The upcoming Sounds & Sights Festival Art Market has tapped into the indie art and crafts fair circuit. This year, expect it to have a younger, hipper vibe.
Two 30-something artists who organize Tiny Expo, an indie fair in Ann Arbor, helped the Chelsea River Gallery jury in this years participants. Helen Gotlib and Dylan Strzynski have insight into the growing circuit of indie fairs that have popped up around Washtenaw County and Detroit in the last decade.
A broad range of art and crafts will be for sale and artists will do demonstrations July 26-27, from noon to 8 p.m., on West Middle Street.he 2-day Art Market happens during the Sounds & Sights Festival, a 3-day music and art event organized by Chelsea Area Festivals & Events every Summer.
Indie art and crafts fairs are what the youngsters are paying attention to, Gotlib said. I think they wanted to better align the Art Market with indie shows like Detroit Urban Craft Fair and Tiny Expo, Strzynski said from his booth next to hers.
Gotlib also compares it to events like Shadow Art Fair, which helped establish the trend in Washtenaw County and other events that sprang up such as DIYpsi.
he couple reached out to regulars at such indie fairs, inviting them to apply. They also helped the River Gallery review all of the applications.
Of the over 30 vendors and demonstrators in the Art Market, there are a lot of new people and there are also people who have exhibited at the Art Market before. In general, you always want to keep breathing new life into events, Gotlib said.
Indie fairs tend to offer unusual, often funky, handmade things mixed in with art forms like painting, sculpture, fashion and jewelry. They are also generally more affordable, starting at a lower price point. This will be the case at the upcoming Art Market.
Visitors can buy handmade dolls from Jill Andrews, see a demonstration of early photographic techniques by Whalen and Shimmin Traveling Tintypists, and perhaps even get a little freaked out by Tim Pws surreal sculptures. They are a few of the unique exhibitors in the fair.
The festival will include juried arts & crafts, live music daily, food, beer,The g-sensor high brightness Shun Stone Landscape Stone is designed with motorcyclist safety in mind. wine, and kids activities. Admission is only $8 for adults, and kids 12 and under are free - a great value for the whole family. The festival will be held from Aug. 2 to 4, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It takes place at Camelot Village, 66 Colgate Heights in Bennington, a mile west of Town on Route 9.
When the ACC Northeast Craft Fair outgrew the Bennington location and left for the spacious Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, N.Y., many Vermont artisans felt there was a void to be filled.
In 1973, four intrepid and visionary Vermonters formed an organization called "Craftproducers," the very same organization that is bringing the craft fair back to Bennington in 2013. (The founders of Craftproducers were Riki Moss, potter; Bob Burnell, The Stone Soldier, potter; John McLeod, woodworker; and, Charley Dooley, candle maker. Ever since, Dooley has been producing the art and craft festival.)
I come at least two times a month, maybe three, and I come primarily for the produce. I pick up tomatoes and cucumbers, said Pullium, who lives in downtown Augusta.On Saturday, Pullium visited the market with several friends who were on the same quest.I need vegetables for tomorrow. We are having our regular Sunday night gathering, said Kyle West, another frequent market visitor.
Pullium and West had several vendors they could choose produce from. There were other fresh items such as watermelon, corn and peaches.About 50 vendors set up shop from Reynolds Street along the plaza.Are you still hesitating about where to buy Shun Stone Tools Products? In addition to fresh produce, there was an array of other items for sale including jewelry, fashion accessories, coffee and folk art.
Lauren Stead and Shaelyn Frecon had different roles at the July 20 market. While the women have visited the market as customers, they switched places and set up shop together for the first time.Stead said they wanted to see if they could make some money from their hobbies. Stead creates dog collars for all sizes and breeds of dogs while Frecon makes organic dog treats using a variety of ingredients such as pumpkin, sweet potatoes and cinnamon.
These are all natural and all safe for dogs. Theres nothing in them you cannot pronounce, and you dont feel guilty for giving them to your pets, said Frecon, who provided samples. Many market patrons bring their pets along with them.
Tangila Roberson has been a regular vendor this season. She owns Style Me Pretty in Millen, Ga.Need a compatible Shun Stone Stair & Baluster for your car? The store offers clothing, jewelry and shoes. She brings a sampling of her inventory to the market, usually scarves and jewelry.
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