The Christmas Art Market is on now. (Submitted/The Allen Sapp Gallery)

By Angela Brown

Holiday tradition

Christmas Art Market back for another year

Dec 15, 2021 | 5:00 AM

The Christmas Art Market is on again this year in North Battleford.

The event runs Wednesdays to Sundays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. through the holiday season until Jan. 16, 2022 in the lower level of the Allen Sapp Gallery. The gallery will be open during the show, with the exception of Christmas and Boxing Day.

A myriad of art cards, prints, small paintings, pottery, and larger paintings in acrylic and watercolour will be on display with many items also available for purchase as holiday gifts.

Jean M. Dunn is among the artists taking part. She said the event is a good way to support local artists while purchasing a Christmas gift at the same time.

“There is a big variety there, and lots of cards too for sale,” she said.

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There is plenty of variety at the Christmas Art Market. (Submitted/The Allen Sapp Gallery)

Curator and manager of galleries with the City of North Battleford Leah Garven estimated over a dozen local artists are participating in the event.

“It’s a bit of a mixed display of art,” she said.

“This is the second year we have held something like this,” she added. “It’s an opportunity to bring out local art that has been made in the last year or two. It’s a chance for artists to display and sell their work.”

Garven added there are also some unique birch bark crafts to take in, as well as some leather work.

Among the many artists and their crafts featured are: Joan Rivers-Wing – pottery; Kathy Smith – watercolour paintings, acrylic paint pours, and cards; Brenda Lamb – pottery; Lorraine Voegeli – cards, watercolour miniatures; Pam Beaver – cards; Rosemarie Stadnyk – acrylic paintings, cards, print; Jean M. Dunn – acrylic paintings, carvings, card prints; Faye Erickson – acrylic paintings; Marilyn Richardson – acrylic paintings; John Boyer – acrylic paintings; Les Hurlburt – birch creations, angels, light boxes, earrings, decor; and Garnett Tootoosis Sr. – leather work, and gouache paintings.

“The artists are just happy that people come out as well to look at what they have been making,” Garven said. “Artists often work in isolation. For them to put their work out there for people to see is a real highlight for them.”

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