South Coast artists open doors by Lori Bradley
Artists are busy all year throughout South Coast New England, in custom-built studios and in converted basements, garages and barns. The resulting works of art and craft are beautiful and inspiring. Some South Coast artists find time to create by carving out a few hours each week from a busy schedule. Others make a living as full-time artists. All have something in common: a need to connect and share by opening studios to other
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artists and the public to find motivation and inspiration to continue to create. The South Coast Artists Group Open Studio Tours is in the business of connecting artists with each other and the wider community. “South Coast Artists has
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unified a community of creative talent, and created a network with tremendous amounts of cultural entrepreneurship and passion to excel in a career as an artist. “What one artist may not know or understand, another one will, and we foster an environment to share and mentor one another in every way imaginable! And, happily, this summer we have grown to 66 participating artists in 45 locations!” said organization President Kelly Milukas.
July 17 & 18, August 21 & 22 On two summer weekends the Open Studios Tour artists will share their art and workspaces with the public. An alternative to visiting galleries, open studio tours are an opportunity for people to meet and talk with artists in an informal, relaxed environment and get a genuine feeling for the creative process. Visitors view finished works along with experiments and unfinished works-in-progress.