own hands? It is always exciting to see groups of artists get together to make it happen for themselves. More and more artists are having open studio tours, starting indie events, taking part in pop-up galleries. Here's a new one in my neighborhood, in a rural area north of Fort Wayne, Indiana.Here's the story: Visit 5 area artists at their studios during a casual self-guided tour on Saturday, May 1 from 10am to 6pm.
found object jewelry by Lisa Vetter & Paul Seifert
"The idea for the tour started when artists Lisa Vetter & Kristy Jo Beber joked at an art fair last summer about having a "Trolley Tour" like event in our neck of the woods (Leo-Spencerville). With all the Amish out here, we envisioned having the Amish transport the attendees in their buggies, in place of the nice trollies & buses that Trolly Tour uses. The joke turned into a lunch meeting of brainstorming...and the Rural Studio Tour was born, sans the Amish drivers. Each studio will be open 10am-6pm on Saturday, May 1. It will be casual & self-guided...meaning people can visit as many studios & in any order as they wish & on their own time."
What is particularly interesting is that these artists (photographers, mixed media, potters, fiber) do live in a rural area and they are including stops at a buffalo ranch, a backroads greenhouse, a coffee roastery, as well as their studios. I mean, this is the sticks! Is that stopping them? I think this is going to be a very sweet event, hope it goes annual.
For even more info visit their Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/ArtStudioTour
What about you? Are you part of any grass roots art event?
