WAYNESBORO, Pa. — Visitors can meet artists, watch demonstrations and explore galleries and working studios during the second annual Waynesboro Art Studio Tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7.
Organized by the Arts Alliance of Greater Waynesboro, the tour will include nine locations within the Waynesboro Area School District. Gallery 50 will host a special exhibition featuring nine artists, while other stops will showcase pottery, paintings, woodworking, fiber arts and miniature artwork.
Raffles for selected artwork will raise money for the nonprofit alliance. Tickets are available at Gallery 50 and online at artsalliancegw.org. Drawings will be held at the end of the event, with all proceeds benefiting the organization.
The tour includes the following stops:
- 42 West Arts Co-op, 42 W. Main St.: The cooperative gallery will feature work by area artists and craftspeople, including paintings by Leslie McEntire. Visitors can watch three artist demonstrations and enjoy light refreshments.
- Mary Ashe-Mahr’s studio, 10983 Mentzer Gap Road: Ashe-Mahr will showcase functional stoneware designed for daily use, along with pottery created through an outdoor raku firing process that produces varied finishes.
- Sugar Hollow Farm Alpacas, 9955 Masters Road: Jay and Kathy Brown will welcome visitors to meet their alpacas and browse hand-knitted goods, yarn and ceramics.
- Ceramic Arts Center, 13 S. Church St.: Home to more than 60 local potters, the center will offer studio tours and pottery demonstrations. Work by participating potters is available in its shop.
- Holmes Watercolors, 8 E. Main St.: Artist Seth Holmes will display paintings that reinterpret local buildings through vivid colors and exaggerated details.
- Megan’s Custom Framing, 114 Walnut St.: Paintings by Jennifer Statler will be on display, and owner Megan Knarr will demonstrate framing techniques.
- Sanders Creations & Laser Graphics and Gallery, 43 E. Main St.: Visitors can see pottery by Heather Forberger and cutting boards and turned wood pieces by Mike Carlson. Owner Dave Sanders will demonstrate his laser graphics work.
- Gallery 35 East, 35 E. Main St.: The gallery will host the Waynesboro Studio Club’s first miniature art exhibition, featuring original, small-scale works by club members.
- Gallery 50, 50 W. Main St.: A special exhibition will bring together nine artists working in painting, pottery, woodworking and photography.
The Gallery 50 exhibition will feature pottery and woodworking by Don and Edie Druktenis; acrylic paintings by Sheila Druist; nature-inspired paintings by Melissa Hook; pottery by Annamarie Poole of Blue Mist Pottery; paintings by Maura Satchell; floral photography by Carolyn Seibert-Drager of The Farmer’s Daughter’s Flowers Photography; and oil paintings by Anne St. John and Marti Yeager.
The alliance owns and operates Gallery 50, which showcases work by local artists and craftspeople. The organization also presents free and low-cost music and visual arts programs at Gallery 50 and Music Makers and supports arts organizations and venues throughout the area.
For more information, readers may email [email protected] or visit artsalliancegw.org. The alliance is based at Gallery 50, 50 W. Main St.
