VIVA’s June Guest Artists are Winding Roads Art Tour participants!

The show will go on!

The Winding Roads Art Tour has been cancelled for 2021. But that doesn’t mean that the artists aren’t making art! And, after a two-year hiatus (2020 & 2021), plans are already underway for the 2022 Tour—June 4 & 5, 2022.

In the meantime, we are keeping the Winding Roads spirit alive and well through several venues around Viroqua. Throughout the spring and summer, there will be a rotating display of Winding Roads artists at the Viroqua Food Coop, as well as a group show at VIVA Gallery during the month of June.

Many of the artists in the show have balanced the limitations of the last year by exploring the expansive nature of their art. This has provided them with a way to channel their creative energies and explore new ways of working with their medium. The result is a feast for the eyes.

The Winding Roads members participating in this show include a delightful cross-section of the amazing Winding Roads artists, many of whom are also members of VIVA.

Included in this VIVA Gallery show are the following fine artists and crafts people:

Three Functional Ceramic artists: Greg Cheesebro, Maureen Karlstad and Charna Schwartz

Eight Painters: Anne Butera, Deb Conlon, Natalie Hinahara , Chris Larson, Christine Myhr, Diane Splinter and Kathie Wheeler

Three Jewelers: Chris Larson, Nan Marshall, and Raelene Roberts

Two Weavers: Kathy Aaker and Angie Feltes

One Conceptual Photographer: Hanna Agar

One Printmaker: Natalie Hinahara

Seven Wood and/or Leather artists:: Amy Arnold/Kelsey Sauber-Olds, Joseph Schwarte, Kindred/Nicholas Wazee-Gale, and Michelle/Ken Workowski.

The show will be installed onThursday, June 3 and run through Sunday, June 27. There are no plans for the traditional VIVA Open House an d reception, but the gallery will be open on Thursday evening, June 3, from 5:30pm to 7pm. COVID protocols will be in place.

Some of the artists in the show are planning to find times and ways for their studios to be open for small groups to make scheduled visits to their studios. These pop-up arrangements will be posted during the show. Hopefully your favorite artist will be available for a studio visit sometime during the summer months!

The Winding Roads Art Tour is forever grateful to the many local sponsors of the tour. We are uplifted in our artistic endeavors by their unwavering support of our local arts community.