Indiana countryside scene and on closer inspection the individual canvases will show your idea of philanthropy.
Please visit this link to see the overall canvas at murosity.com. The artists selected will receive $300 for each 12"x12" canvas if it follows the guidelines. In addition, if you are selected, you will be featured through a video presentation at the hospital, through a documentary that is being developed about the process of making this mural, and of course included in the celebration of the unveiling.
Guidelines and more information will be made available after the jury process to the selected artist.
Please submit 4 jpegs of your work to brink.santa@yahoo.com no later than May 16, 2011.
Notification of selection of artists by June 1, 2011.
Completion of canvas by Sept 1, 2011.
Further Information will be provided after jury.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
USF Graduate Thesis Exhibition
Graduate Thesis Exhibition
University of Saint Francis
May 14, 2011 - June 3, 2011
Opening Reception: May 14 from 7-9 PM
Featuring the works of Lindsay Allison, Paul McCormick, Sasha Perisic, and Dan Schroeder, plan to visit the John P. Weatherhead Gallery sometime in the next 3 weeks!
http://www.sf.edu/sf/art
University of Saint Francis
May 14, 2011 - June 3, 2011
Opening Reception: May 14 from 7-9 PM
Featuring the works of Lindsay Allison, Paul McCormick, Sasha Perisic, and Dan Schroeder, plan to visit the John P. Weatherhead Gallery sometime in the next 3 weeks!
http://www.sf.edu/sf/art
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Artworks Holiday Gallery Seeks Artists
Artworks Holiday Gallery Seeks Artists
Artworks at Jefferson Pointe is now accepting applications for the 2011/2012 Season which will run Monday, October 17, 2011 through Friday, January 6, 2012.
Entry is open to local/regional artists in the following mediums:
Ceramics/Pottery
Mixed Media
Metal/Wire
Collage
Glasswork
Jewelry
Fiber Art/Textiles
Sculpture
Wood Work
Printmaking
Drawing/Pastels
Assemblage
Photography
Functional Art
Encaustic
Painting: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
To enter:
Submit a completed application form; 3 to 4 high quality digital images of each medium you intend to show/sell; and a non-refundable $25 application fee.*
Applications due no later than Friday, June 3, 2011.
Only 25 artists will be accepted.
LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Application and prospectus are available online at www.ArtworksFTW.com.
Send completed applications with fees* to:
Artworks Gallery
PO Box 85021
Fort Wayne, IN 46815
[*Checks made out to Artworks Gallery]
Artworks at Jefferson Pointe is now accepting applications for the 2011/2012 Season which will run Monday, October 17, 2011 through Friday, January 6, 2012.
Entry is open to local/regional artists in the following mediums:
Ceramics/Pottery
Mixed Media
Metal/Wire
Collage
Glasswork
Jewelry
Fiber Art/Textiles
Sculpture
Wood Work
Printmaking
Drawing/Pastels
Assemblage
Photography
Functional Art
Encaustic
Painting: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
To enter:
Submit a completed application form; 3 to 4 high quality digital images of each medium you intend to show/sell; and a non-refundable $25 application fee.*
Applications due no later than Friday, June 3, 2011.
Only 25 artists will be accepted.
LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Application and prospectus are available online at www.ArtworksFTW.com.
Send completed applications with fees* to:
Artworks Gallery
PO Box 85021
Fort Wayne, IN 46815
[*Checks made out to Artworks Gallery]
Monday, May 09, 2011
Fort Wayne Artists Guild Meeting
Fort Wayne Artists Guild Meeting
May 18, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Concordia High School
St. Joe River Drive at North Anthony
Presentation by Golden Acrylics preceding the regular meeting. Visitors and new members are welcome. More Info: www.fortwayneartistsguild.org or 490-4155
May 18, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Concordia High School
St. Joe River Drive at North Anthony
Presentation by Golden Acrylics preceding the regular meeting. Visitors and new members are welcome. More Info: www.fortwayneartistsguild.org or 490-4155
Friday, May 06, 2011
Castle Gallery in Bloom
"Spring Show" runs through May 31, 2011
Next event: "Colors in Bloom" from June 2 - July 14, 2011
Castle Gallery represents some of the finest regionally and nationally recognized artists.
Shown: "Spring Quartet" by Jody Hemphill Smith
Castle Gallery
1202 West Wayne Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Phone: 260.426.6568
Email: info@castlegallery.com
Website: www.castlegallery.com
Thursday, May 05, 2011
BRIGHT NIGHT 2011 CONTEST WINNER--And your chance to Vote
THE RESULTS ARE IN! BRIGHT NIGHT PHOTO CONTEST 2011
Congratulations to Tim Perroud 1st place winner (see winning photo above) of Bright Night 2011! Tim's artistic vision, and ability to embrace the weather made a big impression on the judges!
Congratulations as well to Rick Miller(2nd Place) and Bob Voors(3rd Place).
VOTING FOR 2011 BRIGHT NIGHT PEOPLE'S CHOICE BEGINS MAY 7, 2011 on the DID's Facebook Page, and the DID Website Beginning Saturday, May 7, 2011.
Candidates for the 2011 People's Choice Award Are:
Kelly Schultz, Matthew Owen, & Brenda Mossbarger
Congratulations to Tim Perroud 1st place winner (see winning photo above) of Bright Night 2011! Tim's artistic vision, and ability to embrace the weather made a big impression on the judges!
Congratulations as well to Rick Miller(2nd Place) and Bob Voors(3rd Place).
VOTING FOR 2011 BRIGHT NIGHT PEOPLE'S CHOICE BEGINS MAY 7, 2011 on the DID's Facebook Page, and the DID Website Beginning Saturday, May 7, 2011.
Candidates for the 2011 People's Choice Award Are:
Kelly Schultz, Matthew Owen, & Brenda Mossbarger
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Artlink’s Art for Kids at USF
Artlink’s Art for Kids at USF: For Grades 1 through 8
WHEN: June 20th -24th and June 27th – July 1st, 2011
Monday-Friday, 10 am to noon OR 1 to 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: University of Saint Francis, Mimi & Ian Rolland Visual Art & Communication Center, 1111 Leesburg Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46808
COST: $35 per 1-week session
CONTACT: The registration form may be downloaded at www.artlinkfw.com or call Artlink at 260-424-7195.
Artlink Summer Art Camp
This coming June, Artlink will once again hold its high-quality, low-cost art camp for young people from grades 1 to 8 at the University of Saint Francis. Professional art teachers with stimulating lesson plans will guide the young artists through an exciting week of art experiences. The cost is $35 for 10 hours of art camp per week. Participants can choose either morning sessions from 10:00 a.m. to noon, or afternoons from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Dates are June 20 through 24 and June 27 through July 1. Students may attend both weeks.
Classes are grouped together by grades: 1 & 2 grade, 3 & 4 grade, 5 & 6 grade, 7 & 8 grade.
Class activities include creative arts and crafts for grades 1 through 6. Grades 7 and 8 will experience fine arts painting and drawing. Some mixed media may be included. Classes fill up quickly, so parents are encouraged to register early. The registration form may be downloaded at www.artlinkfw.com or call Artlink at 260-424-7195. Please, do not call the University.
WHEN: June 20th -24th and June 27th – July 1st, 2011
Monday-Friday, 10 am to noon OR 1 to 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: University of Saint Francis, Mimi & Ian Rolland Visual Art & Communication Center, 1111 Leesburg Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46808
COST: $35 per 1-week session
CONTACT: The registration form may be downloaded at www.artlinkfw.com or call Artlink at 260-424-7195.
Artlink Summer Art Camp
This coming June, Artlink will once again hold its high-quality, low-cost art camp for young people from grades 1 to 8 at the University of Saint Francis. Professional art teachers with stimulating lesson plans will guide the young artists through an exciting week of art experiences. The cost is $35 for 10 hours of art camp per week. Participants can choose either morning sessions from 10:00 a.m. to noon, or afternoons from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Dates are June 20 through 24 and June 27 through July 1. Students may attend both weeks.
Classes are grouped together by grades: 1 & 2 grade, 3 & 4 grade, 5 & 6 grade, 7 & 8 grade.
Class activities include creative arts and crafts for grades 1 through 6. Grades 7 and 8 will experience fine arts painting and drawing. Some mixed media may be included. Classes fill up quickly, so parents are encouraged to register early. The registration form may be downloaded at www.artlinkfw.com or call Artlink at 260-424-7195. Please, do not call the University.
Monday, May 02, 2011
Rural Studio Tour #3--May 14, 2011
Rural Studio Tour
Saturday, May 14, 2011
10 AM to 6 PM
www.facebook.com/ArtStudioTour
Self-guided or reserve a space in the Artlink Van*
Visit 8 area artists at their studios during a casual self guided tour on Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 10am-6pm. The FIRST "Rural Studio Tour" was held on May 1, 2010. It was such a hit with both the artists and our attendees that we did it again last November...and now for a third time! A great variety of mediums....a printmaker, a jeweler, 2 potters, a fiber artist, several painters, photographer, clothing and mixed media sculptors. Several of the studios will have demos and/or interactive art projects.
We have a fan page where anyone interested can get updates & a map: http://www.facebook.com/ArtStudioTour. Printed maps are available at several local businesses, including The Orchard Gallery, Artlink & Firefly in Fort Wayne, plus Higher Grounds & Leo Cafe in Leo.
Viewing an artists work, visiting with them and seeing where they create the work....all at once...that's a unique experience that we are offering. People will have the chance to support local artists by picking up unique handmade gifts made by LOCAL artists during the tour.
Cost: FREE. There will be art available for purchase.
Artist studios on the tour:
Shirley Hiner: Peacock Graphics
1124 Orlando Dr
Fort Wayne IN 46825
See the unusually large printing press which Shirley pulls her animal and botanical inspired prints. New this year are Shirley Hiner's collages and paintings and Debbie Hiner's jewelry. Also view Shirley's etching press and original etchings.)
Sue Davis & Steve Vachon
227 W Wallen Road
Fort Wayne IN 46825
Steve's raku vessels. Raku firing demo: 12:30-3pm...weather permitting. Sue's jewelry & painting studio will also be open.
Beth Wheeler of Two Sipsters Studio
6701 Mandarin Cove
Fort Wayne IN 46845
A personal peek at "Threadography", Beth's signature fiberart which combines photography, computer magic, printing on fabric & free motion stitching.
Cherie's Faerie Garden Studio: Cheryl Speith-Gardiner
5927 Hosler Rd
Leo IN 46765
Playful & expressive garden art. Come play with the faeries!
April Knox: Plein Air Painter
7544 Hosler Rd
Leo IN 46765
Impressionistic paintings of local and regional scenes.
Guest artist: Amy Clark Abstracts.
Kristy Jo Beber Stoneware Pottery
9719 Hosler Rd
Leo IN 46765
Explore the pottery studio where Kristy Jo creates her unique pottery. Wheel throwng pottery demos throughout the day. Also on view, select pieces by Kathi Green Nixon.
Holly Heath Photography
10429 Hosler Rd
Leo IN 46765
"I was born with the notion that I could do & be anything. Time turned me into a photographer." Holly specializes in wedding, portrait & fine art photography.
The Art Farm: Lisa Vetter & Paul Siefert
17612 N County Line Rd E
Spencerville IN 46788
Lisa & Paul have spent much of the last 7 years restoring their 1860 farmhouse and their studio outbuilding. Their philosophy that life is art translates in the functional found object assemblage pieces & jewelry they create for both love and money.
A stop at Liechty Buffalo Ranch, right next to Kristy Jo's studio will offer buffalo viewing, as well as buffalo meat for sale. Take a break at Covered Bridge Pancake House...an excellent (and reasonably priced) place to stop for a meal while on the tour. "Beside Still Waters Greenhouse" is new to the tour this year. A beautiful place to visit and pick up some plants for Spring. These local businesses are all on the map and we thank them for their sponsorship of the tour.....which has enabled us to offer it to the public for free.
*Artlink Offers Tour Bus for Rural Studio Tour 2011:
If you'd rather relax and not worry about directions...let Artlink do the driving! Artlink is renting several passenger vans, which will visit each artist studio. Cost is $32 for Artlink members/$35 for non-members. Price includes a Subway Box Lunch. Call Artlink for more info: 26o-424-7195. Seating is limited!
The vans will be in Meijer’s parking lot on Lima Road on Saturday, May 14 at 10 a.m. The tour includes three stops in north Fort Wayne and then it’s off to Leo for four more artists’ studios. The last stop is in Spencerville at The Art Farm. The vans will arrive back at Meijer’s around 4:00 p.m. To download a registration form, go to www.artlinkfw.com. A check made out to Artlink saves a seat on the van.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
10 AM to 6 PM
www.facebook.com/ArtStudioTour
Self-guided or reserve a space in the Artlink Van*
Visit 8 area artists at their studios during a casual self guided tour on Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 10am-6pm. The FIRST "Rural Studio Tour" was held on May 1, 2010. It was such a hit with both the artists and our attendees that we did it again last November...and now for a third time! A great variety of mediums....a printmaker, a jeweler, 2 potters, a fiber artist, several painters, photographer, clothing and mixed media sculptors. Several of the studios will have demos and/or interactive art projects.
We have a fan page where anyone interested can get updates & a map: http://www.facebook.com/ArtStudioTour. Printed maps are available at several local businesses, including The Orchard Gallery, Artlink & Firefly in Fort Wayne, plus Higher Grounds & Leo Cafe in Leo.
Viewing an artists work, visiting with them and seeing where they create the work....all at once...that's a unique experience that we are offering. People will have the chance to support local artists by picking up unique handmade gifts made by LOCAL artists during the tour.
Cost: FREE. There will be art available for purchase.
Artist studios on the tour:
Shirley Hiner: Peacock Graphics
1124 Orlando Dr
Fort Wayne IN 46825
See the unusually large printing press which Shirley pulls her animal and botanical inspired prints. New this year are Shirley Hiner's collages and paintings and Debbie Hiner's jewelry. Also view Shirley's etching press and original etchings.)
Sue Davis & Steve Vachon
227 W Wallen Road
Fort Wayne IN 46825
Steve's raku vessels. Raku firing demo: 12:30-3pm...weather permitting. Sue's jewelry & painting studio will also be open.
Beth Wheeler of Two Sipsters Studio
6701 Mandarin Cove
Fort Wayne IN 46845
A personal peek at "Threadography", Beth's signature fiberart which combines photography, computer magic, printing on fabric & free motion stitching.
Cherie's Faerie Garden Studio: Cheryl Speith-Gardiner
5927 Hosler Rd
Leo IN 46765
Playful & expressive garden art. Come play with the faeries!
April Knox: Plein Air Painter
7544 Hosler Rd
Leo IN 46765
Impressionistic paintings of local and regional scenes.
Guest artist: Amy Clark Abstracts.
Kristy Jo Beber Stoneware Pottery
9719 Hosler Rd
Leo IN 46765
Explore the pottery studio where Kristy Jo creates her unique pottery. Wheel throwng pottery demos throughout the day. Also on view, select pieces by Kathi Green Nixon.
Holly Heath Photography
10429 Hosler Rd
Leo IN 46765
"I was born with the notion that I could do & be anything. Time turned me into a photographer." Holly specializes in wedding, portrait & fine art photography.
The Art Farm: Lisa Vetter & Paul Siefert
17612 N County Line Rd E
Spencerville IN 46788
Lisa & Paul have spent much of the last 7 years restoring their 1860 farmhouse and their studio outbuilding. Their philosophy that life is art translates in the functional found object assemblage pieces & jewelry they create for both love and money.
A stop at Liechty Buffalo Ranch, right next to Kristy Jo's studio will offer buffalo viewing, as well as buffalo meat for sale. Take a break at Covered Bridge Pancake House...an excellent (and reasonably priced) place to stop for a meal while on the tour. "Beside Still Waters Greenhouse" is new to the tour this year. A beautiful place to visit and pick up some plants for Spring. These local businesses are all on the map and we thank them for their sponsorship of the tour.....which has enabled us to offer it to the public for free.
*Artlink Offers Tour Bus for Rural Studio Tour 2011:
If you'd rather relax and not worry about directions...let Artlink do the driving! Artlink is renting several passenger vans, which will visit each artist studio. Cost is $32 for Artlink members/$35 for non-members. Price includes a Subway Box Lunch. Call Artlink for more info: 26o-424-7195. Seating is limited!
The vans will be in Meijer’s parking lot on Lima Road on Saturday, May 14 at 10 a.m. The tour includes three stops in north Fort Wayne and then it’s off to Leo for four more artists’ studios. The last stop is in Spencerville at The Art Farm. The vans will arrive back at Meijer’s around 4:00 p.m. To download a registration form, go to www.artlinkfw.com. A check made out to Artlink saves a seat on the van.
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