The Women’s Council, a volunteer service organization that supports the Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC), presents its 47th annual Holiday Bazaar Arts & Crafts Sale. The sale, filled with the work of more than 200 fine artists and craftspeople, takes place within the Museum and Eisenhart Auditorium at the RMSC campus on Friday, November 17, 5 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, November 18, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, November 19, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Holiday Bazaar is a juried arts and crafts show with five floors of displays throughout the RMSC campus. A spectacular variety of carefully selected exhibitors showcase creative, unique items such as ceramics, jewelry, glass, woodwork, photography, painting, prints, sculpture, fiber arts and mixed media in the sale. Exhibitors come from across New York state, New England, and as far away as Illinois and North Carolina.
“This sale showcases the high quality work of extremely talented artists and fine craftspeople,” said Christine DeTurck, Women’s Council member and co-chair of the Holiday Bazaar committee. “For shoppers, that means a chance to purchase one-of-a-kind art and beautiful gifts, and to talk with the artists who created them. All funds that we raise benefit the RMSC and we are thrilled to be able to support them with this much-anticipated event.”
In addition to the sale itself, food and beverages will be available for purchase in the Cunningham House Studio, an area not usually open to the general public. The Regency-style dwelling, which is now home to the RMSC’s administrative offices, was originally constructed in 1880 and purchased by the Cunninghams in 1916. Mrs. Cunningham was a professional artist and patron of the arts (a wing was added to the house to serve as her studio), and it is fitting that the studio doors be open to visitors during this three-day art event at the RMSC.
One of the longest running arts and crafts festivals in the Rochester region, the RMSC Women’s Council Holiday Bazaar began 47 years ago as a modest Christmas Stocking Stuffer Sale. Today, the Holiday Bazaar attracts more than 5,000 shoppers and is the Women’s Council’s most successful fund-raising event.
New this year is a re-usable, heavy-duty Holiday Bazaar shopping bag, available for just $1. Other highlights include a used book sale and door prizes. Note that Museum exhibits will be unavailable during the run of the Holiday Bazaar Arts & Crafts Sale, as galleries will be filled with arts and crafts exhibitors.
Admission is $5 per person; $7 per person for a two-day pass; and children 12 and under are free. RMSC members enjoy half-price admission on Friday night.
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