RAD Studio Cruise 2010

In 2010, the event continues gaining momentum with a bigger artist market, new charity auctions, new sponsors, and expanded hours. RAD Studio Cruise 2010 will take place on Saturday, February 13, 2010, from 2:00 to 10:00 pm, and is free and open to the public. We offer an exciting, educational, and fun way to spend the day. Visitors are encouraged to stay in the area, and enjoy a romantic night of art paired with the many nearby dining and entertainment options.

MudFire Clayworks and Gallery joins other working art studios in the Rail Arts District for the 2010 RAD Studio Cruise. The annual event features a self-guided tour through a densely populated in-town arts district, with artist demonstrations, gallery exhibits, studio tours, refreshments and entertainment.

MudFire Gallery hosts "The Curved Canvas", a three-artist exhibition and sale which takes place Saturday, February 13, 2010. Ryan McKerley of Austin, TX, joins MudFire resident artists Erik Haagensen and Luba Sharapan in filling the gallery with studio pottery noteworthy for lively surface compositions. All three create wheel-thrown functional forms and invest significant time in crafting compelling surfaces.

The exhibit's opening celebration will take place from 2:00 to 10:00 pm on Saturday, February 13, 2010, and will include an artist reception, studio tours, and live wheel-throwing demonstrations by McKerley. The exhibit and sale will take place all weekend, with work remaining on display through February 27.

For more info on the Studio Cruise, visit the RAD website.

About the Rail Arts District

A vibrant new arts district has formed in the Atlanta metro area over the past few years. The area boasts some of the city’s largest community art studios, relocated Buckhead galleries, and dozens of individual studios for visual and performing artists. Reasonably priced industrial space and strongly supportive surrounding communities have been the keys to the growth of this new Rail Arts District in central DeKalb County.

The action is taking place along a one mile stretch of CSX rail line that passes through downtown Avondale Estates, into Decatur’s Laredo Drive industrial area, and along East Ponce De Leon Ave into Scottdale. This section of track is flanked on either side by mid-century industrial and warehouse buildings that are increasingly populated by art and artists. Tucked away in these unassuming buildings you’ll find large community art spaces that offer lessons, exhibits, workshops, performance space, studio rentals, classes, and of course artwork sales and exhibits. These large facilities are complemented by dozens of smaller individual studios to form a teeming arts district.

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