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Goshen's Spring Arts Festival
Discover the creative arts that are part of the Goshen community!
The Spring Arts Festival kicks off
Friday, March 6, 5 – 9 p.m., with music and dance and downtown merchant specials – all part of Goshen’s March First Fridays.
On Saturday, March 7, the Festival continues with the 2009 spring Goshen Open Studio tour, featuring area studios and galleries and the work of many area artists.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Those who take the self-guided tour will have the opportunity to view current gallery exhibits, get an inside look at artists’ studios, see work in progress, and purchase original art directly from the artist.
The tour is free and open to all ages.
Questions? Call 574.533.6262
or e-mail tourinfo@eyedart.com
Tour map
Download a map of the tour.
(150kb .pdf file)
Printed maps will be available at all tour locations the day of the tour.
The fall tour
The fall Goshen Open Studio tour will take place:
Saturday, November 7, 2009
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Photo gallery
See pictures from the spring 2007 Goshen Open Studio tour.
Spring 2009 tour locations
Eric Kaufmann
@ Shutterhugs Custom Framing & Gifts
132 S. Main Street
(574) 533-2579
Eric teaches art at Bethany Christian High School.
Keith and Ann Graber Miller
@ Graber Designs Gallery
208 S. Main Street
(574) 534-4394
graberdesigns.com
Graber Designs specializes in Graber Family art and international art, and also functions as the working studio of local artist Karen Jacob. Karen creates pastel paintings and jewelry, both of which will be exhibited for the artist's tour.
In the gallery we also have watercolor paintings and prints by Ann Graber Miller, her mother Esther Rose Graber, and her sister Susan Graber Hunsberger; books illustrated by Ann's sister Susan and twin sister Sibyl Graber Gerig; and miniature pottery crafted by Ann's sister Jane Graber. We also carry miniature paper cranes created by Mia Graber Miller, part of the third generation of Graber family artists.
Ben Stutzman
@ Eyedart studio gallery
213 S. Main Street
(574) 533-6262
eyedart.com
Ben’s fine art gallery hosts “Process”, a group show about the process of creating art. The show features sketches, drawings, sculpture, photography, paintings and doodles by Andrew Gerber Gerrit Huig, Dave Kendall, Leah Schroeder and Ben Stutzman.
Eric Strader
@ Eric Strader Pottery
314 S. Main Street
(behind Maple City Market)
(574) 534-0275
ericstraderpottery.com
Eric’s work includes functional pottery as well as one-of-a-kind pieces. Each pot is hand-turned on a potter’s wheel using several types of stoneware and porcelain clays. After applying a combination of glazes and firing to 2300 degrees F in a gas kiln, the pots are finished and ready for use. All glazes are lead-free, and clays are safe for oven, microwave, and dishwasher use.
Janis Martin
@ Studio at Greene & Berkey
2211 Berkey Avenue
(574) 825-7787
extendingtheedges.net
See a collection of recent oil paintings exploring the idea of what it means to be “at home” and to belong.
Clay Artist Guild
@ the Guild studio
The Mill Race Center
212 W. Washington Street
goshenclayart.com
A cooperative group of 25 clay artists share their studio space and ideas with one another. Their work ranges from functional to sculptural, from jewelry to large vessels and everything in between.
Goshen Painters Guild
@ the Guild studio
The Mill Race Center
212 W. Washington Street, Suite 16
The guild exhibits work by its 19 members. Explore the possibilities of guild membership or participation in guild workshops and classes.
Dick Lehman and Mark Goertzen
@ Lehman-Goertzen Pottery
The Old Bag Factory
1100 Chicago Avenue
(574) 534-1162
dicklehman.com
Dick, Mark and Moshe, will all have new personal work for you to enjoy.
The studio has begun a “revisiting” of many of our production works. So expect to see some “new versions of ‘old’ products” ... and we hope you will notice our new studio display arrangement.
As always, the production space will be open to you, and we will be making some new works while you are visiting us.
John Mishler
@ John Mishler Studio
The Old Bag Factory Boiler Building
1100 Chicago Avenue
(574) 533-8971
johnmishler.com
At John’s sculpture studio you will see freestanding sculptures, wall sculptures and sculptural furniture made out of stainless steel, aluminum and copper.
This spring you will see the making of the 15-foot tall kinetic sculpture made out of stainless steel that has been commissioned by the City of Dowagiac, Michigan. The sculpture will be installed in May in front of the their Middle school as part of Dowagiac's annual Dogwood Fine Art Festival.
