Waterfall Arts’ annual Handmade Art and Craft Show and Sale returns to the Clifford Gallery on Friday, December 2nd, with a glittering opening party: everyone is welcome to attend. The juried show includes work from over one hundred artists and crafts people from all over Maine and some from a little bit beyond the border. The proceeds from sales benefit both the vendors and Waterfall Arts.
Finely made glass, ceramics, jewelry, prints, drawings, paintings, sculpture, specialty foods, soaps, tea, cards, textiles, journals, vintage treasures, home furnishings, décor, calendars and more are included in the show. Efforts have been made to keep prices low; almost all the items are under $100 with the majority well below that. There is truly something for everyone at the Handmade Show.
The opening night party, on December 2nd from 5 to 8 pm, will be merry occasion with refreshments from Moody Dogs and other vendors. The gallery will be decorated and stuffed with exceptional merchandise and the Bridge Art Studio will be open for hands on activities. There’s also a Free Range Music Series concert with Starcrossed Losers + Hollow Horse in the Fallout Shelter beginning at 7:30. Tickets at the door are $10 or go to freerangemusicseries.com for advance tickets.
The Handmade show runs through Friday, December 23rd; hours are 12 noon to 6 pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays and from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. The show will be also be open during Belfast’s Early Bird hours on Saturday Dec. 3rd from 6 to 9 am. Stop in for the best pickings and free hot chocolate. Arrangements to shop at other times can be made by calling the Waterfall Arts office at 338-2222.
Waterfall Arts is located at 256 High Street in Belfast and is supported by yearlong sponsors Revision Energy, All Creatures Acupuncture and Cold Mountain Builders and by the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.
For more information on the Handmade Show, classes, exhibitions, studio rentals and events, visit waterfallarts.org, stop by or call 338-2222.
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