Art Chowder May | June, Issue 21 | Page 66

Don’t Miss the 7 th Annual COEUR D’ALENE ARTIST STUDIO TOUR Ali shute ARTS & CULTURE ALLIANCE COEUR D’ALENE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The listing of studios, including a map, can be found online at artsandculturecda.org/artists-studio-tour. Studio Tour program booklets and maps will be available in early May at the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center, the Human Rights Edu- cation Institute, and The Art Spirit Gallery. For more information, visit artsandculturecda.org/artists-studio-tour 66 ART CHOWDER MAGAZINE T he Coeur d’Alene Arts & Culture Alliance invites you to experience the creative process firsthand at the 7th Annual Coeur d’Alene Artist Studio Tour. Free to the public, the tour will be held from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9. It affords the opportunity to visit 17 working studios of painters, sculptors, jewelers, potters, glass artists and textile artists, spread out from Hayden through Coeur d’Alene and into Post Falls. More than 30 artists will be showing and discussing their work, often while working on new pieces and demonstrating their unique style. An open studio event provides an opportunity for artists and craftspeople to reach a broad audience, to educate their community and ultimately develop new markets. During these events, the general public is invited to view the artists’ studios, see a wide variety of work and become personally informed about art processes, materials, and the creative spirit. This personal contact gives art lovers a new appreciation of the work that goes into a finished piece.