2022 Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour
Come to Mountain View this weekend for the Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour. This free self-guided driving tour showcases the private working studios of artists located within 30 miles of the historic Courthouse square in Mountain View, Arkansas. The 21st Annual tour will take place this weekend – September 16, 17 & 18, 2022. On this special weekend over 30 artists in 21 studios offer visitors an up-close and personal look at how and where these talented artists create their distinctive pottery, jewelry, painting, photographs, leatherwork, woodwork, furniture, baskets, and much more. Visit with the artists, see work in progress, and purchase locally made art and crafts directly from the creators. Studios will be open on Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and on Sunday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
The tour welcomes new artist, painter Harry Branton.
Returning artists this year are Doris Fountain, primitive folk art; Judi Munn and John Perry, pottery and painting; Ed Alexander, photography and iron furniture; Pam Alexander, jewelry; Cindy Kopack, jewelry; Loretta Babak, Painting; Tom and Sage Holland, flame-worked glass beads and sculpture; Owen Rein, furniture and baskets; Mahdee and Peggy Raiees-Dana, woodworking and garden art; Charles and Linda Widmer, jewelry; Liz and Lewie Lloyd, wood and knives; Janice Clark, Leatherwork; Yun Kim, painting; Mark Moller, painting; David and Becki Dahlstedt, pottery; Jeanette Larson, weaver; Glenda Tooke, Gourd Art; Paul Gillam Jr. and Paul Gillam Sr., woodworking; Maria Smith, flame-worked glass bead jewelry; Joe Bruhin, wood-fired pottery.
The 2022 Map and Guide to Artists’ Studios is available on the website and a free print Guide is available at the following locations:
Arkansas Craft Gallery, 104 E. Main Streetin downtown Mountain View. Hours are 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. The Gallery showcases handcrafted Arkansas art and crafts by members of the Arkansas Craft Guild.
Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas.
Arkansas Craft School located on the corner of Main and Peabody in Mountain View. The Craft School will open at 8:30 on Saturday morning so you can pick up books there. They will also be open from 10 am to noon on Sunday.
Mountain View Area Chamber of Commerce, 109 N. Peabody. Open 9 am to5 pm Monday through Friday.
The Baxter County Library in Mountain Home.
The Chamber of Commerce in Batesville.
The Art Gallery on Main Street in Batesville.
The Visitors Center in Calico Rock.
Visit us at www.facebook.com/offthebeatenpathstudiotour for more information on the tour and the artists.
For additional information, call Becki Dahlstedt, tour coordinator, at 870-615-4825or email becki.dahlstedt@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you this weekend! We hope you will join us for this special event.
Cathy Drew is a lifelong resident of the region that she loves to promote. She was born in downtown Batesville in the late ’60s, located in one of the eight counties she now enjoys encouraging people to visit.
Drew became associated with the Ozark Gateway Region in 1990 while working at the ad agency (The Media Market Inc.). The agency handled marketing for the regional association, where she and her co-workers produced an annual tabloid publication. She began working as the Ozark Gateway Region director in June 2000.
After Drew became director, she took the region to the next level by helping the tourism organization create a new website and moved it from the old newspaper paper tabloid publication to a color magazine format. She helped open a visitor center for the Ozark Gateway, allowing visitors to pick up information from the entire state 24/7. Over the years, Drew has helped the organization meet new marketing goals, such as in- and out-of-state marketing, assuring that all 100,000 copies of their magazines are distributed each year.
In 2016, she assisted in creating the first Ozark Gateway Region Golf Classic. The tournament continues to grow each year, allowing the organization to expand its co-op program and helping each county have dedicated promotion. Drew stays busy at Ozark Gateway as the ad sales manager, magazine editor, day-to-day office operations, trade show representative, and magazine distribution representative, all while ensuring that the region is represented all over Arkansas and southern Missouri.
Drew was featured in several local and statewide publications over the years, as well as the 1997 cover of the Ozark Gateway Region tabloid, along with her then 4-year-old son, Jon. She has received several awards, such as the Batesville Rotarian of the Year in 2010 and a three-time Paul Harris Fellow.
She also has served as an Independence County election commissioner for several years. She now serves as their co-election coordinator, helping with behind-the-scenes management of voting equipment, day-to-day election deadlines, and poll worker training.
Drew serves on the Arkansas Travel Council Board of Directors, is Batesville Rotary Club Past President, and is the Rotary Clubs’ current publicity chair.
In March of 2018, Drew was honored with induction into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame for her many years of dedicated service to the tourism industry.