Brattleboro area studios take part in statewide Open Studio Tour Oct. 5-6
BRATTLEBORO, Vt.: The Vermont Craft Council’s Fall Open Studio Tour Oct. 5 and 6 will include artists in thirteen studios and one gallery in Brattleboro, West Brattleboro, Dummerston and Newfane. Of those artists, seven are members of Brattleboro-West Arts.
Participating studios will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, with many sites offering demonstrations as well as the opportunity to purchase art and talk to the professional artists who made it. The Brattleboro area offers a great diversity of artists, craftspeople and designers that have presented in art and craft shows nationally and internationally. Come savor the cultural richness and inspiration while getting a window into the creative process and the environments in which it happens.
Here is the complete lineup of tour stops in the Brattleboro area. The studios marked with * are those of Brattleboro-West Arts members.
*Matthew Tell Pottery: Potters Hill Road, Marlboro. (matthewtellpottery.com)
*Jason Breen Fine and Custom Woodworking: 1197 Bonnyvale Road, Brattleboro. (jasonebreen.com)
Namaya Productions, T Namaya, Art, Word, Installation Projects and Performances: 773 Guilford St., Brattleboro (namayaproductions.com)
Vermont Artisan Designs (Tour information center): 106 Main St., Brattleboro. (vtart.com)
Vitriesse Glass Studio, Lucy Bergamini, glass beads, vessels, ornaments and sculpture: 122 Birge St #21, Brattleboro (vitriesse.com)
Zak Grace Glass, handblown glassware: 446 Williams St., Brattleboro, (Zak Grace Glass on Facebook)
*Lesley Heathcote, pastels of animals and nature: 32 Larkin St., Brattleboro. (lesleyheathcote.com)
Beth Armour, porcelain vessels: 17 Greenhill Parkway, Brattleboro ( betharmour.com)
*Orchard Street Pottery, Walter Slowinski: 658 Orchard St., Brattleboro. (walterslowinskipottery.weebly.com)
*Naomi Lindenfeld Clayworks, colored clay pottery:330 Meadowbrook Rd., Brattleboro/(naomilindenfeld.com)
*Center for Digital Art, Michel Moyse, “motionpaintings”: 81 Pleasant Valley Rd, Brattleboro (michelmoyse.com)
*Greg Moschetti, landscapes in oil paint: 623 Kelly Road, Dummerston. (gregmoschettipainter.com)
Diane Echlin Ceramics, 428 S. Wardsboro Rd., Newfane https://www.facebook.com/DianeEchlinCeramics/
Vermont Rocks, John and Terry Davis, Sports sculptures: 442 South Wardsboro Rd., Newfane vermontrocks.com
For profiles of participating artists and more information about Brattleboro-West Arts, visit www.brattleboro-west-arts.com. For a complete list and maps of tour stops statewide, visit www.vermontcrafts.com.