Rexburg artists to launch East Idaho Art Market – East Idaho News

REXBURG — Two Rexburg pals and fellow artists have determined it’s excessive time for East Idaho to have its personal nice artwork market.

The East Idaho Artwork Market will likely be held Saturday, Aug. 27, from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. behind the Madison College District workplaces at 60 West Essential Road in Rexburg. It’ll characteristic greater than 30 artisans and makers of handmade items.

The market’s founders, folks artist Alex Reed and watercolor artist Shelby Thayne, each of Rexburg, have loved taking part in related occasions elsewhere. They felt that east Idaho had sufficient of its personal expertise and appreciation for the humanities to create a brand new market right here at house.

Reed and Thayne agreed that their aim is for the market to be totally different than a craft honest or a extra typical vendor occasion that hosts many several types of sellers. The East Idaho Artwork Market will likely be curated with solely unique nice artwork and handmade items.

“Our imaginative and prescient is to supply one thing that permits folks to expertise nice artwork,” Reed says. “It places the humanities on the forefront of the market quite than to the aspect, and it teaches the group in regards to the arts.”

Thayne seems ahead to an occasion that may elevate the appreciation of arts in the neighborhood.

“The concept is having a spot the place we curate and have fun nice artwork and high-quality handmade items, and the place we join these artists with the group,” Thayne says.

The market will characteristic a number of meals distributors and greater than 30 native artists in many various kinds, together with paint, drawing, illustration, jewellery, pictures, paper quilling, mosaics, ceramics and extra. You may see previews of among the artists and their work available on the market’s Instagram web page.

Reed hopes the market will set up itself as “the place for artwork in East Idaho.” She and Thayne hope it is going to change into a beloved group custom.

“We need to construct this group, and we’re beginning now,” Reed says. “We’re in it for the lengthy haul. We see this as one thing that may develop every year.”

Reed and Thayne are additionally planning a vacation artwork marketplace for December 3. You’ll find extra data on this and future markets and join e-mail notifications available on the market’s web site.