Spring Art & Fine Craft Show at Historic Merwinsville Hotel
The Merwinsville Hotel’s ninth annual Spring Arts and Fine Crafts Show will open April 17 featuring over 90 local artists and artisans, offering many potential Mother’s Day gifts. The show offers 6 days of shopping over two 3-day weekends, April 17-19 and April 24-26, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the historic Merwinsville Hotel in Gaylordsville, CT.
All of the work is for sale with a portion of all sales benefitting the restoration of the Merwinsville Hotel, supporting the 100 percent-volunteer nonprofit that has worked to restore the building for over 50 years. The 183-year-old building needs constant maintenance and renovation.
The show features high quality artwork in glass, photography, jewelry, sculpture, fiber, woodwork, pottery and paintings in watercolors, oil and acrylic. Locally grown plants are also available for sale from Meadowbrook Garden in New Milford and JohnBella Gift, Garden & Masonry in Gaylordsville.
One of the features of the spring show is live artist demonstrations on each Saturday (April 18 and April 25) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Artists will be available to show their work and answer questions. Confirmed artists this year are Adele Moros, Bethel CT; Elizabeth O'Conner, Gaylordsville, Bluebird Hill Design Susan Randel, New Milford, Black Sheep Knits; Jen Benham, Warren, glass artist; Linda McMillan, Torrington, Happy Dog Studio; and Lori Meehan, Brookfield, LMM Designs. Past years have included spinners, weavers, jewelry making, wood carvers and many more.
There is a suggested $3 donation per person for the Spring Show. Children under 10 are free. Members are admitted free and those at the sponsor level membership and above will receive a discount on art purchased at one of the three annual shows. Memberships start at $20.
The Merwinsville Hotel is on the National Registry of Historic Places located at 1 Browns Forge Road in Gaylordsville, CT, only 15 minutes from Kent, Sherman, New Milford and the Harlem Valley/Wingdale Railroad Station. For further information, call 860-350-4443 or visit www.merwinsvillehotel.org
