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WCFA Winter Market Offers Artistic Holiday Gifts

[CREDIT: WCFA] The WCFA Winter Market offers holiday shopping to discerning gift givers through Dec. 16.

[CREDIT: WCFA] The WCFA Winter Market is this Friday and Saturday at the Warwick Center for the Arts at 3259 Post Road, with affordable creative gifts for all tastes.
[CREDIT: WCFA] The WCFA Winter Market at the Warwick Center for the Arts at 3259 Post Road, with affordable creative gifts for all tastes, offers holiday shopping to discerning artistic gift givers through Dec. 16.
WARWICK, RI — On Nov. 26, as the holiday shopping season begins, Warwick Center for the Arts, 3259 Post Road, begins its three-week Winter Market showcase of artistic gifts of every stripe.

“We always have an exhibit of some sort rotating on the walls,” said Danielle Salisbury, director at the WCFA, during the last market. During the market, the exhibit is of more affordably priced works, complemented by tables of assorted artistic creations. Those items run the gamut, including mosaics, wooden bowls, jewelry, and succulent arrangements.

This is the third Winter Market the WCFA has run since 2021, when it rebranded its annual sale of local artists wares as a Winter Market during the pandemic.

The market, open Sunday, Nov. 26, 10-4 p.m., then during WCFA hours, 11 a.m. till 3 p.m., Wednesday Through Saturday. Extended open hours for the Winter Market will include Fridays from 3 to 6 p.m. The Winter Market is presented as an opportunity for artists and shoppers to connect in a festive way this holiday season, according to the WCFA.   Admission is free, but donations are welcome. If you would like to schedule a private shopping experience, please contact our office at 401-737-0010.

The event is hosted in the WCFA open gallery at the historic Kentish Armory in Apponaug Village. There will be gift items available for purchase raning from greeting cards to oil paintings.   In addition to handmade jewelry, toys, cards, ornaments, pottery and accessories, the Market will also sell affordable, framed paintings, prints and other wall hangings. You can also buy WCFA gift certificates if you prefer to give the ‘arts experience’ as a holiday gift this year.

 

 

Rob Borkowski
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