The Third Annual
Round About Artist Studio Tour

October 16, 17, 18, 2009

The Third Annual Round About Artist Studio Tour, will be held on Oct. 16-17-18, 2009. It follows the 2008 tour's huge success for the Caddo River Art Guild. Approximately 670 attendees enjoyed a free self-driving tour through the beautiful rolling hills of the Caddo River Valley to visit local artists' studios.

With such a positive reaction from visitors and the community, we're looking forward to doing it again! This year, 18 artists will be opening their studios for your enjoyment. Start your planning now for 2009. You are invited to explore and enjoy an array of original art created by local artists while enjoying the fall colors of October in Southwest Arkansas!

The Round About Artist Studio Tour, sponsored by the Caddo River Art Guild, spotlights a diverse selection of art by regional artists in the Arkadelphia and Bismarck, Arkansas area. This free self-guided driving tour takes you to the private studios of working artists where you can view their original creations and possibly watch a demonstration by the artist!

Each studio will have art for sale so we invite you to keep your holiday gift list in mind. There will be a wide variety of unique gifts affordably priced along with larger pieces for the art collector.
Studios will be open to the public for this free self-guided driving tour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Registration booths will be set up at the Town Hall in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and the Jo Ann Diffee Art Gallery in Bismarck Arkansas. Booklets giving directions and maps to the various studios and information on each artist can be obtained there.

This event is an exciting way to enjoy the rolling forested hills of pines and hardwoods of the Caddo River Valley and experience original art by the wonderful artists of this area of Arkansas.
We'd like to know what you'd like to see in a tour, and any suggestions to help make this tour a success for this and future years.

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Artists if you want to be a part of the tour

Artist Entry Form

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For more information or comments please e-mail us at info@roundaboutartiststudiotour.com

We invite you to begin planning your trip to Arkadelphia now to attend the tour in 2009. Keep checking our website for information about the 2009 tour.

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Become a “Friend of the Tour”

We are excited to kick off the second annual Round About Artist Studio Tour. This Free Self-Guided Driving Tour is supported by the artists' participation fees and our sponsors.

All funds will be utilized to promote the visual arts and the Round About Artist Studio Tour.

Your contribution will be acknowledged through our publications and entitles you to a link on our website www.roundaboutartiststudiotour.com

We invite you to donate whatever amount you can to help support the tour and allow us to keep expanding and improving the tour each year. All who donate will be posted on our website immediately and listed in the 2009 Studio Tour Guide.

Friends of the Tour - Sponsor Form