ARTrails event returns to Yuma this weekend

There's a buzz in Foothills this weekend with the third annual ARTrails art show.

It's an opportunity for artists in Yuma County to show off their passion through a show where visitors travel from venue to venue - getting to experience all kinds of art.

From oil paintings to gourd art, there is a little something for everyone.
  And it's growing from year to year, said co-chair Linda Calahan.

"We're grown to 19 venues and 41 artists. So it's getting bigger and better every year.

"We just decided we're such a big area out here and it's hard to ever find a venue to show all of our art that we would just have open studio tours."

There is another big event in town this weekend, but the artists welcome the extra visitors to Yuma.

"We wanted to coordinate ourselves with (Midnight at the Oasis) because we find that the women who get tired of looking at cars come and look at art," Calahan said. "We'd like to bring more people in from the downtown area."

Co-chair Marijke Farnsworth said there will be an opportunity for visitors and art lovers to enter contests at each of the 19 venues with an art giveaway.

Calahan said each artist is donating a piece of art at each venue. Guests sign in at each stop on the tour for their chance to win.

"The more venues you go to, the more chances you have to win a piece of art. That way, we're sharing our art with everybody."

Examples of art include watercolor, oil, pastels, colored pencils, acrylic, photography, gourds and stained glass.

A reception to help kick off the event will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Desert Grace Community Church, 12134 N. Frontage Road.

Organizers said there will be finger food, and all of the artists will have a preview of their artwork.

The group decided to hold the show over two weekends this year, Calahan said, because "we found that everybody couldn't get around ... in one weekend."

Now, guests can take more time. "There's always a second weekend for them to come around and take a look," she said.

"I think it's very exciting for the artists," said Farnsworth. "Everybody works very well to bring this all together, and all the artists really like to visit and talk about their art.
  "It gives us a chance to show the community what we do."

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ARTrails
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, March 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 14, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

1. Sweet Pea Studio
342-7115
10817 Fortuna Palms Loop
Linda Calahan (watercolor, oil)
Gary Pharness (oil)

2. Canceled

3. Maren's Watercolor Creations
345-9503
14812 E. 51st St.
Maren Waddill (watercolor, acrylic, coffee)

4. Jean Rummel
342-1240
14773 E. 52nd Drive
Jean Rummel (oil)
Lois Fox (Western art, oil)
Adair Bentley (watercolor)
Judy Youngs (art glass)

5. Jeannie's Gallery
305-0482
14382 E. 50th St.
Jeannie House (oil, watercolor, acrylic)
La Verne Schlepp (oil)

6. Connie Oberg
305-0682
14139 E. 49th Drive
Connie Oberg (oil, stained glass)
Valeen Trujillo (oil)

7. Margaret Wish*
342-5778
13719 E. 49th Drive
Margaret Wish (oil, acrylic, stained glass)
Gay Norton (oil)
Angie Marsh (oil)

8. Nita Bearce
345-2666
13777 E. 52nd Drive
Nita Bearce (watercolor, oil)
Wilma Richerson (oil)

9. Sue Slebos
342-5463
13704 E. 47th St.
Sue Slebos (oil)
Deanie Holbrook (acrylic)
Nancy Phipps (watercolor)

10. Sandi A Gourd Art Gallery
210-9458
13242 55th Dr.
Sandi Antonacci (gourds)
Karen Peterson (gourds)

11. Lorraine Fielding*
342-2812
13583 E. 45th Lane
Lorraine Fielding (oil, watercolor)
Mary McCulley (oil, watercolor)

12. Elaine Larson
305-0074
12655 S. Montana Ave.
Elaine Larson (Oil, watercolor)
Judy Wright (watercolor)

13. Greenhouse Gallery*
342-1047
13178 E. 47th St.
Norma Ukura (oil, watercolor)

14. Jim and Marijke Farnsworth
342-3423
12635 S. Dorothy Drive
Jim Farnsworth (photography)
Marijke Farnsworth (oil, pastel, watercolor, colored pencils)

15. Sara Mickelson
581-4269
13250 E. 45th Drive
Sara Mickelson (oil, watercolor/, acrylic)
Jodie Williams (oil, acrylic, watercolor)

16. Mary Adams*
785-8294
13366 E. 41st Drive
Mary Adams (watercolor)
Gertrude Wells (oil)

17. Ethel McGovern
342-7439
13239 E. 40th St.
Ethel McGovern (oil, colored pencils)
Majel Shuler (watercolor)

18. Rosemary Hawkey
246-5636
11856 S. Dawn Drive
Rosemary Hawkey (mixed media, acrylic)
Angie Marsh

19. Nancy Carlson*
342-6587
11760 El Camino Del Diablo
Nancy Carlson (oil, acrylic, mixed media)
Ramona Graver (oil)
Norma Tuttle (oil, watercolor)
Patty Grove (oil)
Chris Smith (mixed media)

*These galleries will only be open on March 6 and 7