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CRAFT EXPO 2010
Brings America's Finest Crafts
Back to the Guilford Green
July 15, 16 & 17
In celebration of its 53rd 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 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.
 2010 Alphabetical List
of Artists
2010 Artists by Media
2010 Artists by Booth
• Read the full press release.
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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.
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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
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