15th Annual Prescott Area Artist Studio Tour Celebrates Art in the Quad Cities

Photo: Marty Orosz’s Jewelry

With more than 100 artists representing a variety of mediums, the Tour is a beloved celebration of art in the Prescott/Quad-Town location

The 15th Once-a-year Prescott Region Artist Studio Tour will run from Friday, September 30 through Sunday, October 2, 2022, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each working day. That includes around 100 artists all over the Prescott/Quad-City region, the Studio Tour will present attendees an chance to visit with the artists, notice their resourceful system and invest in a person-of-a-form functions of artwork. Several mediums will be on exhibit, including portray, ceramics, jewellery, textiles, woodworking and far more. Attendees of this totally free, self-guided party might commence at any of the 51 places all through Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley or Paulden, and may possibly stop by as many as they like.

The Tour will start with a gala reception on Wednesday, September 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Grand Lodge at Touchmark at The Ranch in Prescott. The reception is free and open to the community and will offer attendees with an early probability to meet up with several artists highlighted on the Tour and look at their operate whilst having fun with songs and refreshments.

Each yr, attendees of the Prescott Region Artist Studio Tour report that a single of the most intriguing elements is the possibility to notice artists as they actively demonstrate their craft. This experience allows attendees to discover about the components, methods and procedures made use of in generating a work of artwork, though forging a personalized relationship with the artists. Seventy-one of the artists taking part in the Tour are juried and will open their private studios to the general public, while much more than 25 further artists will exhibit their works in four Artwork Centers: the Mountain Artists Guild, the Suze’s Prescott Middle for the Arts, the ‘Tis Annex Art Schooling Building and the Yavapai Higher education Visible Arts. As organizations that encourage arts follow and present facilities for ongoing instruction, these Centers are integral to the neighborhood arts local community.

Amongst lots of some others, the Tour’s diverse choice of artists features:

• Dale Andress, sculpture. As a sculptor, Dale fabricates metal into sculptures that variety from contemplative to tongue-in-cheek. He believes art really should be considered from all sides, out and in. If you see his sculpture from a diverse angle from what he intended, that’s good…as extensive as it would make you smile.
• Michael Brown, ceramics. Michael creates both of those useful parts and ornamental raku pottery which attracts inspiration from the all-natural world. Being aware of that individuals really like his mugs for early morning coffee and use his massive bowls and platters for family gatherings makes him smile.
• Filmer Kewanyama, acrylic painting and sculpture. Filmer’s function depicts and chronicles the Hopi way of daily life. His use of symbols, what he calls katsina shades are critical to his do the job. Filmer’s purpose is to educate non-Hopi while continuing to develop spiritually and professionally as an artist.
• Marty Orosz, jewellery. Drawing from her like of the Western life style, Marty independently handcrafts one particular-of-a-type and constrained-edition heirloom jewellery from silver, copper and recycled leather-based building exceptional wearable art. Character, animals, and the stones on their own inspire her assortment.

Photo: Marty Orosz at operate

Most artists taking part in the Prescott Spot Artist Studio Tour will be raffling one of their operates. Raffle tickets may perhaps be purchased and made use of at any Tour place. Proceeds from ticket profits will be used to fund future year’s Tour, as properly as artwork programs for young children in the Quad-Metropolis region.

The Prescott Place Artist Studio Tour is a 501(c)(3) non-income business that strives to teach the general public about how and why artists build their work. Also, the Tour fosters an appreciation of the arts and promotes art education and learning. For maps and a lot more in-depth information, please visit www.PrescottStudioTour.com.