A.R.C.'s Open Studio event, is one of the few opportunities for public access to the center. On November 18, 19, and 20 the artists at the 43,000 sq ft Artisan Resource Center are launching their annual Fall Open Studio event.
ARC houses professional artists and craftsmen in residence working in the fields of sculpture, portrait painting, photography contemporary painting, screen printing, custom furniture making, ceramics, wood turning, textiles, architecture, wood working, decorative arts, jewelry, graphics, advertising, theatre and film production.
2016 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS INCLUDE:
2016 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS INCLUDE: (Updated frequently)
Final hours posted for each Studio on Nov 18 and noted if not participating all 3 days
E-Wing :Gallery ARC Collective . Special event. If you think you missed a studio- this is the place to explore and pick up a map!
Work from artists in the center, Maps. Open all 3 days.
A-2 Stan King : craftsman style bird houses & lighting , Story Telling.
Open all 3 days.
Hand built gift ornaments, craftsman style
C NEW*Faux Decor; Toby Sanders; Decorative Painted Finishes, Gilding, Stencils, Classes
Open Friday night only
C-1 Out of Box Theatre :Friday night a Cabaret featuring all the singers from shows over the years, including hits from Evil Dead The Musical! Shorts, Singing, Skits. Also pick up tickets for the two Dec shows:
“Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol”, and the adults only “Santa After Hours"
Open Friday Night, and Saturday Only.(exception on Sunday is Performance at 3PM-get tickets below)
E Gail Tribble Art: Portraiture; Life sketches.
Friday & Saturday only
E-2 Rip Potter Design Studio: Drawings
Open all three days
E-3 LED Luminocity ; Set Design and Special Effects Production Services. Performance Art and entertainment throughout building: dance, Fire Performers in the Courtyard at 9PM, performance “moments", and live body art painting vignettes.Aerialist at 10 PM Studio O
Friday Night Only
E-4 NEW Taylor Cox; Contemporary Abstract Painting. Observe artist working on new pieces.
Open Friday and Saturday only
F-1 Glass Graphics: Glass: Etching Sandblasting Filming Signage;
Open all 3 days
G-1 Atlanta Art Worx Jewelry Metal Arts Studio - jewelry; metal arts classes and workshops, studio
rental, tools, and supplies .
G-1 Dana Ruth Designs - Jewelry, Goldsmith, metalsmith, hand-crafted fine jewelry, by me | for you | by hand .
Open all three days
G-2 Ehecatl Studio- Vision Bear: Painting, classes; ongoing art demonstrations ;"Wall of Faces"
H Marcus Ryan -Hand colored fine art photography contemporary still life .
Open Friday night and Saturday only
I Nick Cook Woodturner: an Atlanta institution, work showcased world wide. Gift items.
Open all 3 days.
J Jere Brookshire- Large and small scale architectural sculpture, design, fabrication.
Open Friday night and Saturday
J-1 Pralgo's Acting Classes
Actor Rob Pralgo works the craft in Television, film and commercials,.Recent credits include Taken 3,Fast and Furious 7,
Ride Along 2, Mena with Tom Cruise ,and Sully with Tom Hanks.
Work with an experience Actor to learn the craft.
Open all three days
J-2 By Design & Associates- Graphic design,
Open All three days
K-1 Shane McDonald : Allegorical paintings, figurative images, classes . Charcoal Portrait Sketches Saturday-$30; Peek at a class with a Live Model on Sunday afternoon. New work.
Open all 3 days.
K-1 Matthew Craven : painter , sculpture , contemporary pottery.
Open all 3 days.
L Beads By Design : Flame worked beads, Jewelry, flame worked glass, classes, hand crafted jewelry. Demos,
Open all 3 days.
L-1 Helen Deramus: Bold encaustic paintings, textural and abstract & also employs the use of silk photographs . Demonstrations through out the event, and close outs of previous editions. Sign up for Tuesday morning ongoing Open Studio Classes, and Abstract Color Theory and Drawing scheduled for January.
Open All 3 days.
N AFX Studios :Tour Saturday.Special Effects, sculpture , masks, Film industry. Producing special effects for movies and TV series
including: "Vampire Diaries", "Teen Wolf" series," "Walking Dead", "X Men" "Captain America 3"
Open Saturday, and limited Sunday opening
O & O-1 Shades Textiles:Hand Dyed Textiles by Stacy Michelle, International quilter, artist, author, teacher & lecturer.
Observe the making of Costumes for Who-Ville event scheduled at Poncey Market (Nov 26).Aerialist silk moth show 10 Pm Friday, Saturday Sunday
Where
The Artisan Resource Center is tucked away in a huge 43,000 sq ft warehouse building at 585 Cobb Parkway S.
ARC has been home to professional artists since 1986, with more than 25 studios housed in the center .
contact: 770-423-0049, 404-457-5414
FROM I-75
1. From I-75 use exit 263 at South Marietta Parkway (Hwy 120 Loop South)
2. Turn West toward Southern Polytech University. (Traveling North on 75, make sure you take the westbound clover leaf.)
3. Make a left on Wylie Road less than a quarter-mile from I-75.(no light, but has it's own turn lane)
4. Make a right into the 4th driveway on right ( you'll see a small sign to the Artisan Resource Center.)
5. Park along the alleyway, or if entering near the Bowling alley-parking is available at the rear of that parking lot as well. Enter Art Center by following directional markers at any open studio door. Be sure to get a brochure which has a floorplan with studio names from any participating studio, find them in the main hall areas, or E-Wing :Gallery ARC Collective.
FROM HWY 41
From Hwy 41,
From the south: make a right at the Artisan Resource Center sign, just past McDonalds, and before the Hwy 120 South Marietta Parkway Loop
From the north, we are on the left, about 1 mile south of the Big Chicken, and about one block south of the Hwy 120 South Marietta Parkway Loop.
2016 Fall Open Studio Event
Friday November 18, 6 PM-10 PM
(Reception, Art Party opening)
Saturday , November 19, 11 am - 6 PM
Sunday, November 20, 1 PM - 5 PM *
(The weekend before Thanksgiving)
Free Admission (exception is Theatre perfomance) & Parking
43,000 SQ FT FINE & FUNCTIONAL ART CENTER
Artists' Market
Ongoing throughout the 43,000 sq ft center
* check listing below for Artists not open Sunday
One-of-a-kind, limited edition work, and gift items by professional artists.
New releases, and some close-outs!
(see participating artists details in listings below)
20+ Professional artists and craftsmen in residence
open for this event & showing :
Sculpture, Encaustic paintings, Fine Jewelry, Portrait painting, Landscapes , Mono-prints,Contemporary painting, Hand-crafted furniture, Contemporary Pottery, Flame worked Glass, Wood turning, Textiles,
Quilting Arts,Theatre, Movie sets
Welcome New Artists:
"Faux Decor" Toby Sanders" C"
Taylor Cox "E-4"
Special Events & Demonstrations:
Ongoing through out event
Special Event Friday Night: "LED Luminocity" E-3
throughout building
Interactive, immersive theater and choreographed “moments” around the halls and property; dance performance “moments", Performance art .
Fire Dancers in Courtyard from L.E.D. Entertainment group 9:00 PM
Special Event:
Charcoal Portrait Sketches $30 Saturday
Shane McDonald: Studio K-1
Demonstrations
Flame-Worked glass demos
Beads by Design "L"
Hot Wax Encaustic painting demo and cold wax and oil at
Helen Deramus' Studio "L1"
Portraiture in Process from clothed Models
Sunday: K-1 Shane McDonald
Observe classes in progress , Talk with Actors, Artists
Friday Pralgos Acting Class: J-1
Sunday Jewelry Making : G-1
Out of Box Theatre C-1
Friday night the Theatre opens doors to a Cabaret featuring all the singers you have seen from our shows over the years, including hits from
Evil Dead The Musical!
"NEW WORKS SERIES production: comedy:"Honor the System"
Nov 11-20
Saturday Nov 19, 8PM
Sunday Nov 20, 3PM
Also: Pick up tickets for December holiday shows -
"A Dickens Christmas Carol: A Traveling Travesty in Two Tumultous Acts,"
and the adults only “Santa After Hours."
Special Event Saturday:AFX Studios, N
Special Effects Studio tour, Saturday:
AFX Studios (Walking Dead, Captain America, Civil War, etc)
Artist/Sculptor Andre Freitas
