Local artists to open workspaces for 7th Biennial Mid-City Studio Tour

Twenty-five Long Beach visual artists will open their work environments to the public during the 7th Biennial Mid-City Studio Tour on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7 from 11am to 4pm. The tour is free and made possible through a micro-grant from the Arts Council for Long Beach.

Artworks include paintings, mixed-media constructions, handmade artists’ books, prints, assemblage, silk painting, ceramics, sculpture and site-specific installations.

Begun in 2003, the tour was created to allow local artists who have shown nationally and internationally to promote their work while allowing the public to see new art, speak with artists and view artists’ work spaces.

Participating artists include: Kristine Baker, Caryn Baumgartner, Slater Barron, Sheriann Ki Sun Burnham, Dorte Christjansen, Cynthia Evans, Moira Hahn, Betsy Lohrer Hall, Nate Jones, Kim Hocking, David Hocking, Connie DK Lane, Tini Miura, Kimiko Miyoshi, Pia Pizzo, Bob Potier, Dawn Quinones, Sue Ann Robinson, Carol Roemer, Joan Skogsberg Sanders, Kumi Steffany, Annie Stromquist, Craig Cree Stone, Gail Werner and Jaye Whitworth.

Sponsors include the Arts Council of Long Beach, the Cultural Alliance of Long Beach (CALB) and Partners of Parks.

The public can view images and artists’ bios and download a tour map for the event at midcitystudiotour.com . Locations of special activities for children, entertainment and a small-works group show are also listed on the website.

Maps for the self-guided tour are available before the event at: CALB, 727 Pine Ave.; Greenly Art Space, 2698 Junipero Ave. #113 in Signal Hill; Long Beach Museum of Art, 2300 E. Ocean Blvd.; Arts Council for Long Beach, 110 Pine Ave.; and the art departments and art galleries at CSULB, LBCC, and Cypress College.
Source: Mid-City Studio Tour artists