Craft and Design Display Promotes Holiday Craft Sales

TOURISM/CULTURE--Craft and Design Display Promotes Holiday Craft Sales

Works by members of the Atlantic Spinners and Handweavers are on display in Guild Hall at the Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design, 1683 Barrington Street in Halifax. The group is promoting their upcoming pre-Christmas sale, which features distinctive handwoven and handspun articles. The sale and tea takes place Saturday, Nov. 17, and Sunday, Nov. 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Scott Manor House, 15 Fort Sackville Rd., in Bedford.

Members of the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council are also displaying crafts at the centre as a preview of their Christmas Craft Market, which is being held in a new location this year. It will take place at Pier 21, 1055 Marginal Rd., Halifax, from Friday, Nov. 16, to Sunday, Nov. 18. This annual event features close to 100 craftspeople who are juried members of the crafts council. People who want more information can call 902-423-3837.

The annual Comfort and Joy Quilt Show and Sale is a joint project of the Mayflower Quilters Guild, quiltmakers of Nova Scotia and the QEII Foundation. The centre is displaying a quilt by guild member Marilyn Montgomery to whet the public appetite for the show and sale, which takes place Wednesday, Nov. 28, through Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Bethune Building, VG Site. This event is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For information on these upcoming holiday sales or to find out where you can buy art and crafts year-round throughout Nova Scotia, drop by the Centre for Craft and Design, Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public can also call 902-424- 4062.

The Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design has operated for ten years as a development centre promoting craft and design-related industries in Nova Scotia and publishes the Buyers Guide to Art and Craft in Nova Scotia. You can also access the centre Web site hosting the electronic version of the Buyers Guide to Art and Crafts in Nova Scotia at www.craft-design.gov.ns.ca .