FIND IT IN FAIRFIELD Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk November American Craft and Fine Art Show, Nov. 7 – 8
The award winning Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk will present the inaugural November American Craft and Art show November 7 – 8 at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center. The November Art Walk will also feature the Fairfield art galleries and venues. The American Craft and Art show will feature over 40 vendors featuring jewelry, paintings, ceramics, quilts and a variety of craftspeople creating, demonstrating and selling original items.
The American Craft and Art Show will be Friday, November 7 from 5 – 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, November 8 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and admission is $3.
“The American Craft and Fine Art Show is an opportunity to bring your family and friends for the first of its kind at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center featuring regional artisans for an opportunity to begin your holiday shopping with unique and handcrafted treasures,” said JoBeth Lewer, Deputy Director, Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk. “The American Craft and Fine Art Show will also have Saturday workshops as part of the activities to learn how to knit a holiday garland, create beautiful earrings, holiday cards, scrapbooking and much more.”
The 1st Fridays Art Walk has partnered with the Load’s Cupboard of Jefferson County to incorporate a canned food drive to assist with the holiday food request. Show patrons who bring a canned food item either Friday or Saturday will receive $2 off of the $3 admission.
“The Art Walk, along with the Lord’s Cupboard invite the Art patrons to experience the gift of giving as we head into the holiday season and give back to those in need,” said Rustin Lippincott, Fairfield Iowa Convention and Visitors Bureau. “1st Fridays Art Walk will also feature a gallery walk on Friday night from 5 – 9:30 p.m. with an emphasis on the galleries, venues and shops throughout the Fairfield Square and Cultural District, along with the opening of Peter Pan at the Arts and Convention Center; Fairfield is the perfect destination to kick off the holiday season.”
The children’s activities component of the award winning Art Walk will feature tissue paper and construction paper stain glass windows and mobiles. The Fairfield Library will be joining the children’s activities with “sgraffito drawings”, scratch art concealed by black crayon and paint when revealed, features a colorful layer of drawings.
Saturday’s portion of the American Craft and Art Show will feature workshops to allow patrons to leave the show with a new skill and hobby. Topics of the workshops include, knit a Holiday garland from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.; Earring making from 11 a.m. – noon; and Holiday crafts from 1 – 3 p.m. Workshops are $5 per session and additional information and preregistration is available at FairfieldArtWalk.org.
In conjunction with the American Craft and Art Show, the Carnegie Historical Museum will feature 19th century Native American handcrafts and array of artifacts, beadwork, basketry and pottery.
The Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk received the Tourism and Awards award from the Iowa Tourism Office this past month and is a fusion of all types of Art held each month. For more information on Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk, visit FairfieldArtWalk.org and TravelFairfieldIowa.com.
