Take a 'Tour of the Arts'
Graces Gallery in Condon at a previous Tour of the Arts event. (Courtesy photo)
Artists at work at the Flying Popcorn Ranch. (Courtesy photo)
Artwork by Paul Surber at Grace’s Gallery in Condon. (Courtesy photo)
“Dreaming In Daisy” by Lisa Gibson. (Courtesy photo)
Artwork from Trudy Skari Studio. (Courtesy photo)
Artwork by Georgina Staggs of Two Staggs Glass. (Courtesy photo)
Artwork at SwanWoods Studio. (Courtesy photo)
“All Tucked In” by Annie Allen. (Courtesy photo)
Grizzly Claw Trading Co. features local artists, clothing, handmade furniture and Western artifacts. (Courtesy photo)
Artwork by Steve Woodhouse. (Courtesy photo)
Artwork by Angela Bennett. (Courtesy photo)
The 2017 Alpine Artisans’ annual Tour of the Arts invites participants to take a tour of Seeley-Swan and Blackfoot Valley artists at work from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, and Sunday, Oct. 15.
This self-guided tour has expanded to feature the work of more than 25 artists in five artist studios, three galleries, two historical museums in Seeley Lake, Condon, Lincoln and Ovando. The tour is held annually in mid-October to feature the natural beauty of the Western Tamaracks as they turn a bright yellow and orange, highlighting the incredible natural beauty of the Seeley, Swan and Blackfoot valleys.
The Tour of the Arts is an opportunity to see artists in their studios, meet them immersed in their passion and see them at work. Visitors will be welcomed into their artist lifestyle, learn firsthand about their art and hear their stories of creation.
The tour is also continuing collaboration with two local historical museums, featuring 10 of the artists: Condon’s Upper Swan Valley Historical Museum and Ovando’s Brand Bar Museum. Each museum is housed in a fascinating historical building, and visitors will be able to absorb the local lore and old stories side-by-side with experiencing artists’ techniques and perspectives.
New to the tour this year are two Swan Valley Studios: Dodie Woods’ Rustic Pots Ceramic Studio near Holland Lake and Russ Abolt’s Third Life Studio, which includes a full outdoor sculpture garden, artist’s studio, and in-home exhibit. The Lincoln Art Haus Co-op, a new artists’ cooperative in Lincoln, is joining the tour this year featuring seven artists showing mixed media, weaving, wood sculpture, jewelry watercolor and oils.
The tour also offers two free movie nights, screening the new documentary “Charged, the Story of Eduardo Garcia,” from the filmmaking team that created the award-winning film “Unbranded.” For more information about the film, visit http://www.chargedfilm.com/story/.
Film showings will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at the Lincoln Community Hall and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Seeley Lake Community Hall.
Tour maps are available in Seeley Lake at the Grizzly Claw Trading Post, in Condon at Grace’s Gallery, at participating galleries and museums and online at http://www.alpineartisans.org.
For more information, contact Jenny Rohrer at 406-754-0034 or jenny@alpineartisans.org.