SEPTEMBER 30 & OCTOBER 1, 2023
11AM-5PM
Wander scenic byways and discover artists’ work and studio environments. Painters, potters, jewelry makers, sculptors and printmakers will welcome you to the place where they live and create. Over 20 studio locations to choose from! Enjoy locally grown food, beer, cider, restaurants and food trucks. Demonstrations throughout the day. Live entertainment each afternoon.
Spend the weekend — or just a few hours — enjoying memorable art and the unparalleled scenery of the Hilltowns of Western Mass.
Worthington Artists Include:
Jen Parrish-Hill – 196 Prentice Road
Mark Shapiro & David Marshall – 42 Conwell Road
Gloria Conwell – 4 South Worthington Road
Kevin O’Connor at The Goldenrod Country Inn – 144 Huntington Road
Molly Smith – at Sena Farm Brewery – 151 Buffington Hill Road
Elena Allee at The Hilltop House – 112 Thayer Hill Road
Tour Hub:
Cummington Community House
33 Main Street, Cummington, MA
Print brochures with artist samples and the tour map available at the hub, each studio and local eateries
Illustrated Map Of Studio Locations
Plainfield:
1. Guy Matsuda & Adrian Almquist – 12 Upper Liberty Street
2. Michael Melle & Pleun Bouricius – 53 Old South Street
Cummington:
☆ Tour Hub & Community House Gallery – 33 Main Street
3. Alexandra Cherau – 11 Lightning Bug Road
4. Sergei Isupov & Kadri Pärnamets at ProjectArt – 54 Main Street
5. Beckie Kravetz, Madge Evers, Kathryn Jensen & Jeanne Johns at the Community House Gallery – 33 Main Street
6. Barbara Konieczny – 17 Nash Road
7. Greta Gnatek Redzko – 489 Stage Road
8. Leni Fried – 494 Stage Road
9. Ana Busto – 9 Brickhouse Road
10. Michael Falcone & John Walker Jr. – 167 Trouble Street
Huntington:
11. Laura Bundesen & Susanna White – 90 County Road
North Chester:
12. Olwen O’Herlihy Dowling – 322 East River Road
Worthington:
13. Jen Parrish-Hill – 196 Prentice Road
14. Mark Shapiro & David Marshall – 42 Conwell Road
15. Gloria Conwell – 4 South Worthington Road
16. Kevin O’Connor at The Goldenrod Country Inn – 144 Huntington Road
17. Molly Smith – at Sena Farm Brewery – 151 Buffington Hill Road
18. Elena Allee at The Hilltop House – 112 Thayer Hill Road
Chesterfield:
19. Ellie Goudie-Averill & Marie Haas at Chesterfield Town Hall – 422 Main Road
20. Lena Garcia 105 South Street
21. Cyndy Sperry – 257 Sugar Hill Road
22. Valerianna Claff – 32 Munson Road
Westhampton:
23. Nancy Doniger & Eric Jacobson 91 North Road
Live Demonstrations & Events
Located at each artist’s studio or host gallery
Saturday
11am: What I see, I paint | Jeanne Johns at Cummington Community House Tour Hub
12pm: Relief prints using a copy press | Leni Fried
1pm: Throwing large pots with stacked sections | Mark Shapiro
1pm: The Road to Cummington | Sergei Isupov at ProjectArt
2pm: Back to black: the role of value | Kathryn Jensen at Cummington Community House Tour Hub
3pm: You can paint a horse | Cyndy Sperry
4pm: Creating character with theatrical make-up | Beckie Kravetz at Community House Tour Hub
5pm: Quartet jazz band | Lithia Quartet at Cummington Community House Tour Hub
5pm: folk singer | Jitensha at Sena Farm Brewery
Sunday
11am: Re-using old frames demonstration | Pleun Bouricius
12pm: Blueprints: making botanical cyanotypes | Madge Evers at Cummington Community House Tour Hub
1pm: The Road to Cummington | Sergei Isupov at ProjectArt
1pm: Prints using photopolymer intaglio plate | Nancy Doniger
2pm: The alchemy of watercolor | Valerianna Claff
3pm: When red and blue don’t make purple: color mixing | Lena Garcia
4pm: Human Erratics: On and Off Screen dance, with Doug Abrams, piano | Ellie Goudie-Averill
Presented by The Hilltown Arts Alliance:
The Hilltown Arts Alliance is a volunteer-run arts organization serving the beautiful hilltowns of Western Massachusetts. We seek to connect and support local Hilltown artists and makers in their creative endeavors. We organize year-round lectures, musical events, and art shows, and HOST: the annual Hilltown Open Studio Tour.