West Bay Open Studio Tour

West Bay Open Studios

Seventh Anniversary Event

Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, 2015

11am to 5pm

West Bay, RI – During the weekend of October 24-25, nineteen artists residing in the West Bay of Rhode Island will open their studios to the public in their seventh annual West Bay Open Studios Tour. Enjoy this free, self-guided tour as you meander through the neighboring coastal towns of East Greenwich, Warwick, Saunderstown and North Kingstown. This once a year opportunity gives art lovers and collectors the perfect venue to shop for fine art and crafts. Many artists will be giving talks and demonstrations, as well as insight to their creative process.

An array of art genres will be on display including: oil paintings, printmaking, pastel, watercolor, calligraphy, sculpture, pottery, photography, tapestry, stained glass, fused glass, wood turning, and mixed media. Participating North Kingstown artists include: Nina Ackmann, Donato Beauchaine, Debbie Ferrazzoli, Mark Knapp, Ken MacDonald, Joyce Gatta, Karen Murtha, Claire Marschak and Cindy Wilson. East Greenwich artists are: Marjorie Ball, Sandra Krupp, Alice Benvie Gebhart, Nancy Gaucher-Thomas, Nancy Nielsen and Jane Parillo (Scribe). In Warwick, the artists are: Lorraine Bromley, Sharon D. Eisman, and Carol Shelton. The studio of Tiffany Adams is in Exeter.

Printed brochures with maps are available at the local businesses that sponsor this event and in the art studios during the event. Please visit www.westbayopenstudios.com for sponsors, maps, driving directions, and additional information and images of artwork by all artists on the tour.

The tour is free, open to the public. Follow the bright gold signs along the road with studio numbers in red dots.