News

Folklife Center

We are proud to announce that the Crandall Library in Glens Falls, NY, has purchased several pieces of artwork from our members for inclusion in its Folklife Center permanent collection. The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library is an award-winning program created in 1993, charged with the mission to research and present the cultural traditions of the upper Hudson Valley and southern Adirondacks of upstate New York. https://www.crandalllibrary.org/ The artists that have been selected are CJ Lyttle of Greenwich, NY, Chris Levy of Greenwich, NY, and Chung Ah Park of Cambridge, NY.

Carolyn Favor Kibbe

Con gratulations to member Carolyn Favor Kibbe who has been juried into the National Association of Women Artists. Her painting “Why Painters Love Redheads No. 8” is part of this year’s on-line exhibition of new members’ work. To see the show, look up National Association of Women Artists or go to https://www.thenawa.org/. NAWA was founded in 1889 and is the oldest women’s painting group in the United States, with many famous members through the years.

We are online!

Valley Artisans now offers online shopping for curbside pick up. Go to the top of this page and look for the tab that says “shop.” You will see work by artist and by category. You can pay online and then pick up during the days we are open. Thanks for supporting us as we adapt to the way we do business.

SECONDS SALE!

We had to cancel our in-person sale this year but we are still selling our seconds and discontinued items on FaceBook from Aug. 26-Aug 29. Go to our page to see what we have and comment to claim your deeply discounted item.

New Hours

Our hours for October have changed. Through Oct. 31, we are open:
Friday & Saturday, 10 am – 5pm
Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm

Are you the one?

We are looking for painters specializing in watercolor as well as jewelry makers who are silver smiths. If you are interested in becoming a working member, please consider joining our friendly bunch of artists! There are no monthly fees for membership, you don’t have to rent space and we keep just 25 percent commission on work sold. For more information, look at our membership application.

Small Business Award

Congrats to member Peggy Gray who received a Small Business Excellence Award from the Small Business Administration and the Women’s Business Center of New York State on May 7!