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The Orange County Artists Guild Annual Open Studio Tour

The 17th annual Orange County Open Studio Tour will be held November 5-6 and November 12-13, 2011.
Hours: 10-5 Saturday and 12-5 Sunday

Tour Opening Receptions will be held at

FRANK Gallery, Chapel Hill, Thursday, October 27, 6-8 pm and Hillsborough Gallery of the Arts, Friday, October 28, 6-9 pm

At both galleries, the show will be on display from Tuesday, October 25th through Sunday, November 13.

FRANK Gallery is located at
109 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill
Hours are: Tuesday - Saturday 11 to 6 pm
Thursday 11 to 8
Sunday 1 to 5 pm
website: www.frankisart.com

The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is located at
121 North Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC
Hours are:
Monday - Thursday 11- 6 pm
Friday and Saturday 11- 8 pm
Sunday 1 - 4 pm
website: www.hillsboroughgallery.com/

The Tour Brochure and Map

Download the 2011 Tour Brochure (pdf)

The History:

The Orange County Open Studio Tour was begun in 1995 by Monnda Welch, an enterprising jewelry maker then living in Orange County. Monnda was inspired by the highly successful Chatham County Open Studio Tour, begun a couple of years earlier.  Initially unable to receive any help from local arts organizations, Monnda single-handedly promoted and organized the first Orange Tour.  By 1998, the Orange County Tour exhibited 45 artists and had attracted loyal supporters, but it was a truly Herculean task to organize the artists and raise the necessary funds for advertising.  So in 2000, Monnda turned the Tour over to the Orange County Arts Commission, who in turn initiated the creation of the Orange County Artists Guild.  Guild members volunteer their time working in committees to accomplish the many tasks related to the Tour. The Open Studio Tour is funded only by artist member fees and small donations from the community. Thanks to the Arts Commission and to Monnda Welch for bringing artists together in pursuit of our common goal--making Orange County artists visible.

Making Orange County artists visible is not an easy task. There are an estimated 700-800 artists of all kinds in Orange County.  Visual artists and craftspeople have relatively few opportunities to be seen and appreciated in the county. So the advantages of the Tour to the artist are obvious. Artists enjoy direct contact with supporters and gain a much wider exposure of their work. And Tour visitors enjoy meeting the artists in a casual atmosphere, viewing a wide range of the artist’s work, and being able to ask questions about the artist’s or craftsperson’s process. In addition to seeing work the artist has on hand for the Tour, visitors are welcome to ask about commissions for larger works, serial pieces, portraits, or installations. This means a piece is made to order and may require a down payment and contract.  Many artists are receptive to installment payment plans for more expensive works and often will allow buyers to take artwork home on approval for a few days.

Studio visitors always say they enjoy seeing the context and environment in which the work is made—how studios reflect the individual artist’s character and perspective. They say that the educational and recreational value of the Tour is just as important to them as the opportunity to actually purchase a work of art to take home. Many are curious to get an inside look at what it really means to create a work of art from scratch. Others come for inspiration to actually take up an art form themselves. And the Tour is a great experience for children of all ages.The Orange County Open Studio Tour brings artists and the community together in celebration of the creativity and diversity of the arts in our area.  

Contact Ellen Hill, Artists Liaison, (919) 942-7578 or email Ellen, if you have further questions about the Tour or the application process.

 

 

2011 Participating Artists:

Click on an artists name below to see work samples.

Keith Allen
Katherine Armacost
Peg Bachenheimer
Sasha Bakaric
Judy Bauman
Sandra Beeman
Natalie Boorman
Melissa Booth
Becky Filene Broun
Jan Butta
Linda Carmel
Clay Carmichael
Garry Childs
Stacy Crabill
Heather Delisle
Carolyn Doyle
Julie Eastman
Carmen Elliott
Judith Ernst
Larry Favorite
Peter Filene
Susan Filley
Chris Graebner
Lolette Guthrie
Jim Haberman
Jamie Hagenberger
Deborah Harris
Warren Hicks
Barbara Higgins
Ellen Stark Hill
Michelle Johnson
Tinka Jordy
Barbara Keighton
Cathy Kiffney
Helen Knapp
Anna Kurtz
Marcy Lansman
Eduardo Lapetina
Carroll Lassiter
Jean LeCluyse
Emily Lees
Kristin Leonard
Roberta Marasca
Anita Mills
Dale A. Morgan
Dan Murphy
Rebecca A. McLaughlin Neigher
James Oleson
Jenifer Padilla
Mary Ann Peter
Martha Petty
Luna Lee Ray
Mike Roig
John Rosenthal
Savannah Scarborough
Gail Schaefer
Vera Shanley
Susan Soleil
David Stickel
Marilyn Strother
David Taylor
Hollie Taylor
Pringle Teetor
Trudy Thomson
Mark Todd
Sue Treuman
Barbara Tyroler
Betsy Vaden
Emily Eve Weinstein
Anita Wolfenden
Melissa York
Nadine Zenobi
Barbara Ziff


 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
   
 
 
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