Artisan Marketplace

An exciting array of artists from ethnic communities will demonstrate and sell their crafts at a folk artists’ Marketplace on Saturday, November 12, 2010 from 11 am to 4 pm at The Institute for Community Research (ICR), 2 Hartford Square West, Suite 100 in Hartford, CT. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature carpet weavers, basket makers, crochet artists, embroiderers, henna painters, and jewelry makers. Artists represent countries of origin including Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Somalia, Burma, Iran, Iraq, Romania, and Laos, and are all living in the Greater Hartford area now. Organized by ICR’s CT Cultural Heritage Arts Program (CHAP), the Marketplace is part of Hartford Open Studios Weekend, a creative showcase for local artists held annually in Hartford.