Williamstown Township Artists' Fine Art Sale & Studio Tour

Art Tour 2023 Project has ended. Please look for Art Tour 2024 Project in coming months.

• Art Tour Welcomes Artist Kate Wilcox-Leigh

  12th Annual Williamstown Township Artists' Fine Art Sale & Studio Tour

  Welcome Artist Kate Wilcox-Leigh to Art Tour 2023! Kate is a jewelry artist using an array of metals and materials including sterling and fine silver, gold, iron as well as leather and various fibers. Kate joins 18 local artists for this season’s Art Tour. The Tour encompasses six stops including four art studios. You may visit Kate at Williamston Wellness during the Tour on May 5 (5-9pm) and May 6 (10am-5pm). Tickets are $5/person, covers both days, and are available at Eventbright, Williamstown Township Hall, Williamston Wellness, and at the artist's studios during the tour. All proceeds benefit the Township playgrounds. More info at 655-3193 or www.williamstownmi.gov

• City Pulse Announces Artist Bobbi Kilty will join Art Tour

  

  “Painting gives me a sense of peace and wholeness, the same sense I experience when under water with the light shining through from above.” Artist Bobbi Kilty

  Williamstown Township is excited to announce that award winning artist Bobbi Kilty will return to join the 12^th Annual Artists’ Fine Art Sale & Studio Tour May 5^th and 6^th, 2023. Bobbi Kilty is a local artist who draws inspiration from nature and ecology. Using a wide variety of mediums, she celebrates the environment around her, whether it be in her own backyard in Williamston, Japan, or Europe.

  Bobbi enjoys working with new materials and techniques, experimenting and exploring possibilities within the realm of art. She has recently been trying new capabilities of house paint, spackle, diazo paper, cheese cloth, comic book imagery, pigmented inks, Fosshape fabric, and Zen brushwork on rice paper. The latter fosters coordination of mind, body and brush while in a “no-mind” state and relates strongly to the art of dance. She is a painter in encaustic and combined media, which uses a durable and versatile wax-based paint that can be melted down and spread over a surface.

  Born in Tampa, Florida, Bobbi has been drawing since the age of 5. As a child she lived in Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin and Illinois. As an undergraduate in the Art Department at Northwestern University, she majored first in visual arts and then shifted emphasis to Interior Design to maximize potential in the work place. After completing an M.F.A. degree at UCLA, she began her teaching career at Washington State University. In 1973 she studied Sumie (contemporary Japanese brush painting) at Osaka University, Japan. Courses she has taught include architectural illustration, perspective and mixed media rendering, color theory, barrier free design and even ergonomics. While at Michigan State University, she drew and painted her way from Ireland to Italy as she led students in the Interior Design Study Abroad program. After serving four years as the MSU Interior Design Program Director, she is now living the dream!

  Please join Bobbi Kilty and 18 other artists in Williamstown Township for the 12^th Annual Artists’ Fine Art Sale & Studio Tour, May 5^th from 5-9 PM and Saturday, May 6^th from 10 AM-5 PM. For more information contact Gwen at gwen@williamstownmi.gov or visit our Engage Williamstown website at https://williamstown.us.engagementhq.com Ticket sale information is located on the website and at EVENTBRITE.

  To find out more about Bobbi visit her website at https://bobbikilty.com/

  
  

• City Pulse Announces the return of Williamstown Township Artists' Fine Art Sale & Studio Tour

  "Winter Creek" By Artist Ron Cook
  

  
  

  Williamstown Township Artists’ Fine Art Sale & Studio Tour

  Have you ever wanted to own a piece of priceless art for only a $5 investment? You have that opportunity during the 12th Annual Williamstown Township Artists’ Fine Art Sale & Studio Tour. This Spring, the art tour route highlights six venue stops in beautiful rural Williamstown Township. Nineteen local artists will be displaying their talents and artistic vision at private art studios, the Williamston Wellness Center, and Williamstown Township Hall. Participating artists have donated individual art pieces to raffle off to lucky tour visitors. The art tour, which runs Friday, May 5th and Saturday May 6th, brings together diverse artists at each venue stop. The venues will showcase a variety of mediums such as paintings, sculptures, jewelry, and ceramics. Many of the artists are internationally acclaimed and award winning. Tickets are available online at EVENTBRITE.com or visit the Williamstown Township office Tuesday and Thursday 10-4pm or Wednesday 10-7pm. Tickets may also be purchased both days during the tour at all venue stops. Tickets are $5 each and include both days. All proceeds from the ticket sales will be used to purchase playground equipment for the Township parks.

  Participating artists: Ron Cook ~ Acrylic on canvas

  Robert Crawford ~ Photography

  Laura DeLind ~ Linocut prints

  Cindy Evans ~ Watercolors / Mixed Media

  Bobbi Kilty ~ Encaustic / Water Media / Pastel

  Jim Wolnosky ~ Wood and metal

  Susan Daniels ~ Leather and fabric

  Doug DeLind ~ Clay and sculpture

  Mary Curtis Fritz ~ Ceramics

  Lee Kronenberg ~ Steel / Copper

  Nancy Kronenberg ~ Ceramics / Painting

  Mark Chatterley ~ Clay and sculpture

  Sue Long ~ Fused Glass

  James Leterneau ~ Jewelry

  Matt Mulford ~ Mixed media

  Rhonda Sherwin ~ Watercolor

  Kate Wilcox-Leigh ~ Jewelry

  Christine Beals ~ Acrylics on wood

  Sheri Munce ~ Paintings on glass

  For more information open the QR Code below or contact Gwen at (517) 655-3193, gwen@williamstownmi.gov, or visit https://williamstown.us.engagementhq.com

  

• WELCOME ARTIST RHONDA SHERWIN TO THIS SEASON'S ART TOUR

  

  Williamstown Township Art Tour Committee is pleased to welcome local artist Rhonda Sherwin to this season's fine art tour. Rhonda creates watercolor and mixed media art. She is also an art instructor and currently teaching a class at REACH Studio Art Center in Lansing, MI. To learn more about the class click here. During the tour, Rhonda will be located at Williamston Wellness Center at 1235 E. Grand River Rd, Williamston.

  Visit Rhonda at https://rhondasherwin.com or

  https://www.facebook.com/studiowilliamston?mibextid=LQQJ4d