A self-guided driving tour of artist studios and creative centers in Haywood County.

The 2015 Haywood Art Studio Tour includes 38 artists at 22 locations in central and north-central Haywood County.

A wide range of artistic endeavors in all media and many expressions within each media category will be available for the public to experience. The tour will include nine clay artists, two fiber artists, nine wood artists, three jewelry artists, two glass artists, and seven two-dimensional artists working in watercolor, acrylic, oil, encaustic, and gold and silver leaf.

Four mixed-media artists use a wide range of materials including wood, steel, leather, gourds, natural materials, paper, encaustic and clay. Two sculpture artists complete the roster making large scale steel sculptures and surrealistic construction incorporating found objects.

Brochures of the tour, including maps, may be picked up at Haywood County Arts Council Gallery & Gifts on Main Street, Waynesville, and Art on Depot and Grace Cathey Sculpture Garden on Depot Street in Waynesville.

If You Go: Haywood Art Studio Tour, Friday, October 23, 10 to 5 p.m., and Saturday, October 24, 10 to 5 p.m. Studio Tour Show on display October 1-29 at Haywood County Arts Council Gallery & Gifts, 86 North Main Street, Waynesville. Opening reception Friday, October 2, 5 to 9 p.m. during Art After Dark. Gallery hours: Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.