Holiday Artisan Market Set for Dec. 2 and 3, 2023

Category: Local Events Local Events
Published: 10 November 2023 10 November 2023

JewelryWalkerJewelry by Deborah WalkerThe 9th Annual Holiday Artisan Market will be held this year on the weekend of Dec. 2nd and 3rd  at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center next to Ace Hardware on Hwy. 180 East. It will be open from 10 – 4 on Saturday and 11 to 3 on Sunday.

There will be a wide range of mediums within the 31 quality juried artists. Types of fine arts and crafts include painters, jewelers, weavers, gourd artists, crocheted items, knitters, leatherworkers, photography, pottery, wood workers, fused glass, wood carvers, fiber art and garment makers. Some are award winners in their categories.

PelhamdigitalVicki Pelham digital artIncluded in this year’s lineup is Ann Shea-Smith from Huisache Designs, Blythe Whitley of Blythe Spirit-Wearable Art, Brenda Holzinger and Leonard Giusti of Silver City Tye Dye Company, Caroline Haverly of Carrie's Coin Jewelry, Deborah Walker of Creative Fusion, Deborah Hutchings from Artful Things,  Fleda Lawyer of Fleda Fused Glass, Gay Scheibl of Gay Scheibl Art, George Thompson of Segmented Wood Turning, Joel Armstrong of Joel Armstrong Fine Art, Julie Bailey of Julie Bailey Jewelry, Kenneth Hadlock of Art by KGH, Kim Muller of Burro Mountain Studio, Kit West of ARTifact Gifts, Linda Ewers of TurnAgain Products, Lisa Crowder of Tumbling Goat, Marcia Tinker of The Tinker’s Daughter, Margaret Streams from Second Nature,  Mariah Walker of They Call the Wind Mariah, Mark Cantrell with Creatures for the Earth, Miranda from Mtn + Pine, Myron Weckworth from the Double W, Pierre Nichols and Jerry Howell of Pierre Nichols of PLNgourds , Randi Olson and Joshanna Bush of !!WOW!!, Susan H. Porter of Dancing Threads Woven and Mary Ragins of Handwoven for You, Tara O'Neill with Handmade Beaded and Wire-Wrapped Gifts, Tina Salmon with High Desert Dreamer, Vicki Pelham of  V. K. Pelham Art and Photography, William Totherow of WDT Woodcrafts, and Wendi Kitting Oliveira from the Makery.

Beverly Bean will be selling baked goods, coffee, tea, quiche, wraps and soup. She will be in the lobby and there will be a few tables for people to sit and eat and relax.

PencildrawArmstrongColored Pencil drawing by Joel ArmstrongThis will be a wonderful time to shop locally and support our local arts community. Gifts made by hand from local artists have more meaning than buying mass produced items from big box stores.

Visit https://www.instagram.com/silvercityholidaymarket / and https://www.facebook.com/SilverCityHolidayMarket  for more information on individual artists.

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