Explore Haywood County and meet some very talented artists and crafts people during the self-guided Haywood Art Studio tour weekend.

Haywood Community College professional craft students will also participate and the public is invited to view the new state of the arts facility on campus.

Some very talented and interesting artists are organizing a self-guided driving tour of artists’ studios and creative centers in Haywood County. The intent is to introduce to local residents and visitors the depth of creative talent in all media being expressed in Haywood County and to benefit the artists in the county by adding another venue for exploring the arts.

The 2014 Haywood Art Studio Tour will include 41 artists and Haywood Community College Professional Crafts Program at 17 locations in central and north-central Haywood County. The tour will include 10 clay artists, 3 fiber artists, 11 wood artists, 3 jewelry artists, a glass artist, a corn shuck doll artist, 9 artist working on paper and canvas in watercolor, acrylic, oil and encaustic, and 3 mixed –media artists.

A preview party and artist reception will be held at Frog Level Brewing Company at 56 Commerce Street, Waynesville on October 23 from 6-9 p.m. The tour dates are Saturday, October 25 from 10-5 p.m. and Sunday, October 26, from 12-5 p.m.

Maps for the tour can be downloaded from the Haywood County Arts Council website www.haywoodarts.org/, at Gallery 86 on Main Street, The Mahogany House Art Gallery and Studio at 240 Depot Street, Waynesville, NC.

Party with the artists and see some of their work on Thursday October 23 at Frog Level Brewing from 6-9 at 56 Commerce Street.

Pick up brochures at Gallery 86 on Main and at the Mahogany House at 240 Depot, and the gallery Art on Depot, all in Waynesville.

If You Go: Haywood Art Studio Tour, Saturday, October 25, 10-5 p.m. and Sunday, October 26, noon – 5 p.m. Visit the Haywood Arts Council, www.haywoodarts.org for more information and a brochure.