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Open Studio Art Tour Featuring Local Artists – Come see where the MAGIC HAPPENS
The Elements of Art Studio Tour is getting ready to kick off for the 2025 season featuring local artists. This local creative partnership between Dragon Art Studio and BeauxArts Fine Art Materials has brought forth a creative cultural and economic opportunity for all types of creatives at all levels of skill.
The self guided Open Studio Tour takes place over two weeks in September (9/6-7 and 9/20-21 from noon to 4pm) to provide people ample opportunities to experience multiple locations.
Participants of the tour get a look into how and where the artist creates – where the magic happens! This experience provides tour participants a fun and fresh look at their favorite local artists and chances to discover new artists and their work. Tour participants will be able to get their passports stamped for chances to win prizes and art. For those patrons interested in visiting the tour locations, passes can be purchased at ElementsOfArtStudioTour.com.
Artists will also be showcased all year in our artist directory and website allowing patrons to connect after the show for commission work and further purchases. This will also help artists to build their audience.
Patrons of the arts (and fellow artists) have an opportunity to sponsor an artist on the tour. Many of the artists in our area lost business and profits during the covid pandemic, or have had trouble getting their businesses off the ground. Our directory of artists and the studio tour is one way we hope to bring business and collaboration to local artists. We are striving to keep costs low, but donations will go towards paying artists fees into this event and towards the publishing and running of the artist registry, website, and programming for artists. You can also help by buying art when you are on the tour and later from our talented artists!
Contact The Elements of Art at ElementsOfArtStudioTour@gmail.com (Kassy Keppol of Dragon Art Studio & Jo Beaudreau of BeauxArts Fine Art Materials) or visit the website, ElementsOfArtStudioTour.com, for more information.
