ART AFFAIRE IN THE GARDENS AT THE BARNWELL CENTER

The Friends of the Barnwell is pleased to invite you to Art Affaire in the Garden – an Arts Market on Saturday March 20, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.    From the unusual to the unique, an impressive showcase of handmade arts, crafts and plants for the home and garden will be on sale with plenty to appeal to both locals and visitors. A treasure-trove of handcrafted works in glass, jewelry, fiber arts, mixed media, visual art, photography, sculptures and more can all be found here! 
Art Affaire in the Garden is yet another way that the Friends of the Barnwell are supporting Louisiana artists and craftsmen. Art Affaire in the Garden provides a dependable and highly affordable marketplace for artists to sell their artwork, in a delightful environment that serves as an inexpensive weekend storefront for their creative efforts.  No mass-manufactured or assembled products will be sold. Art Affaire in the Garden – An Arts Market will provide an opportunity to meet the artists and craftsmen, discuss their work, and to buy unique hand-made products direct from the creator.  Art Affaire in the Garden will also offer a variety of Louisiana grown plants for the home and garden.

In these days of chain-stores and shopping centers, a visit to Art Affaire in the Garden – an Arts Market will be a special shopping experience as you visit this unique open-air market with a variety of stalls nestled amongst the shady trees. The result, a market of charming eccentricities, full of happy surprises!
 
  Art Affaire in the Garden will also be on April 17 and May 15 from 10am to 3pm.

Beginning in June, the arts market will be held every Saturday from 10 am to 3pm.
 
Anyone interested in joining Art Affaire in the Garden- an Arts Market as a vendor, performer, or demonstrating artist should request an application by calling 673-7703 or emailing wlarybarnwellctr@centurytel.net.

The Barnwell Center is located on the Shreveport riverfront at 601 Clyde Fant Parkway.