Open Studios Weekend announced

GUILFORD — The Shoreline Arts Trail’s 17th annual Open Studios Weekend will be held at 30 studios in Branford, Guilford, and Madison, Nov. 10-11. The ArtsTrail is supported by 38 shoreline artists and 7 local business sponsors, including our premier sponsors Guilford Art Center and Zip06.

Visitors will find one-of-a-kind, quality-made items in a wide range of media including jewelry, sculpture, paper, collage, fiber, paint, glass, pottery, metal, and textiles. They will have a chance to talk oneon-one with artists and explore their studios as you weave your way around the scenic shoreline.

This year, the Shoreline ArtsTrail welcomes two new member artists, Madison artist Lexi Axon (art lifestyle) and Branford artist Susan Roberts (jewelry artist). They will join returning artists Terry Bogan, Richard Carleton, Christine Chiocchio, Alice Chittenden, Anne Coffey, Margaret B. Dean, Laurie Douglas, Laurie Flaherty, Susan Gillie, Philip Goetz, Carol Grave, Lisa Hess Hesselgrave, B. Joan Hickey, Sharon Hosley, Sandra Kessler, Owen Sea Luckey, Ray Mathews Jr., Molly S. McDonald, Jackie McGuire, Robert Morris, Jane Strauss Novick, Robert Parrott, Chris Penry, Steve Plaziak, Marta Resnikov Reitman, Pat Rist, Barbara Shulman-Kirwin, Suzanne Siegel, Sandra Spahr, Catherine Steinberg, Martha Link Walsh, Pam Welch, Sid Werthan, Alex Wetmore, Maureen Wilkinson, and Diane Wright.

For the latest information, visit www.shorelineartstrail.com and follow on Facebook. Watch for details on the Shoreline ArtsTrail website, www.shorelineartstrail.com, which includes an interactive map, downloadable print map and Family Activity Brochure, as well as a Facebook page with profiles on individual artists and special events.