Alpine Artisans' self-guided Tour of the Arts is a year-long event. Artists open their studios and galleries and welcome visitors by appointment. Learn about the Artists' Studios. Find out which Galleries and Cultural Museums are on the tour as well. See highlights from TOA 2008!
Save the date! Our Fall 2009 Open Studio weekends will be September 4, 5, 6 and October 3, 4.
On the Tour of the Arts, you have the opportunity to meet artists immersed in their passion, and see them at work. You’ll be welcomed into their life and their lifestyle. visit one-on-one with them to learn first-hand about their art and hear their stories of creation. Take time to embrace the special world of the artisan at work.
This is what one visitor had to say about the tour of the arts: “It was fantastically exciting to visit studios - meet these warm, friendly, skilled and professional artists, each with a unique studio/house and each with their very own artistic set-up! The scenery is brilliant and the artwork is superb - and seeing it in the context it was created in makes it all more accessible, more intimate.”
The beauty of the self-guided tour is that you can visit the studios and galleries at your own pace. choose the studios that appeal to you and be sure to stop at the galleries. Not only do they offer beautiful Montana-made art, but both offer coffee and snacks to take along on your trip.
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We invite you to contact the local area establishments to reserve a night or two of lodging and turn your Tour of the Arts into an event dedicated to personal growth and relaxation.
Download a printable version of theTOUR MAP(PDF format, total of 2 pages) for the Artists' Studios, Galleries and Cultural Museums, their contact information and driving directions. Printed tour maps are available at the Grizzly Claw Trading Company and Stage Station in Seeley Lake.
Watch the Tour of the Arts video!
This seven-minute video, by award-winning producer and AAI President Jenny Rohrer, takes you down Montana's backroads and inside six of the studios on Alpine Artisans' Tour of the Arts.
