The Crossing Borders Studio Tour is a free, self-guided tour of 21 studios and art galleries along the North Shore, from Two Harbors to Grand Portage. Some of the stops are open year-round like Last Chance Fabricating in Lutsen, whose artwork—pictured here—is on display in and out of the studio. The Crossing Borders Studio Tour gives visitors a chance to meet the artists and see artists them at work.
Betsy Bowen of Grand Marais is just one of the several renowned artists showing in this year’s Crossing Borders Studio Tour from Two Harbors to Grand Portage Sept. 26 through Oct. 5.
The 18th annual event includes 21 participants. The free selfguided tour spans 120 miles along Minnesota’s Scenic Highway 61 and offers a wonderful opportunity to meet artists, and to learn how and why they create their work. It is also an opportunity to acquire work directly from their creators.
Featured in the 2014 Crossing Borders Studio Tour is stone sculpture, Ojibwe artwork, pottery, weaving, glass, print making, wood turning, metal works, jewelry, and leather. Download the schedule and map at crossingbordersstudiotour.com or call (218) 663-7008 for more information.
Another bit of outdoor art by sculptor Tom Christiansen of Last Chance Gallery. In addition to Christiansen’s fabricated metal sculptures, the tour includes stops in Cook County at Betsy Bowen’s Studio in Grand Marais, Lee and Dan Ross’s studio in Hovland and Marcie McIntire’s Ningii-Ozhitoomin Art Gallery in Grand Portage.
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