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West Bay Open Studios
West Bay Open Studios
Fifth Anniversary Event
Saturday,
October 19 and Sunday, October 20, 2013
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11am
to 5pm
West Bay, RI – During the
weekend of October 19-20, twenty-three artists residing in the West Bay of
Rhode Island will open their studios to the public in the fifth annual West Bay
Open Studios Tour. The tour is
free and self-guided, meandering
through the neighboring coastal towns of East Greenwich, Warwick, and North
Kingstown. This is a once a year
opportunity to meet and talk with the artists in their studios and purchase
their art.
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An array of art genres will be
on display including: oil paintings, pastel, watercolor, calligraphy,
sculpture, pottery, photography, tapestry, stained glass, fused glass, hand
painted silk scarves, and mixed media. Participating North Kingstown artists
include: Nina Ackmann, Nancy Chapman, Debbie Ferrazzoli, Henry Gauthier, Claire
Marschak, Lynn Martin, Nancy Nielsen, Lorena Pugh (Purebred Editions), Tracy
Taylor, Kurt VanDexter and Cindy Wilson. East Greenwich artists are: Janet
Austin, Marjorie Ball, Alice
Benvie Gebhart, Nancy Gaucher-Thomas, Jane Parillo (Scribe), and Beth
Rodewig. In Warwick, the artists
are: Carole Berren, Lorraine Bromley, Carol Shelton, and Sharon D. Eisman. The
studio of Michele Leavitt is in Saunderstown, and Tiffany Adams is in Exeter.
This tour gives art lovers and
collectors the perfect venue to shop for fine art and crafts, and to see the
artists at work in their studios. Many artists will be giving gallery talks and
demonstrations of their craft.
Printed maps and brochures are available at all the
studios and at the local businesses that sponsor this event.
Please visit www.westbayopenstudios.com
for
maps, driving directions, and additional information and pictures.
The tour is free, open to the public.
