(Area) The Southwest Iowa Art Tour is gearing up for its tenth year connecting rural communities through art this weekend.
Becca Castle Laughlin, with Golden Hills RC&D, said this self-guided tour allows participants to begin and end where they would like, come and go from location to location at their leisure, and explore diverse art forms – including fiber art, sculpture, pottery, painting, metal works, jewelry, glassware and much more from more than 90 artists.
This year’s Friday “Sneak Peek” hours are from 4 to 7 PM on September 15th at 9 of the 18 locations. This will provide attendees with the additional opportunity to explore the Gathering Places in Clarinda, Essex, Macedonia, Malvern, Neola and Villisca a little early – whether you can’t make it the other days or just need additional time to visit all locations over the weekend. Avoca, Council Bluffs, Glenwood, Harlan and Red Oak’s Gathering Places will join the tour on Saturday morning; the hours for all locations are from 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturday, September 16th and from Noon to 4 PM on Sunday, September 17th.
Laughlin said two of the original locations are celebrating their own milestones this year.
The Southwest Iowa Art Tour is free to the public.
For more information, check the “Southwest Iowa Art” Tour Facebook page (with individual Facebook Events for each Gathering Place) and visit the website: www.swiarttour.com, or contact Becca at rebecca.castle@goldenhillsrcd.org.
