Please mark your calendar for the Third Annual Strait from the Artists Studio Tour to join us for a celebration and sale of precious art by local artists working in cooperation on the Olympic Peninsula on Saturday, November 9 and Sunday, November 10, 2024 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Strait from the Artists Studio Tour is a self-guided, free and open to the public, tour of multiple artist studios and exhibition spaces from along the inspiring Strait of Juan de Fuca, which includes the Sequim and Port Angeles Cultural Corridors on the Second Weekend of November. Attendees can visit, view, and learn directly from the artists about their diverse creative processes and the imaginative community-minded efforts of their work.
Our 2024 Artists are Christine Alexandre-Zeoli of Len Zeoli Studios, Christopher Allen of Bottleworks451 Recycled Art, Renne Emiko Brock of hue are you?, Ross Brown of Owings Brown Studio, Lizbeth Harper of Expressions in Glass, Deborah Anne Harrison of Deborah Anne Harrison Designs, Marilyn Hiestand of Wovenwind Fiber Arts, Dorothea Hoffmann of Annelie’s Blumen, Gloria Knapp of Gloria Knapp Pottery, Anne Milligan of A. Milligan Art Studio & Gallery, Molly Omann of Driftwood Sculptor Molly Omann, Sharman Owings of Owings Brown Studio, Pat Reichner of Pat Reichner Studio, Keith Ross of Keith’s Frame of Mind, Emerys Shaw of Canvas Paws Co., Susan Gansert Shaw of Susan Gansert Shaw Studio, Randall Tomaras of RGTimages, David Willis of David Willis Artist, Jean Wyatt of J Wyatt Art, and Len Zeoli of Len Zeoli Studios!
Strait from the Artists Studio Tour is committed to the business of art and how creative enterprise is a respectable pursuit that empowers individuals, validates collaboration, and engages whole communities together.
Explore and support artists from Port Angeles, Sequim, and Gardiner. Learn about the 20 artists and details of the studio locations will be at the website straitfromtheartists.com with maps to guide you. Discover art in many forms including mixed media sculptures and assemblages, painting, fiber arts, ceramics, photography, drawing, glass art, pastels, and upcycle art.
Strait from the Artists Studio Tour is organized by local, Olympic Peninsula art businesses, arts advocates, and educators dedicated to encouraging education, positive professionalism, and creating inclusive and innovative opportunities. Creating cultural vitality is financially sound for a population and improves the quality of life in a community. A thriving arts community benefits all businesses that in turn support artists, education, and cultural institutions.
“Every year we are adding more amazing artists to our tour! Our goal as enterprising creatives with the studio tour is provide an opportunity for folks to engage directly with the artists and the spaces that they create in. Thank you for championing the positive impact of cultural and artistic growth in our community while supporting the individuals who work in this inspiring profession.” – Renne Emiko Brock, Strait from the Artists Director
Maps and details of artists studio locations will be on the website closer to the event date.