The Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA) will be hosting its annual Artist Studio Tour this weekend.
The self-guided tour features 27 local artists and 19 studios in the Gainesville community. Attendees will get the chance to see artists at work and a wide range of media and styles.
The tour will kick off with a party from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday at the GFAA Gallery and the studio tours will be offered from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, July 15-16.
There will several impromptu demonstrations and examples for visitors to enjoy and artwork on sale for purchase will be available.
The tours are free and open to the public. To learn more about the artists and for the map of the studio locations, visit the website.
Participating artists:
Studio 1 – Sequential Artists Workshop, Comic Artists, plus the GFAA Member Summer Showcase exhibit
Studio 2 – Leslie Peebles, printmaker
Studio 3 – John Snyder, potter
Studio 4 – Jane Medved, painter
Studio 5 – Steve Howell, potter and sculptor; Jeff Ripple, landscape painter,
Studio 6 – Sue Kelman, painter
Studio 7 – Michelle Nagri, photographer and painter; Peter Senesac, painter
Studio 8 – Amy Richard, visual artist/paper investigator
Studio 9 – Debra Lindberg, encaustic mixed media artist; Wes Lindberg, photographer
Studio 10 – Christine Brundige, painter/mixed media artist; Jay Winter Collins, mixed media artist; Candace McCaffery, mixed media artist; Linda Krause, fiber artist; Sandra Matasick, jewelry artist
Studio 11 – Kate Shakeshaft Murray, potter
Studio 12 – Linda Blondheim, painter
Studio 13 – Mandy Macias, painter
Studio 14 – Jacquelyne Collett, glass artist; Ann Ramsden, photographer
Studio 15 – Diana Tonnessen, printmaker,
Studio 16 – Alfred Phillips, acrylic painter
Studio 17 – Bettianne Ford, fused glass artist
Studio 18 – Adrienne Gonia, painter
Studio 19 – Darrell Adams, potter