The Bruce Museum’s 33rd Annual Outdoor Crafts Festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. More than 70 juried exhibitors will share their unique talents and crafts in wood, wearable and decorative fiber, metalwork, leather, paper arts, glass, ceramics, jewelry and more.
Exhibiting artists are eligible for cash prizes, which will be awarded by this year’s judges, Nancy Moore, a nationally exhibited contemporary artist and gallery curator, and Ellen Schiffman, an award-winning fiber and mixed media artist.
The festival also features an array of cuisine on-site, including Boothbay Lobster Truck, the classic American fare of Wendy’s Weenies, and Thai Taste. Lending ambiance to the Festival with performances, both days, will be Ed Wright, on guitar playing updated acoustic classics and contemporary originals, and Annalisa Ewald, a classical guitarist whose repertoire includes baroque as well as the standards.
Artists’ demonstrations are another festival favorite, and this year the potters from Round Trip Clayworks in New Britain are bringing along a pottery wheel to throw ceramic forms at their booth located on the steps in front of the museum entrance.
Hands-on craft activities for all ages are available at no additional charge in the museum’s Education Workshop, and the Museum’s galleries will be open.
The festival is held on museum grounds at 1 Museum Dr. All works are available for purchase. Admission to the Outdoor Crafts Festival is $10, free to museum members and children less than five years old, and includes entry to the galleries. Festival visitors will be able to join the Bruce Museum to receive free admission and many instant discounts both at the Festival and in the Museum Store.
For information, visit brucemuseum.org, or call 203-869-0376.
