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The South Central MN Studio ARTour showcases individual visual artists in their working studios. Eligible artists both conceptualize original work and are primary makers of the work. The mission of the ARTour is threefold: to create an inviting and accessible art tour where audience members experience excellent artwork that is created in their communities by individual visual artists; to support individual artists by providing a sales venue for their work; and to promote cultural tourism.

In 2024, we will celebrate the 20th year of putting on the tour on October 4, 5 & 6 – we invite you to come out and see where and how we work!   The 2023 ARTour featured 18 studios and 33 artists; the 2024 tour will feature a similar number of locations and artists around Northfield, Nerstrand and Faribault. Most studios showcase several artists working in different media. The artists are glad to answer questions and provide information about the art, and many of the studios will have demonstrations.

The range of work is amazing; weaving to welding, glass to gemstones, clay to carving – and paper in between. Whether you are a long-time collector, or are just looking for something unique, the studio tour is a perfect way to shop for fine art, and best of all the tour is free!

Participate as a Studio or Artist!

• Applications to participate in the 2024 ARTour are now open, with a March 15, 2024 deadline. Email [email protected] with questions.

• $140.00 fee per artist to participate as an established studio artist (an established artist is one who has been selling or showing art for more than 2 years.)

• $75 fee per artist to participate as an emerging artist (emerging artists are those who have not shown work publicly, or have very limited selling or exhibition experience).

• Any artist who participated in the tour in 2022 or 2023 is automatically accepted. New artists or those have not participated since 2021 will have their submission juried.

• Artists with a work space not suitable to the public are welcome to be a guest at a participating studio. Email [email protected] to be connected with a studio accepting guest artists. 

Step 1: Apply via ArtCall  

Step 2: pay your artist fee.

mail check to Studio ARTour 1517 Lia Drive, Northfield, MN 55057 -or- process online at the link below

On the Web www.studioartour.com

facebook.com/studioartour/  

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Check out the FAQs, but if we didn’t answer your question feel free to email us at  [email protected]

Studio Tour FAQs

• Is there any charge for the tour? No. The tour is free and open to the public. No reservations required for this self-guided art tour.
• Are the studios handicapped accessible? Most of them are. A few have stairs.
• Can I bring my kids? Yes you can. Kids enjoy seeing demonstrations and all of the different artwork. Remember that studios are work spaces, so remind the kids to ask before they touch.
• Is there artwork for sale? Yes indeed! It’s a good chance to do some holiday shopping.
• Can I do the whole tour in one day? Well, that would be optimistic. It would make more sense to do part on Saturday and the rest on Sunday, or check out the studios on the website and pick your favorites.
• How can I join the tour? You can apply as a studio, or be a guest in another studio if your work space isn’t suitable for the public. Applications for the 2024 Studio ARTour are now open! Apply by March 15, 2024 at https://2024southcentralmnstudioartour.artcall.org/
• What if I have additional questions? Please email the ARTour organizers at [email protected]

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Studio artour allows northfielders to visit 17 local art studios, 36 artists are being exhibited in 17 studios in and around northfield for the 17th annual studio artour of south central minnesota..

Michael Wittner , Patch Staff

NORTHFIELD, MN — If you’ve ever wondered what a space that inspires art looks like, you’re in luck: this weekend, you can step inside 17.

The 2021 Studio ARTour is taking place this weekend, letting visitors peer into art studios in Northfield, Nerstrand, Faribault, and Farmington.

On Saturday from 10 to 6, and Sunday from 10 to 5, visitors can take self-guided tours of 17 studios, containing the work of 36 local artists.

Find out what's happening in Northfield with free, real-time updates from Patch.

Artists include Colleen Riley, Donavan Palmquist, Joel Froehle, Glynnis Lessing, Tom Willis, Barbara Zaveruha, Evan Meagher, and many more. They are ceramicists, painters, jewelers, glassblowers, tailors, potters, and much more.

To learn more about the artists and where you can see their work, visit studioartour.com.

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2022 The Studio Artour Northfield Area, MN

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September 30, 2022 - October 2, 2022

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The Studio Artour will be held on September 30 - October 2, 2022. Take a tour of the 17 art studios and talk to the artists who will be exhibiting their work in various media including weaving, glass, welding, gemstones, carving, clay, and more. Attend the art demonstrations and learn the process of creating a masterpiece. Free admission. Hours: Fri 4pm-8pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 11am-5pm

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Studio artour features 45 artists in and around northfield and faribault.

Northfield always seems to draw artists back into its fold.

Carleton grads and ceramics artists Kip O'Krongly and Juliane Shibata worked odd jobs and spent years doing apprenticeships and teaching at craft schools and centers before returning to the town in recent years to put down stakes. Heather Lawrenz, a jewelry maker, was a St. Olaf studio art major who bounced around and returned to Northfield when she decided to buy a house.

"It felt like coming back home again," said Lawrenz. "There's so many people who leave for a little bit and come back."

The community's strong commitment to the arts was a huge draw. This year they will show their work on the 10th annual Studio ArTour, which takes place next weekend in and around Northfield and Faribault. It features 45 artists, nearly double the number on the tour a decade ago.

They agree it's exciting to see how many people are working in the arts in their area.

The three artists are constantly interacting with other local artists. They hold a weekly "maker's meeting" at a local coffee shop, with a writer and illustrator, when they discuss "how people in other mediums solve problems," said Shibata.

"It's very refreshing to meet with someone outside your medium," said O'Krongly.

The studio tour offers visitors a chance to glimpse that community, and its artistic process, up close.

"I like people visiting my studio," said O'Krongly. "You try to make it very casual."

Her dog greets guests as they come in, and they serve food and drinks; she's thinking of making a batch of mulled wine this year. She gives people tours of the upstairs studio space where she designs patterns, and applies glazes, as well as the kiln and other firing supplies in the garage.

O'Krongly, a ceramics artist, incorporates modern, layered imagery on her pieces — wind turbines, power lines, bicycles, tractors, even flatulent cows — in an effort to explore ideas about food, energy, and transportation, "how they are all interconnected," she said.

"I like the idea that you can kind of start a conversation around the dinner table," she said.

She'll show her work at her studio with artists Joel Froehle and Juliane Shibata. Froehle is a potter and Shibata does botanically inspired pieces as well as work that references folklore and her Japanese ancestry, such as an installation of ceramic wagashi, a sugary Japanese confection.

Shibata said she likes the tour because, unlike a gallery show, "it's really low-key and relaxed."

"People want to support their local artists," said Lawrenz. "They want to have that connection."

Earrings from tea tins

Lawrenz makes jewelry, and her most recent line is upcycled — teacup, disc, and lantern earrings made from coffee and tea tins she gets from friends, local coffee shops, and thrift stores.

"People are just really curious," said Glynnis Lessing, the main communicator for the art tour.

After living in Chicago for 20 years, Lessing and her family moved to Northfield two years ago, where she started transforming the old milk house on family property into a workspace. She creates porcelain ware using a technique known as sgraffito to create images from nature on her work.

"They are curious to see how artists live," said Lessing. "Everyone's got drawings pinned up, or bones, or leaves or things from nature. I love seeing what people have up for inspiration."

At her studio, she has fish spines, wild cucumber and tomatillo seed pods, pictures of birds and skulls, and pottery books. The chickens in the yard and the cats in the studio also provide inspiration.

Lessing will be joined by her mother, photographer Mary Ellen Frame, and her husband, Juan Fried, who makes silver jewelry.

'Little misfits'

Both Lessing and Shibata fire their work at Eureka Pots, the studio of Colleen Riley and Donovan Palmquist, in Eureka Township, another stop on the tour. Both Riley and Palmquist soda fire much of their work, which highlights texture and gives an aged quality to the work.

Palmquist, a master kiln builder who travels all over the world, will often talk about his kilns with people who visit.

"The percentage of people who buy stuff is really incredible," said Donovan. "If people make it down the driveway, they're going to buy something."

"They want the story," he said.

Riley said that she often brings out "little misfits," things that don't go with her current ceramics series.

"People love going through that," she said, "and finding little treasures."

Liz Rolfsmeier is a Twin Cities freelance journalist.

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Studio ArTour Gives Look Into Artists’ Studios

The 13th Annual Studio ARTour will take place Saturday, October 21, and Sunday, October 22, with some studios opening early on Friday, October 20. Sites and times are listed at studioartour.com. Tour goers will get an inside look into artists’ studios to view and visit with them about various processes and techniques. Art mediums found on the tour include ceramics, painting, glass, wood, jewelry, metalwork, wood, book arts, textiles and photography.

The Studio ArTour offers a looking into Julie Fakler’s work space along with many others.

Textile Artist Judy Saye-Willis started the event in the area with the help of several collaborators within the region, many of which are still involved today. “We saw opportunity with the large concentration of artists we have in South Central Minnesota,” said Saye-Willis.

This year the tour offers 22 stunning studio visits throughout South Central Minnesota, in the communities and rural areas of Northfield, Faribault and Farmington. “The decision to have the tour in the fall was chosen because the artists liked the idea of having an autumn backdrop to showcase their hand-made artwork,” said Saye-Willis. Thirty-nine artists, including three emerging artists, will have art on display and also for sale throughout the weekend.

“The Studio ArTour is a great example of communities working together to promote arts and culture throughout the region and beyond,” said Lisa Peterson, director of tourism of the Northfield Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Fred Somers’ work is featured as past of the Studio ArTour

Award-winning Oil and Pastel Painter Fred Somers shared, “The South Central Minnesota Studio ARTour provides an outstanding opportunity for both visitors and for artists. I have been opening my studio to the public for annual open house since 1977. Through the years I’ve tried a variety of approaches and I find that uniting this group of creative and motivated artists work together creates an outstanding opportunity for both audiences and artists to experience a wide variety of interests and media.”

“Seeing the artists in their studios lets visitors observe the art making process that usually takes place quietly and alone. Emerging artists benefit from the support they receive in entering the marketplace and collectors can discover new talent. There’s nothing like it,” said Somers.

For more information visit www.studioartour.com .

Several artistic mediums can be seen on the Studio ArTour

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