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CRAFT EXPO 2009
Brings America's Finest Crafts
Back to the Guilford Green
July 16, 17, & 18

In celebration of its 52nd year, the Guilford Art Center's annual Craft Expo returns once again to the scenic and historic Guilford Green, celebrating the arts with its extensive array of handmade crafts by American artists.

Craft Expo 2009 will bring approximately 175 artists to Guilford--a mix of first-time and returning exhibitors, whose exquisite-quality handmade crafts consistently help rank this event as one of the top craft shows in New England and the country. The Guilford Green becomes home to these craft artists for the three-days of the show, while visitors flock to discover and rediscover the importance of American hand made objects, build relationships with artists, and start or add to personal collections.

 
   
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Drawing an estimated 14,000 artists, collectors, and visitors from across the country, Craft Expo is known for its one-of-a-kind work of the highest quality: Ceramics, Glass, Leather, Metal, Metal Jewelry, Non-Metal Jewelry, Non-Wearable Fiber, Painting, Printmaking & Drawing, Wearable Fiber, and Wood. Items range from decorative to functional and traditional to contemporary. All work presented at Expo is handmade by the artists, all of whom have been accepted in the show by a panel of professional peers, thereby ensuring only the highest quality in workmanship, design and materials.

Popular amenities for the Craft Expo visitor include a food court, craft activities for youngsters attending the show, and the chance to bid on donated craft pieces at the show's annual silent auction. Proceeds raised through the silent auction and nominal entrance fees benefit the non-profit Guilford Art Center and its year-round calendar of gallery and school art education programs for students of all ages and skill levels.

Craft Expo 2009

2009 Alphabetical List of Artists
2009 Artists by Media
2009 Artists by Booth

Craft Expo 2009 - download event postcard

CRAFT EXPO 2009: Brings America's Finest Crafts Back to the Guilford Green
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, July 16, 17, & 18, 2009

Additional Craft Expo Information

 

 

ARTISTS' GENERAL INFORMATION
The annual Guilford Art Center Craft Expo is a nationally juried show of fine American craft, held outdoors, under tents on the Guilford Green in Guilford, Connecticut. Approximately 180 artists exhibit in all craft media including baskets, ceramics, fiber, glass, leather, metal, jewelry, paper, mixed media, sculpture, furniture, wood and more. Work must be original and created by the artist. Expo is produced by the Guilford Art Center working with Artrider Productions, Inc., organizers since 1982 of nationally acclaimed craft and art shows.

For information on how to apply, please visit Artrider at www.artrider.com.

Sample of 2008 Artists' Work
Sample of 2007 Artists' Work
Sample of 2006 Artists' Work

 

 

Craft Expo 2008

CRAFT EXPO 2008: Brings America's Finest Crafts Back to the Guilford Green
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, July 17, 18, & 19, 2008


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