A.R.C.'s Open Studio event, is one of two annual opportunities for public access to the center. On November 22,23 & 24 the artists at the 43,000 sq ft Artisan Resource Center are launching their annual Fall Open Studio event.
ARC houses professional artists and craftsmen in residence working in the fields of sculpture, portrait painting, photography contemporary painting, screen printing, custom furniture making, ceramics, wood turning, textiles, architecture, wood working, decorative arts, jewelry, graphics, advertising, theatre and film production.
2013 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS INCLUDE:
2013 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS INCLUDE: (Updated frequently)
Final hours posted for each Studio on Nov 20, if not participating all 3 days
A-2 Stan King : craftman style bird houses & lighting , Story Telling. Open all 3 days.
C-1 NEW Out of Box Theatre :8 pm performances Friday/Saturday: "Almost, Maine".
C-2 NEW Jon Blumenaus Art :flowing organic liquid formations of layered, intermingled textures and color
achieved through innovative expressive acrylic application techniques. Open all 3 days.
E -b Art by Archen: Oil & Acrylic painting - close out SALE. Open all 3 days.
E-2 Rip Potter Design Studio:. Special Sculptures , work in miniature; SALE: Open all 3 days.
F-1 Glass Graphics: Glass: Etching Sandblasting Filming Signage; Open all 3 days
G Gail Tribble Art: Portraiture; Friday & Saturday only
G-1 Atlanta Art Worx Jewelry Metal Arts Studio - jewelry / metal arts classes and workshops, studio
G-1 Dana Ruth Designs - Goldsmith, metalsmith, hand-crafted fine jewelry, by me | for you | by hand .Open all 3 days
G-2 Ehecatl Studio- Vision Bear: Painting, classes; ongoing art demonstrations. Open all 3 days
I Nick Cook Woodturner: an Atlanta institution, work showcased world wide, demonstrations through out event. Open all 3 days.
J NEW Gallery ARC Collective . Special event. If you think you missed a studio- this is the place to explore!
Work from artists in the center. Open all 3 days.
J-2 By Design & Associates- Graphic design, Friday & Saturday only
K NEW J Rishel Woodworks Primarily designs contemporary furnishings, incorporating some traditional details. Open all 3 days.
K-1 Shane McDonald :Allegorical paintings, figurative images,classes . New work. Open all 3 days.
K-1 Matthew Craven : painter , sculpture , contemporary pottery. Open all 3 days.
L Beads By Design : Flame worked beads, Jewelry, flame worked glass, classes, hand crafted jewelry. Demos, Bead Embroidered canvases
by guest artist Katherine Robinson. Open all 3 days.
L-1 Helen Deramus: Bold encaustic paintings, textural and abstract & also employs the use of silk photographs . Open All 3 days.
N AFX Studios :Special Effects, sculpture , masks, Film industry. Producing special effects for movies and TV series
including: "Vampire Diaries", "Teen Wolf" series," "Walking Dead".
Open Saturday,
O & H Shades Textiles:Hand Dyed Textiles by Stacy Michell, International quilter, artist, author, teacher & lecturer.
CourtYard:
Corinna Sephora Mensoff, Forged metal. Fine & Functional Art. Work in Botanical Gardens.
Demos Friday night, Saturday after 1 pm, & Sunday. afternoon
Where
The Artisan Resource Center is tucked away in a huge 43,000 sq ft warehouse building at 585 Cobb Parkway S.
ARC has been home to professional artists since 1986, with more than 25 studios housed in the center .
585 Cobb Parkway South, 30060, just south of the south Marietta Parkway loop
contact: 770-423-0049
FROM I-75
1. From I-75 use exit 263 at South Marietta Parkway (Hwy 120 Loop South)
2. Turn West toward Southern Polytech University. (Traveling North on 75, make sure you take the westbound clover leaf.)
3. Make a left on Wylie Road less than a quarter-mile from I-75.(no light, but has it's own turn lane)
4. Make a right into the 4th driveway on right ( you'll see a small sign to the Artisan Resource Center.)
5. Park along the alleyway. Enter by following directional markers at any open studio door. Be sure to get a brochure which has a floorplan with studio names from any participating studio, or, find them in the main hall areas.
FROM HWY 41
From Hwy 41,
From the south: make a right at the Artisan Resource Center sign, just past McDonals, and before the Hwy 120 South Marietta Parkway Loop
From the north, we are on the left, about 1 mile south of the Big Chicken, and about one block south of the Hwy 120 South Marietta Parkway Loop.
2013 Fall Open Studio Event
Friday Nov 22, 6 PM-10 PM
(Reception, Art Party opening)
Saturday , Nov 23, 11 am - 6 PM
Sunday, Nov 24, 1 PM - 5 PM
(The weekend before Thanksgiving)
Free Admission* & Parking
(exception is Theatre performance)
43,000 SQ FT FINE & FUNCTIONAL ART CENTER
19 Professional artists and craftsmen in residence open for this event & showing :
Sculpture, Encaustic paintings, Fine Jewelry,
Portrait painting, Landscapes ,
Contemporary painting,
Hand-crafted furniture, Contemporary Pottery,
Flame worked Glass, Wood turning, Textiles,
Theatre, Movie sets
New Artists:
Jon Blumenaus C-2
J Rishel Woodworks K
Out of Box Theatre C-1
Find some old favorites-Artists relocated in the center:
Helen Deramus: L-1
Vision Bear G-2
Stacy Michell, Shades Hand Dyed Fabrics: H & O
Special Events:
"Fire in the Night"
Metal forging in courtyard with
Guest Artist Corrina Sephora Mensoff
Metal forging:Friday Night, Sat 1-6, Sun 1-5
Flame-Worked glass demos at Beads by Design "L"
Ongoing through out event
Hot Wax Encaustic painting demo at
Helen Deramus' Studio "L1"
Ongoing throughout event
Silver Smith/ Jewelry demos at Dana Ruth Studios "G1"
Ongoing, and observe classes Sunday
Additional Demonstrations by artists
throughout the event :
Woodturning Studio "I"
Hand Dyed Textiles Studio "O"
Process of Ehecatl Art: Studio G-2
New : Out of Box Theatre
Out of Box Theatre; C-1
"Almost, Maine"
by John Cariani
Directed by Julie Taliaferro
November 8-23, 2013
Final Performances Saturday night Tickets
Special Effects Studio tour, Saturday:
AFX Studios (recent project: "Walking Dead" )
Gallery ARC Collective; J
Artists throughout the center showcase their work-if you think you missed a studio in the 43,000 square foot facility-this is a place to visit. Maps to find the studios and samplings of the artists work will be displayed here.
Showcasing Flame-worked Glass, Sculpture, Encaustic paintings, Fine Jewelry, Portrait painting, Landscapes, Contemporary painting, Hand-crafted furniture, Contemporary Pottery, Wood turnings, Textiles,
Metal-Smithing, Black-Smith/Forged Metal
Artists' Market
Ongoing throughout the 43,000 sq ft center
One-of-a-kind, limited edition work, and gift items by
professional artists,
New releases, and some close outs!
(see participating artists details in listings below)
Special Close-out sales
Art work and equipment, treasures, movie set items, furnishings
Archen Studios: E-b
Rip Potter Design Studio E-2
