ACV

15th Annual
ACV Artisans Studio Tour

Saturday and Sunday,
November 7 & 8th
10am-5pm

You are invited to visit professional artisans in a number of different working studios in Charlottesville and surrounding counties during the 15th Annual ACV Artisans Studio Tour. Each studio will feature professional artisans selling unique and high quality fine crafts in an artisan’s working environment. The tour also provides an opportunity to sample food and beverages provided by some of the area's finest establishments. Each studio will have edible delights from one or more of the local culinary purveyors.

Create Craft,
Create Community

Richard & Ninika Gordon

Win a

$300 Credit!

in the Studio Tour Passport Program

more info...

See the Artists at Work!

Demontrations and activities at select studio locations.

Artisan Demonstrations and Activities

Studio 1: Phineas Wood Joinery

Jo Perez: Design your own stained glass quilt square with patterns, glass squares, and light box
Nancy Ross: Video demonstration of throwing a pot on the wheel

Studio 2: Noonwhistle

Holly Horan: Throwing pots on wheel

Studio 3: SoLace Studio

Barbara Polin: DVD marbling and marbling demo

Studio 5: Mud Dauber

Laurie Duxbury: Four shaft weaving
Becky Garrity and Suzanne Crane: Pottery making and equipment

Studio 6: Frederick Williamson Bowls

Fredrick Williamson: Turning cherry bowls

Studio 7: Barnswallow

Lotta Helleberg: Leaf printing on fabric and paper
Janice Arone: Handbuilding with porcelain

Studio 8: Michael Keith Restoration

Elizabeth Krome: Sushi dishes with porcelain slabs

Studio 9: Taviametal/Martha Keith

Tavia Brown: Metalsmithing equipment and roller printing
Martha Keith: Metalsmithing and anodizing niobium

Studio 11: Andrea Korotky Studio

Andrea Korotky: Design and make warp for Glimakra loom, on and off loom weaving
Judith Ligon: Polymer clay cane making

Studio 12: Mary Beth Bellah

Jo Fletcher: Weaving and spinning
Mary Beth Bellah: Hand quilting

Studio 13: Nan Rothwell Pottery

Nan Rothwell: Wheel throwing and hand building
Meredith Bennett: Glimakra band loom, weaving narrow fabrics in cotton

Studio 14: 2 Art Studios Gallery 161

Tanya Tyree: Raku firing

Studio 15: Wayfarer Forge

Gerald Boggs: Classical blacksmithing

We want to extend special thanks to the
following generous supporters:

The Virginia Tourism Corporation

Bellair Market
Gearhearts Chocolates

Scarpa
Rock, Paper, Scissors

Tour History

The studio tour was founded in 1994 to enhance the community's awareness of the artisans living and working in their neighborhoods. Visiting the studios offers a unique opportunity to understand the working process of each artist, permitting a deeper understanding of the products created. We are delighted to offer a hospitable and educational environment where you may see our new work in a studio setting. Visit all the studios or only a few...and please call for directions if you have any problems finding us. We look forward to seeing you.

Inspired Designs Through Timeless Techniques

As Artisans, we create high quality handcrafted items to adorn and beautify your life. Our inspirations arise from many sources: natural fauna and flora, human interaction, life experience, architecture, history, herstory, form and function. Generations of artisans have honed their individual skills and crafts and passed to us their methods as well as their innovations. We present to you varied combinations of these wonderful traditions and innovations through our own modern interpretations. Our designs emerge where inspiration and timeless techniques intersect.

Studio Tour Passport Program

The Studio Tour Passport Program gives you the opportunity to win shopping credit with a participating studio artisan of your choice! Simply pick up a Passport card at any studio during the weekend and receive a stamp from each studio you visit. Every visitor is eligible to win a $50 credit! Visit 9 or more studios for a chance to win a $300 credit!