GAYLORDSVILLE, Conn.—The Merwinsville Hotel’s eighth annual Spring Arts and Fine Crafts Show has been moved a bit earlier in the season’s calendar, but it will be the same high-quality show featuring the works of more than 90 local artists and artisans.
The show will again be on two weekends, April 4-6 and April 11-13, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday each weekend. The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the historic Merwinsville Hotel.
All of the work featured 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 more than 50 years. The 182-year-old building needs constant maintenance and renovation.
The show features 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 The Village Farm Shop and Greenhouse in Gaylordsville.
There will be live artist demonstrations on all six days from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Artists will be available to show their work and answer questions. Past years have included spinners, weavers, jewelry artisans, wood carvers and many more.
There is a suggested $3 donation per person for the Spring Show. Children under 10 are admitted free, as are members. Those at the sponsor level and above will receive a discount on art purchased at one of the three annual shows.
The Merwinsville Hotel is a national historic landmark located at 1 Browns Forge Road in Gaylordsville, 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.
