Organizers had wanted colorful brochures with information on the artists and a map to their studios to be made available by early this month, but the brochures did not arrive until this week. They may be found while supplies last at Roanoke Natural Foods, Southern Graphics and Supply and the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge. Those who find their way to the artists' studios will get a taste of the diversity of Roanoke's visual arts community, which includes painters, sculptors, photographers, metalworkers, commercial artists and some who blend several genres. Sixteen studios, some featuring more than one artist, are included in the tour which runs through South, Northwest and Old Southwest Roanoke as well as Raleigh Court and Grandin Road. It depends on where they go.
Some artists work in garages, some in spare bedrooms or basements, and some all over the place.
He noted that few other events focus exclusively on local artists. There's an awful lot of artists around here. A lot of these people are really good. Brian Sieveking and Lucy and Sarah Hazlegrove work in a former automobile dealership beside an air-conditioning repair shop. They don't realize how much time and effort go into what we do.