Northeast Iowa Artists' Studio Tour applications now available

Applications to exhibit at the 16th annual Northeast Iowa Artists' Studio Tour are now available to area artists.

The application and additional information is available at www.iowaarttour.com or by contacting NEIAST Director Darla Ellickson at darla@earloops.com or 563-382-2295.

The 2013 Tour takes place October 11, 12 & 13. Studios are open 10 to 5 daily. Media considered is limited to Fine Art and Fine Craft. Items include: Painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography, clay/ceramics, wood, glass, metal, printmaking, mixed media, handmade paper, fiber, etc. as appropriate at Fine Art Fairs. All works must be original in concept and design and must have been executed by the applicant: works from molds or kits, commercial or manufactured items, and buy/sell are not permitted. Tour exhibitors qualify as "fine artists," meaning, "They possess the skill to expand and adapt even a high-end craft with individual vision."

Artist's applications for tour entry are juried, and participants are selected for their work's technique, quality, and vision and studios must reside within 40 miles of Decorah, in Iowa. Postmark deadline for submitting an application is February 28, 2013.