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The ARTIST MARKET is modeled after the popular annual HOLIDAY ART SALE, and both have become highly anticipated events drawing diverse artists and patrons. In keeping with our mission, and our gallery patron base, the ARTIST MARKET once again offers high-quality, original, handcrafted fine arts and crafts items that are affordably priced (many items under $100), and reflect the cultural diversity of metropolitan Atlanta.
The event will include local artists with and without disabilities, working in a variety of artistic mediums, including watercolors, acrylics on canvas, giclée prints and cards, hand-knitted fiber items, textile art, hand-made books, boxes and cards, hand-made jewelry in glass and beadwork, hand-carved wooden walking sticks and more. More than a dozen artists, some new and some returning favorites, including: Eleanor Brownfield/5 Star Knits; Paula Buford; Colleen Casey/SlothCraft; Designs by Minna/Minna Hong; IronHawk Forge; Rozelle Morton-Bush; Southern Flameworks/Mollie Lakin-Hayes; Kimono Cards/Mona Soyak; Judy Lynn/Mirabelle Studios; Bill Whitlock; Bill Yeatman; and Andrea Zoppo.
Arts for All Gallery is located in the historic Healey Building at 57 Forsyth Street, NW, in Downtown Atlanta. In addition to weekday hours, the gallery will host two public receptions, on Thursday, May 6 and Thursday, June 3, from 5:00 - 8:00 PM; both receptions are part of First Thursday, Atlanta’s first and original downtown arts walk. First Thursday events are free and open to the public, complimentary light refreshments are provided, and at Arts for All Gallery an ASL interpreter will be present, and live Audio Description for patrons with visual impairments is available upon request. The gallery is open to the public Monday – Friday, from 10 AM – 4 PM; there is an ADA-accessible entrance, and admission is always free.
Arts for All Gallery is a program of VSA arts of Georgia, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing access to the arts for people with disabilities and those of low income. Major funding for VSA arts of Georgia is provided in part by the Fulton County Commission under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council; the City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs – Office of the Mayor; and the Georgia Council for the Arts, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, through appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. VSA arts of Georgia is affiliated by VSA International, an affiliate of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This program is made possible in part through funding provided by the national office of the VSA arts under an award from the U.S. Department of Education. However the content does not necessarily reflect the policy of the U.S. Department of Education and endorsement should not be assumed.
Press contact: Jaehn ("Jane") Clare
Director of Artistic Development VSA arts of Georgia 57 Forsyth Street, N.W. Suite R-1, The Healey Building Atlanta, GA 30303-2226 404.221.1270 x 202 Jaehn.ClareVSAartsGA.org # # #
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