A BI-ANNUAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ART DRIVE IS THIS WEEKEND AND IT RUNS THROUGH THE CLINTON AND CAMANCHE AREA. IT’S A SELF GUIDED DRIVE DIRECTING YOU TO PRIVATE STUDIOS OF VARIOUS ARTISTS IN THE REGION.
SPOKESPERSON FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ART DIRECTORY, DIANE VOLRATH, SAYS THE DRIVE RUNS FROM THE DUBUQUE AND GALENA, ILLINOIS AREA TO THE WEST BURLINGTON, IOWA AREA WITH 28 STOPS IN IOWA AND ILLINOIS. SEVERAL OF THOSE ARE IN THE CLINTON-CAMANCHE AREA.
THIS IS THE 10TH ‘DRIVE’ BUT VOLRATH SAYS IT CHANGES EACH TIME.
SHE SAYS THEY HOPE TO GET PEOPLE FROM THE BIG TOWNS TO COME HERE AND LEARN THERE IS ART IN THE REGION..
VOLRATH SAYS THE ARTISTS CAN CHOOSE WHETHER TO HAVE PEOPLE STOP IN TO WATCH THEM WORK AND ANSWER QUESTIONS..
THE ART DRIVE IS MAY 2nd and 3rd
YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE AT THE GROUP’S WEBSITE www.mrvad.com/ AND FIND DETAILS AND A MAP ABOUT THE DRIVE.
