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14th Annual
ACV Artisans Studio Tour

Saturday and Sunday,
November 15 and 16, 2008
10am-5pm

You are invited to visit professional artisans in a number of different working studios in Charlottesville and surrounding counties during the 14th Annual ACV Artisans Studio Tour. Each studio will feature professional artisans selling unique and high quality fine crafts in an artisan’s working environment. The tour also provides an opportunity to sample food and beverages provided by some of the area's finest establishments. Each studio will have edible delights from one or more of the local culinary purveyors.

 


 

Inspired Designs Through Timeless Techniques

Win a $300 Credit!

in the Studio Tour Passport Program
sponsored by
The Moving Man
more info...

Jo Perez
Jo Perez

Make it a weekend getaway!

Select area Bed & Breakfasts are offering special promotional deals in conjunction with this year's Artisans Studio Tour!

more info...


Sponsored in part by



 

Tour History

The studio tour was founded in 1994 to enhance the community's awareness of the artisans living and working in their neighborhoods. Visiting the studios offers a unique opportunity to understand the working process of each artist, permitting a deeper understanding of the products created. We are delighted to offer a hospitable and educational environment where you may see our new work in a studio setting. Visit all the studios or only a few...and please call for directions if you have any problems finding us. We look forward to seeing you.

Inspired Designs Through Timeless Techniques

As Artisans, we create high quality handcrafted items to adorn and beautify your life. Our inspirations arise from many sources: natural fauna and flora, human interaction, life experience, architecture, history, herstory, form and function. Generations of artisans have honed their individual skills and crafts and passed to us their methods as well as their innovations. We present to you varied combinations of these wonderful traditions and innovations through our own modern interpretations. Our designs emerge where inspiration and timeless techniques intersect.

Studio Tour Passport Program

The Studio Tour Passport Program gives you the opportunity to win shopping credit with a participating studio artisan of your choice! Simply pick up a Passport card at any studio during the weekend and receive a stamp from each studio you visit. Every visitor is eligible to win a $50 credit! Visit 9 or more studios for a chance to win a $300 credit! Passport Program sponsored by The Moving Man

 

See a sneak preview October 18 through the Tour weekend at these locations :

HotCakes ~ Scarpa ~ New Dominion Bookshop ~ Virginia National Bank

 

Come enjoy the fabulous fare generously donated by:

Feast
La Taza
HotCakes
C & O Restaurant
Bellair Market
Sticks Kebob Shop
Veritas Vineyard & Winery
The Organic Butcher of Charlottesville


Caromont Farm
Charlotte’s Bakery
Splendora’s Gelato Café
From Scratch Baking Company

Baggby's Gourmet Sandwiches

The Lafayette Inn

Fabulous Foods

Foods of All Nations

Gearhearts Fine Chocolates

Basic Necessities

All Good Groceries

Michael’s Bistro & Taphouse


Make it a weekend getaway!

Select area Bed & Breakfasts are offering special promotional deals in conjunction with this year's Artisans Studio Tour!  Check out the following websites and enjoy a weekend of art and hospitality in beautiful Central Virginia.

Holladay House B&B  
Simpson's Hollow B&B    
Inn at Monticello  
Inn at Sugar Hollow Farm

Inn at Crossroads   
Afton Mountain B&B   
Grandma's Cottage B&B   
The William Cox Inn   
Blue Ridge Mountain Inn

Mark Addy Inn  
Orchard House B&B
Mayhurst Inn
By the Side of the Road B&B

 

Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16, 2008
10am-5pm

Follow the signs to each studio

 

A special thanks to other supporters of the Tour:
Bellair Market, T&N Printing, Jaeger & Ernst, and Frontrunner Sign Studios.

 

View and print the 2007 Studio Tour map (PDF) and directions page (PDF)

You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the map and directions page.

UPDATED INFORMATION COMING SOON!

 

Questions? Call Laurie Duxbury 434-978-4684

 

 

2008 aRTISAN pARTICIPATION FORM

 

2008 aN OVERVIEW REGARDING PARTICIPATION