Arts & Crafts Festival Friday and Saturday
The second annual Autumn in the Ozarks Arts and Crafts Festival, sponsored by the Buffalo River Artisans’ Guild, will be held from 9 AM until 5 PM on October 23 and 24 at the EH Building on the Searcy County Fairgrounds in Marshall. The festival will showcase the many talents and workmanship of local artists and artisans.
A nice variety of holiday gift items such as fine art prints and originals in acrylics, oils and watercolors, photo art, quilts, jewelry, wooden lathe-turned bowls, decorated gourds, handmade soaps and candles, and hand-knit and crocheted goods will be offered from some 20 different exhibitors. Besides ongoing demonstrations by local watercolor, acrylic and oil artists, there will be demonstrations in wool spinning, felting, wood carving, wood turning and gourd decorating throughout the event.
Short workshops in bead making, jewelry making, rock painting, and paper and fiber arts will be offered throughout the 2-day event. These workshops will be free or at a very nominal cost to both adults and youth.
Food will be available for purchase on the festival site. The Kiwanis Club of Searcy County will be preparing lunch on Friday, and the Loafers Glory church will be preparing lunch on Saturday.
For further information, please call event coordinator Merrily Hartwig at (870) 448-4758.
Posted: October 15th, 2009 under Bulletin Board.
Tags: Art, events