Sunday, August 23, 2015

9th Annual Open Studios Tour offers tour of high quality art at 18 locations throughout Amador County

It is a little less than a month away for the September 19 and 20 Amador Artists Open Studios Tour.  Below is information on participating artists along with images of some of their works.  The tour this year will feature 41 artists at 18 locations, many more than in previous years, providing visitors with both new and returning faces.
This is the Amador County Artists Association’s only fundraiser which benefits local students through college scholarships and an annual high school art show.  The ACAA website provides information on all of the participating artists along with their locations.
We hope you will help support this event which promotes local artists and the appreciation of art in Amador County!

The Ninth Annual Open Studios Tour, scheduled for September 19 and 20, is shaping up to be the best ever.  With 41 artists, half of whom are returning and the others new to the tour, there will be something for everyone.  Many of the returning artists will be familiar to the art-going public:  Howard Rees, Julie Trail, Ted Smith, Lynn Slade, Sabina Turner and Sharon Galligan, to name just a few.  There are familiar names as well among the artists new to the tour:  Anje Olmstead, Wendy Rogers, Brad Deveraux, Donna LaVecchia and Melissa Doyel.  Also on offer are lots of new faces with new techniques and interpretations who may soon become favorites.

The art is high quality and includes watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastels, mixed media, photography, jewelry, gourd art, sculpture, metal art, and more. The public is invited to visit many of these artists in their working studios, where the artist is available to show where they work and talk one-on-one with visitors.  Group locations, with 3-6 artists gathering to show and demonstrate their techniques, are also on the tour.  Current original works are for sale at all locations, and many artists also offer prints, greeting cards, and other items related to their work.

The Open Studios Tour has 18 locations this year, spread throughout Amador County.   New this year are studios in Pioneer, Amador City, and a group of four artists working in downtown Jackson. Returning locations are in Fiddletown, Pine Grove, Sutter Creek, and Jackson.  A tour map, with all locations and artist information, will soon be posted on the ACAA website, www.amadorartists.org.  After Sept 1, a printed map/booklet can also be picked up at many places around the county, and these places will be listed on the website.  During the Tour weekend, copies may be picked up at the studios and group locations. The map/booklet is designed to be used both during the event and afterwards, and includes information about ongoing fine arts activities in Amador County.

The Fine Art and More Raffle, featuring art donations from all the tour artists, other artists, and donations from local businesses, is held at the same time.  Proceeds from the raffle are used to fund student art scholarships, a student art show, and demonstrations of art techniques at ACAA monthly meetings.  In 2014, over $4,000 was spent on these programs.  The tour and the raffle are the ACAA's only fundraiser. 

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Photos of art below are the works of:
1. Brad Devereaux
2. Lynn Slade
3. Sharon Galligan
4. Ted Smith
5. Wendy Rogers









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