Naeset-Roe Inn

Main Street will be hosting an Art Walk, Friday, July 23rd. 5-9pm. Come and enjoy the historical facades of downtown Main St.  Then pop into one of the 18 shops that will be displaying and selling Art in a great number of medias.

The map below gives you a list of all the shops with location and artists being presented.

View Art Walk on Historic Main Street Stoughton, WI in a larger map

A few of my favorites will be presented.  Kathryn Vaughn at Main Street Flowers.  You may recognize this name from Madison Radio.  She hosts a wonderful show on Magic 98 every Sunday morning.  Several of her pieces are on display at Naeset Roe Inn.  Greg Rodriguez at Yaraha River Co-Op, is an outstanding painter.  He just finished a painting of Naeset Roe Inn for me that is hanging in the West Parlor.  Mona Semerau is a wonderful silversmith that does such delicate work.  Stop and see her at Vincenzo’s and have a glass of wine while you are there.

So stop in and see some new art during the Main Street Stoughton Art Walk Friday, July 23rd  5-9pm.  If you can’t make it, most of these artists are displayed at other times in these shops.  Come and see them during a stay at Naeset Roe Inn.  The inn is one block from Main Street and a great walk any day of the week.

Time for the 6th Fall Studio Art Tour sponsored by 14 South Artists.  Mark your calendar for Friday, September 25th, 6-8 pm, to attend the Opening Reception at Pugsley’s Speakeasy, 515 E. Main St, Stoughton, WI.  Then Saturday, Sept. 26th, 10 am – 5 pm and Sunday, Sept. 27th 10 am – 4 pm tour 39 artists work in and around 7 historic communities in Southern Dane County.

Ann Kleckner, president of 14 South Artists says, “Artists do what they do because they love doing it.  When you buy original art, you participate in the process of promoting the arts, and help to sustain the quality lifestyle of small communities.  You are not just buying a thing.  You are buying an original work, made by an artist out of love.  It’s not just an object…it carries the energy of the artist who created it.”

If you like to view demos or are looking for that perfect painting, pottery piece or jewelry then you should take a tour around southern Wisconsin and visit the studios of artists like Lynn Gifford, jeweler / Becky Guzman, jeweler / Gary Walker, digital painter / Barbara Grant, mixed media / Derek Hambly, painter / Audrey Handler, glass artist / and Paul Morrison, woodworking.  For a complete list of artists and locations click on 14 South Artists.

To add to your tour enjoyment of all this art, why not stay at Naeset Roe Inn in Historic Downtown Stoughton.  Here you’ll enjoy the artistry of hospitality by Carl the innkeeper and Zack his trusty sheltie.  After a night of peaceful slumber, gastronomic treats will greet you in the morning and get you started on your day of touring.  Click here to check availability.  You can walk from the inn to 11 of the artists locals in Stoughton.

Come and support the artists of the 14 South Artists Fall Studio Art Tour.  It’s the perfect place to start your holiday shopping. 

 Remember also to support all the independently owned businesses in your area.  If you love the community you live in and want to help it thrive, go out and spend some money each month at 3 of your favorite independently owned businesses.  Do you want your community known for all the big box stores or for the great little shop on Main Street?

Look forward to seeing you in the studios on September 26th and 27th.

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Getting cabin fever and need to get away.  Well Stoughton has some great things coming up this month.

My favorite Gallery is having a new show entitled “Special Places”  the artist is Tim Mulholland.  The show runs trough April 19th.   But you can enjoy it from the beginning with the Artist’s Reception Friday, March 6th, 5pm – 8pm.  Visit RobertRaeGallery.com.  The gallery is only two blocks from Naeset-Roe Inn, 184 W. Main Street., so it is a nice evening walk away, even in this cold March weather.  Tim does a wondeful job with his camera, and has a great collection of Wisconsin scenes.

The Stoughton Opera House is offering some good shows this month.  Visit the Stoughton Opera House Website for more information.

Trundling Through Time is the name of the show by artist Kathryn Vaughn at Robert Rae Gallery in Stoughton, WI.  The opening reception is being held Friday, December 5, 2008 from 5-8:30 at the gallery at 184 W. Main St. in Stoughton.  You can contact them at 608-577-0177.

I’ve known Kathryn for several years and have some of her art at the Inn.  She does wonders with inks and metalics.  She is also a first rate DJ on Sunday mornings on Magic98 in Madison.

I still have some room available for the weekend if you want to come to the opening and aslo have some fun at Victorian Holiday Weekend, a celebration of our victorian past and the holiday season.  There is also a wonderful Holiday Art Show put on by the artists of 14 South Artists.This is is their 5th annual and it only gets bigger and better every year.  It’s a Juried Art Show featuring over 30 fine artists from southern Wisconsin.

So don’t sit at home.  Get out and enjoy the fresh snow on the ground.  Maybe take a trolley ride or a wagon ride, do a little Christmas shopping in our unique stores, and see great art in Stoughton Wisconsin.