WELCOME TO LOVELAND'S 12TH ANNUAL ART STUDIO TOUR!
October 10-11 & 17-18, 11-5pm Daily
This year has been a challenge in creativity for the Loveland Art Studio Tour and our local artists of Loveland. I am extremely aware of the challenges and the precautions that COVID 19 has brought to our community and the world. With this in mind, our goal is to continue to bring you the experiences the Studio Tour can offer -- getting a glimpse inside the studios that make the magic happen.
The tour will be following all of the Larimer County guidelines to make it safe for both our artists and the visiting community. This year we are reinventing the presentation to the community -- we are going virtual. Along with the actual in-person studio visits we will be launching a custom app to see the tour virtually and presenting the tour on Facebook and on our website.
Jill Atchison, Studio Tour Director
The tour will be following all of the Larimer County guidelines to make it safe for both our artists and the visiting community. This year we are reinventing the presentation to the community -- we are going virtual. Along with the actual in-person studio visits we will be launching a custom app to see the tour virtually and presenting the tour on Facebook and on our website.
Jill Atchison, Studio Tour Director
Director - Jill Atchison
Jill has been the Director of the Studio Tour for the past 2 years. She loves to support and bring arts to the Loveland Community. Jill is also a potter with her husband, Dale who is also on the tour.
President - Billie J. Colson
Billie J. Colson has been the Artist/Owner of Independence Gallery since October 2006. She started the downtown event "A Night on the Town" in June 2005. She initiated the Loveland Art Studio Tour 13 years ago with a handful of Loveland artists. For the past 11 years, she has raised $140,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation through Independence Gallery's February event " '65 Roses for Cystic Fibrosis", with donations from artists both locally and across the country.
Billie J. Colson has been the Artist/Owner of Independence Gallery since October 2006. She started the downtown event "A Night on the Town" in June 2005. She initiated the Loveland Art Studio Tour 13 years ago with a handful of Loveland artists. For the past 11 years, she has raised $140,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation through Independence Gallery's February event " '65 Roses for Cystic Fibrosis", with donations from artists both locally and across the country.
Vice President - Amelia Furman
Amelia has been involved in the Studio Tour as an artist since 2013. Amelia owns her own art business - Amelia Furman Creative Enterprises, LLC - and is the Director of Exhibitions for the Loveland Artists Collective. She has a decade of experience in curating and participating in art festivals, exhibitions and art events.
Amelia has been involved in the Studio Tour as an artist since 2013. Amelia owns her own art business - Amelia Furman Creative Enterprises, LLC - and is the Director of Exhibitions for the Loveland Artists Collective. She has a decade of experience in curating and participating in art festivals, exhibitions and art events.
Secretary - Bon Stahlin
A former engineer, Bon has been a local artist for the past 20 years and is the Past President of the Thompson Valley Art League in Loveland, CO. She is a Board Member of the Heritage Fine Art Guild in Littleton, CO and a member of the Sonoran Art League in Cave Creek, Arizona. She is Past Vice-President of the Women's Resource Center of Larimer County and past Board Member of the Ft. Collins Discovery Center.
A former engineer, Bon has been a local artist for the past 20 years and is the Past President of the Thompson Valley Art League in Loveland, CO. She is a Board Member of the Heritage Fine Art Guild in Littleton, CO and a member of the Sonoran Art League in Cave Creek, Arizona. She is Past Vice-President of the Women's Resource Center of Larimer County and past Board Member of the Ft. Collins Discovery Center.
Treasurer - Jim Cox
Jim is a former Chairperson and present Board Member of the Loveland Historic Preservation Commission. He is a Board Member and Past President of the Loveland Downtown Partnership (LDP), Former President of AIA Colorado and Former President AIA Colorado North Chapter. Jim is the Founding Principal of Architecture Plus - established in 1970 - the firm has received local, state and national design and planning awards. Jim taught architecture at Texas A&M and senior interior design classes at Colorado State University. Jim is a research assistant at Texas A&M performing natural lighting and natural ventilation studies/reports for the Educational Facilities Laboratory.
Jim is a former Chairperson and present Board Member of the Loveland Historic Preservation Commission. He is a Board Member and Past President of the Loveland Downtown Partnership (LDP), Former President of AIA Colorado and Former President AIA Colorado North Chapter. Jim is the Founding Principal of Architecture Plus - established in 1970 - the firm has received local, state and national design and planning awards. Jim taught architecture at Texas A&M and senior interior design classes at Colorado State University. Jim is a research assistant at Texas A&M performing natural lighting and natural ventilation studies/reports for the Educational Facilities Laboratory.
Board Member - Cody Winiecki
Cody moved to Loveland in the summer of 2017 with his wife and two children. He studied illustration at the Pacific Northwest College of Art and the University of Arizona. This education combined with a heavy influence by classical masters offers Cody a unique perspective as an instructor. He has trained with a wide variety of traditional media such as pen and ink, watercolor, and oils. As an award winning illustrator, Cody has undertaken private and commercial commissions as well as a number of juried exhibitions. Cody has found his passion in teaching.
Cody moved to Loveland in the summer of 2017 with his wife and two children. He studied illustration at the Pacific Northwest College of Art and the University of Arizona. This education combined with a heavy influence by classical masters offers Cody a unique perspective as an instructor. He has trained with a wide variety of traditional media such as pen and ink, watercolor, and oils. As an award winning illustrator, Cody has undertaken private and commercial commissions as well as a number of juried exhibitions. Cody has found his passion in teaching.
Board Member - Bonnie Hautamaki
Bonnie is a former Human Factors Engineer at Hewlett-Packard and Agilent Technologies and former User Experience Engineer for Healthcare IT and Medical devices - BS Mathematics, MS Industrial Engineering. Bonnie studied at Schissler Fine Art Academy in Loveland - graduating with a two-year Studio Arts Certificate. Bonnie is a landscape and portrait artist and can be found outdoors doing plein air painting looking for natural beauty to capture onto her canvas.
Bonnie is a former Human Factors Engineer at Hewlett-Packard and Agilent Technologies and former User Experience Engineer for Healthcare IT and Medical devices - BS Mathematics, MS Industrial Engineering. Bonnie studied at Schissler Fine Art Academy in Loveland - graduating with a two-year Studio Arts Certificate. Bonnie is a landscape and portrait artist and can be found outdoors doing plein air painting looking for natural beauty to capture onto her canvas.