Creative Santa Fe Announces
Santa Fe Studio Tour 2011 5th Bi-Annual Event June 17-19
Free Preview Party Friday, June 17
Free Studio Tours, Saturday & Sunday, June 18-19
WHAT: Santa Fe Studio Tours 2011
Free Preview Party (June 17) Santa Fe Studio Tours 2011 (June 18-19) An exciting opportunity for tourists and locals to meet the people who make Santa Fe a creative and “different” city as well as one of the best art markets in the country. Forty-two of Santa Fe’s fine artists will open their private studios to display, sell and demonstrate their art throughout diverse neighborhoods across Santa Fe. Art media include printmaking, collage, photography, sculpture, pottery, fiber, jewelry, Ukrainian eggs, oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, encaustic, and mixed-media. Art in all price ranges and sizes is featured. The Studio Tour Preview Party on Friday evening, June 17, at Santa Fe University of Art and Design’s Fine Arts Gallery will showcase the breadth and depth of the artwork on the tour. The Fine Arts Gallery will be open on Saturday (9:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.) and Sunday (11:30 a.m.- 3 p.m.) to serve as the hub throughout the weekend where visitors can pick up a map and see a sample of each artist’s work.
Friday, June 17: Free Preview Party, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
WHO:
Santa Fe’s Gallery-Level Professional Fine Artists
Santa Fe University of Art & Design Fine Arts Gallery, 1600 St. Michael’s Drive
OF NOTE:
The Preview Party and Studio Tours are free and open to the public. Learn more about the artists, visit links to their websites and see examples of their work at: www.santafestudiotour.com. Maps are available at the Santa Fe University of Art & Design Gallery as well as at hotels and retailers around Santa Fe.
Santa Fe Studio Tour, a program of Creative Santa Fe, produces bi-annual tours to showcase and provide a market for local artists. Visitors meet working artists and artists have the opportunity to cultivate prospective buyers. Creative Santa Fe is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening Santa Fe’s creative economy. Visit www.santafestudiotours.org or www.creativesantafe.org.
