Event Detail

Alpine Artisans' presents the 19th annual Tour of the Arts self-guided artist studio tour October 8-9. Saturday hours are 10-5 pm, and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. This free Tour stretches from Condon, through Seeley Lake to Ovando and Lincoln, Montana. Driving from the north, the tour starts at the Swan Valley Historical Museum in Condon featuring three artists. Driving south on Highway 83, the tour leads you to two studios in the Swan Valley featuring live demonstrations of copper bowl creation at Swan Valley Copper, and outstanding photography at Swan Valley Images. In Seeley Lake, a local wood carver will be demonstrating at the Grizzly Claw Trading Co, and three artists will be showing at the Seeley Lake Community Foundation Building featuring watercolor, rock lamps and acrylics. Obsession Pottery studio in Seeley Lake will feature live demonstrations of ceramic pottery. Driving toward Ovando, the 35-year old Swanwoods studio in Woodworth Meadows gives a thorough tour of their hands-on process of making wooden bowls. Three artists at the Brand Bar Museum in Ovando include a nationally-recognized painter, a local jeweler and a Blackfoot Valley woodworker and lamp maker. Four artists are featured at Annie Allen Art Studio east of Lincoln, and a large selection of art is available at the 406 Mercantile Gallery in Lincoln. Finally, the Tour includes the incredible Blackfoot Pathways International Sculpture Garden in Lincoln. Maps of the tour are on-line at alpineartisans.org, and brochures available at the Grizzly Claw Trading Co. in Seeley Lake. Questions? Call Jenny at 406-754-0034