APPALACHIAN POTTERS MARKET Saturday
December 6 2008
Appalachian Potters Market begins its twenty-second
year with 66 potters under one roof. McDowell High School's
commons area and gym will be filled with potters and
buyers from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Collectors and holiday
shoppers will find a wide array of wares suitable to
expand private collections as well as for holiday gift
giving. Appalachian Potters Market provides an opportunity
to see a variety of both traditional and modern claywork
in one location. One can spend several hours browsing
and chatting with the artisans about their work. Each
year, visitors from throughout the country, as far away
as Alaska, attend the Potters Market.
Many styles of handcrafted claywork will be showcased
at the 2008 Market, including raku, sgraffito, decorative
stoneware, earthen cookware, and traditional folk pottery.
These styles are crafted as functional cooking and serving
utensils, planters, lamps, jewelry, Christmas ornaments,
decorative boxes, wall pockets, and aesthetically pleasing
works of art.
This year several new potters who are registered will
join clayworkers participating in past years.
Marion is located ten minutes north of I-40, one hour
west of Hickory, 35 minutes east of Asheville, and 20
minutes south of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The main entrance
to McDowell High School is located on Business Routes
US 221and NC 226 North of Marion, and US 70 West of
Marion. If using the US 221 Marion Bypass, exit at US
70, and travel west one mile to the High School/Junior
High entrance on the left. Ample parking space, behind
the school building, and handicapped access is available.
There is a $4.00 admission fee for those over 16. For
more information, please call the McDowell Arts Council
Association at 828-652-8610, or McDowell County Tourism
at 1-888-233-6111.
The McDowell Arts Council Association, sponsor of
the Appalachian Potters Market, is funded through earned
income; corporate, business, and individual contributions;
the City of Marion; the McDowell County Commission;
the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, and
its Grassroots Arts Program; Southern Arts Federation;
and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
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