On November 6th & 7th, 2010, the public will be invited to a lively event of visual arts. Over 34 of the area’s leading artists at 18 unique locations will open their studios to the public. This eleventh annual event will allow the public to meet the artists in a casual setting, and see their most recent pieces.

Original Ceramics, Collages, Drawings, Hand-Pulled Prints, Jewelry, Paintings, Photographs, Quilts, Stained Glass, Sculpture, Silk Paintings, Fresco Painting , Wood Works, Floor Pain tings,  Furniture, Metal Working, Notecards and Weavings will be shown.

The public will be able to buy directly from the artists, and many will have their materials available to discuss and demonstrate their processes.

The artists have exhibited extensively regionally and nationally, and include award winning, independent studio artists, and art educators from the elementary school level through University classes. The artwork will range from traditional to contemporary approaches.

A portion of the proceeds of artists’ sales will benefit visual arts in the community. Past recipients include Bowling Green Public Library, Capitol Arts Alliance, Lifeskills, WKU and the local Red Cross.

Artists will show in Bowling Green, & Alvaton, Kentucky.  Maps to the various sites will be available at The Capitol Arts Center and at other studio locations along the tour route.

Participating artists include: Alice Gatewood Waddell, Angi e Alexieff,  David LeNoir, Rhonda Smith, Mary Hoope r Hirst, Helen Hooper-Hirst, Jennifer & Jesse Ray Sims,   Mitchell Rickman, Misha Ambrosia, Colleen Hathaway,  Linda Stephens, Karen Genter, Claude & Lynn Robertson, Bob Brigl, Charles Hurst, Kristina Arnold, Laura McGee, Myra Dwyer, Suzanne Renfrow, Gayle Novick, Bill Van Tassel, Laura Bain-Selbo, Norman O’Neal, Elizabeth Sheppard, Steven Oliver, Delaire Rowe, Mike Nichols, Michael Kennedy, Mildred Wallace, Kay Zoretic, and Susan Lackey

The maps will allow the viewers to pick their own routes, and spend as much time as they like at the varied studio locations during the two-day event.

SIGNS WILL BE POSTED throughout the area to guide visitors to the various sites.

The tour takes place Saturday, November 6th, 10:00am – 5:00pm and Sunday, November 7th, 1:00pm – 5:00pm Central Time.  ADMISSION IS FREE!!! Refreshments will also be available at many of the sites.

Studios, Locations and Artists Participating in the 2007 Studio Tour:

• 1) 915 College St. – Jennifer and Jesse Ray Sims
• 2) 400 E. Main Street Pushin Building Artist Studios – Angie Alexieff : Laura McGee : Myra Dwyer
• 3) Capitol Arts Center – 416 E. Main St. – David LeNoir : Suzanne Renfrow : Gayle Novick : Bill Van Tassel : Charles Hurst : Kristina Arnold 
• 4) 428 Main St – The Pots Place Studio and Gallery – Mary Hooper-Hirst : Helen Hooper-Hirst : Bob Brigl : La ura Bain-Selbo : Norman O’Neal :         Elizabeth Sheppard
• 5) 440 E Main St. – Misha Ambrosia
• 6) 513 E. Main Street – Alice Gatewood Waddell
• 7) 916 State St. , the Gallery at 916 – Steven Oliver
• 8) 515 E 10th Ave, ArtsACCESS Gallery – Delaire Rowe
• 9) Van Meter Auditoreum – Mike Nichols
• 10) 1121 E 14th St – Rickman Pottery – Mitchell Rickman
• 11) 1355 Ellis Place – Michael Kennedy
• 12) 3415 Smallhouse Rd – Mildred Wallace
• 13) 1909 Lyda Ave – Kay Zoretic
• 14) 285 Bent Creek Drive – Linda Stephens
• 15) 261 Lamplighter Dr. – Claude Robertson, Lynn Robertson
• 16) 128 H.E. Johnson Rd – Studio G – Karen Genter
• 17) 4089 Cemetery Road – Colleen Hathaway : Susan Lackey
• 18) 210 Carter lane – Rhonda Smith

2010 SPONSORS include:

• Gold Medal Sponsor:
  • WDNS FM 93/ WKCT 930 AM Radio
  • Silver Medal Sponsors:
  • Capitol Arts Alliance
  • WILLIE 94.1
  • WUHU 107 FM
  • 1340 WBGN
  • BEAVER 96.7
• Bronze Medal Sponsors:
  • Daily News
  • The Symphony at WKU
  • Blue Ribbon Sponsors:
  • Public Theater of Kentucky at the Phoenix
  • Baker Arboretum
  • J. C. Kirby & Son Funeral Chapel
  • Red Ribbon Sponsors:
  • The Amplifier
  • Mariah’s
  • The Buckhead Cafe and Bakery
  • Western Kentucky University Libraries
  • WKU Art Department