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Note to Editor to avoid confusion:  While there are other open studio events in the region, the Art Drive is exclusive to Dartmouth and Westport participant artists and artisans who work primarily from their home studios.

Beverly Carter
(508) 992- 6958
beverlycarter2@comcast.net

                       

the ART drive – Exclusively Dartmouth and Westport Artists August 14 and 15, 2010

Blues on the Bay Exhibit along Art Drive Routes

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the ART drive –Thirty Dartmouth and Westport artists and crafts people have teamed up again for its third season open studio weekend--August 14 and 15 from 10 am to 5 pm--that emphasizes educating their visitors, in real-life environments.

Consisting of some of the area’s premiere painters, ceramic artists, photographers, jewelers, woodworkers and others, the ART drive uniquely puts emphasis on a consistent and high level of professionalism and quality in some very unusual and dramatic studio settings, spotted among the area’s villages, lovely farm lands, and seacoast.  Artists will explain the process of making their art and their works will be available for sale.

Two new programs have been added this year:

Blues on The Bay -- As a public art exhibit, participating artists and artisans are applying their own unique creativity and styles to create large, colorful depictions of Blue Fish, a species well known to the area.
Stationed outdoors along the Art Drive routes--in public spaces and in front of stores, shops, businesses and other sites in Dartmouth and Westport--will be up to 30 four-foot-long Blue Fish.  While the actual Art Drive will take place on the weekend of August 14 and 15, this public exhibit itself will run longer -- Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 15, 2010 and the general public will be able to bid for them on e-bay by going to www.the-art-Drive.com

Rising Stars -- Dartmouth and Westport high school art departments will exhibit outstanding student work at Cape Yachts’ South Wharf in Padanaram during the Art Drive weekend.

A preview exhibit of the artists’ works will be on display at The Russell Gallery at Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery, Friday, August 7th through Monday, the 16th.

Lovers of the arts will enjoy a great weekend escape while touring these historic Massachusetts Southcoast towns. With only 15 miles separating the thirty studios, visitors will enjoy a casual drive through this picturesque area with ample time for a picnic lunch or to dine at area restaurants.   the ART drive artists will individually donate a percentage of their sales to The Lloyd Center for the Environment.

Information on the artists, locations and a map are listed on www.the-art-Drive.com


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