The public is invited Friday October 11 from 5-7pm for an opening reception for the Trails-n-Trees Studio Tour Preview Show at the Berkeley Art Works, 116 North Queen Street in Martinsburg.

The Preview, is a wonderful opportunity to see a sampling of the artwork and   craftsmanship  from  award winning artisans  that Studio Tour guests can expect to see during the open Studio Tour, November 2 & 3, 2013.

The Preview will be on display in the Berkeley Art Works gallery through October 20. The gallery hours are 12-5, Fri 12-8, Sat 12-5, Sun 12-3.

The Trails and Trees Studio Tour,  presents 14 of Berkeley County’s best artisans & artists in collaboration  to present  the public with an open studio, behind-the-scenes look at their individual work spaces and creative processes.  The free, self- guided studio tour allows visitors two full days to travel at their own pace between studios in some of the most  beautiful  and  historic, rural countryside on the East Coast.

More information about the Tour is available at http://www.studiotourwv.com/. or via email at tour@studiotourwv.com.

The Berkeley Art Works is a service of The Berkeley Arts Council, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in West Virginia working to ensure that Berkeley County has a vibrant, vital arts environment by promoting awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the literary, visual and performing arts in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The Berkeley Arts Council is on the Web at www.berkeleyartswv.org.