Artisans Road Trip Artists on Exhibit at Clear Lake Arts Center!

A sampling of artwork showing in the

January-February exhibit at the Clear Lake Arts Center

(upper left - clockwise - Bruce Morrison, Timothy J Arand-McIlrath, 

Barb McGee, Linda Fries, Cherie Courter, Judy Hemphill and Marisa Sidles.)

All artwork © the respective artists.

The Artisans Road Trip has its first exhibition of the year!  Showing at the Clear Lake Arts Center; the exhibit began last Friday on January 8 and runs until Saturday, February 13.

This exhibit is actually the final exhibition for the artists participating in the 2015 Artisans Road Trip - soon we will have the 2016 A.R.T. group organized and will be looking forward to the new exhibition schedule for 2016! 

This is what is unique for the Artisans Road Trip - there are events and exhibitions lasting throughout the entire year, so be sure and look for what's new with A.R.T. in the region!

Be sure and take in the Clear Lake Arts Center exhibit - a great respite to enjoy during the cold months of winter...warm up with some great art! 

Hope to see more of you in 2016! 

 

2015 Artisans Road Trip Artist Marisa Sidles at Spencer's Main Street Market!

Click on image of Marisa's work at the Main Street Market for a larger view!

Marisa Sidles, 2015 Artisan Road Trip Artists from Terril, has been participating in Spencer's Thursday evening Main Street Market. Marisa works in a variety of media including acrylic painting and whimsical found metal sculptures. At the Thursday evening event  (running until August 13th from 5:00 – 8:00pm on the Count Court House grounds) Marisa has been bringing her anvil, hammer and antique spoons so that you, the customer, can create your very own piece of original art in the form of a spoon pendant. Marisa will guide you through the process to the finished product. If you are not able to make it to the market, you will have an opportunity to create your own spoon pendent or see how it is done, during the Artisan Road Trip this October 10 – 11.

 

Pictured is a customer's finished piece. I love that the "G" is backwords. To me, is says "I have flaws, but I am still showing courage."

 

Also pictured is an example of the other original pieces Marisa creates with scrap/found pieces of metal including a beetle and angel wings made from the outside of a dryer perfect for indoors or outdoors.

 

In addition to whimsical metal sculptures, Marisa creates vibrant paintings in a variety of subjects from colorful birds to landscapes and portraits. You can see more of Marisa's work by liking her facebook page at Rissy's Design & Creations, or by visiting her 2015 A.R.T. web site page at - http://www.artisansroadtrip.com/ 

 

Thank you for visiting and learning more about the artists of the 2015 Artisans Road Trip!

2015 Artisans Road Trip Artists Exhibit at the Witter Gallery!

Artworks of 2015 A.R.T. artists, like these, will be on display

at the Witter Art Gallery until the end of June.

Artists work (upper left/clockwise) - Glenda Drennen, Hank Hall,

David Strom, Sarah Morphew, Judy Hemphill, Deb Manly, Irene McCoy,

and Kathy Evert.  All work © the artists represented.

 

The 2015 Artisans Road Trip artists are celebrating A.R.T. this spring and summer with an exhibit of their works at the Witter Gallery in Storm Lake, Iowa, during the month of June.

 

Come and view works of art by the best in the region!  Better yet, come and meet the artists and get a little insight into their works!  An Artist Reception will be held at the Witter Gallery on Thursday - June 11th, and will run from 5:30-7PM!  The public is invited!

 

Witter Gallery hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 1:00-5PM, Thursday 1:00-6PM and Saturday 10AM-2PM.  For more information about the exhibit you can visit the Witter Art Gallery web site at http://www.thewittergallery.org/ or call the gallery at 712-732-3400.

 

The 2015 Artisans Road Trip exhibit will run through June 25th - hope to see you there!

A.R.T. 2015 is Here!

The 2015 Artisans Road Trip is organized and ready for it's 12th year as the premier artist organization/event in NW Iowa!  

The 2015 artist members are as follows: (to learn more about each artist click on their name)
Joanne Alberda
Tim Anderson
Sue Biederman
Beth Morris Cathcart
Cherie Courter
Joleen Dentlinger
Glenda Drennen
Mitch Eveleth
Kathy Evert
Linda Fries
Danielle Clouse Gast
Hank Hall
Connie Hankens
Ken Harskamp
Judy Hemphill
Marie-Louise Kierscht
William Lieb
Deb Yellick Manly
Irene McCoy
Barb McGee
Tim Arand-McIlrath
Sarah Morphew
Bruce Morrison
Mel Myers
Ron Netten
Diane Noll
Gene Polson
Perry Polson
Haley Rothstein
Karen Ruddy
Marisa Sidles
Mavis Simms
Paula Streeter
David Strom
Holly Zinn

2015 has many things in store for the Artisans Road Trip!  Its not just about the big autumn studio tour that A.R.T. has built upon, but also the many exhibits throughout the year!

A.R.T. 2015 will be exhibiting at many area and regional galleries and art centers this year, including the LeMars Art Center during the month of May, the Witter Gallery (Storm Lake) during the month of June, Arts on Grand (Spencer) from late September through October, the Pearson Lakes Art Center from early October through December, and the Clear Lake Arts Center from mid January through February in 2016.

In the meantime the artists of the 2015 Artisans Road Trip are working hard in their studios to bring their best work forward throughout the year - many are open year-round - check out their web sites and Face Book pages, and other means of viewing and even purchasing their works via the links above with each individual artist's name or visit the 2015 Artisans Road Trip web site at - http://www.artisansroadtrip.com!

Look no further for the best in ART in 2015!