22nd Annual Northeast Iowa Artists' Studio Tour is this weekend

Beginning Friday and continuing Saturday and Sunday, 47 artists at 34 locations will open their doors for a behind-the-scenes studio view not usually offered to the general public.

The annual event will feature many well-known and award-winning artists displaying and selling pottery, paintings, woodcuts, baskets, jewelry, woodworking, kaleidoscopes, sculpture, photography, collage, fiber arts and more. Tour participants can set their own pace while driving from studio to studio. The Northeast Iowa Artists' Studio Tour (NIAST Inc.) is Iowa's first and longest running tour of artists' studios in the state.

For more information or for a brochure, visit www.iowaarttour.com or email tour@iowaarttour.com, or call the Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce 563-382-3990.

The full-color brochure features a map with GPS and lodging and dining along the route. Directions, maps, GPS coordinates and lodging/dining are available as web downloads. The tour is free of charge and sites are all within 40 miles of Decorah, in Iowa.

Workspaces are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. all three days.