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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
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beverlycarter2@comcast.net

                       

the ART DRIVE — Dartmouth and Westport Artists Open Studios — August 11 and 12

The information and artists listed are from 2011. New information will be posted shortly.

Surprising Stripers Exhibit along Art Drive Routes

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the ART DRIVE – Thirty Dartmouth and Westport artists and artisans have teamed up for their fifth season open studio weekend – August 11 and 12 from 10 am to 5 pm.

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. This year, for the first time, several of the ART DRIVE artists will have a guest artist exhibit with them.

According to Beverly Carter, the Art Drive’s spokesperson, “Two new programs that we inaugurated last year will be returning.” They are:

Surprising Stripers – Last year this public art exhibit featured Blue Fish. This summer, participating artists and artisans are applying their own unique creativity and styles to create large, colorful depictions of Striped Bass, another favorite of the South Coast and  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 40 four-foot-long Striped Bass.  While the depictions will be on display Saturday, July 30 through Friday, August, August 12, 2011 they will be viewed at the artists’ studios over the Art Drive weekend. 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 again exhibit outstanding student work at Cape Yachts’ South Wharf in Padanaram during the Art Drive weekend.  The location will also provide information about the tour and artists.

Art Drive Artist’s Exhibit – New this year, and hosted by Adriance Furnituremakers at 288 Gulf Road in South Dartmouth, this exhibit will showcase works by all the Art Drive artists at the company’s furniture show room Saturday July 16 through September 5 (Labor day), open Tuesdays through Fridays, 10-4, Sat 1-4and open both days on the Art Drive weekend. Visitors will be able to preview the wide variety of art that will be available at individual studios during the Art Drive.

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.

Dartmouth resident artists Beverly Carter, Sandra Hall and Deborah Quinn- Munson founded the ART Drive in 2008 to give visitors an opportunity to sample the concentration of creative talent in Dartmouth and Westport. “We believe the ART DRIVE studios will provide the many visitors who want to learn about the art and the artists a great weekend event while visiting our area.  We’ll encourage visitors to take the time to drive through the lovely farm lands, seacoast, and enjoy a picnic at the Lloyd Center, Westport Winery and dine at area restaurants.”

 

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

 

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