About Us

The studio tour concept was started 6 years ago by the Sweet Road Artisans Alliance to offer the area a place to view artists in their natural habitat. They noticed that there were few studios open to the public, but there were many artists that lived up in this area. The tour started off with 5 studios in the Sweet Road area, east of Blaine. The tour now has evolved to over 25 artists showing at 16 locations on the Art Studio Tour of Blaine. The tour will continue to grow. The tour now is spread out to Blaine, Custer, Birchbay and the surrounding area.

Among the 16 studio sites in the 2011tour, there are 2 memorable locations. Number one site on the map is Loomis Hall Gallery, a downtown Blaine landmark dedicated to the fine arts and home to full-time artists. Number 14 on the map is the award winning Dakota Creek Winery, specializing in producing limited quantities of premium wines made with hand picked grapes from premier vineyards in Eastern Washington. Dakota Creek Winery will be having it's Spring Release Weekend the same weekend at the Blaine Art Tour.  Many new vintages will be available for sampling.

So ~ instead of a toaster oven, give Mom a great day out and a say in picking a truly special gift for Mother’s Day this year. The annual Blaine Art Studio Tour provides the opportunity to explore beautiful northern Whatcom County and exposure to the creative efforts of the area’s premier artists.