The DC Traveler

Around 185 of the nation’s finest craft artists will be displaying and selling their hand-crafted products at the annual Washington Craft Show.

 
 
 
 
For artists to participate in the show, they must both reside and work in the U.S. and exhibit masterful skills and artistic interpretation.  The high caliber of the artists is reflected in this years theme, Personal Style: Craft as Self Expression.

 
 
 
 
Some of the noteworthy artists have had displays at museums and fine galleries such as Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and the Renwick Gallery (American Art Museum) in DC, and the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY.

 
 
 
 
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Located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington DC is a historic and interesting jewel for shopping and spending a weekend afternoon – Eastern Market. 
It’s a combination flea market, artist’s gallery, farmer’s market, antique bazaar, flowers shop, bakery and butcher shop spread over a couple blocks.  Think of it as a big and somewhat whacky “town center meets mega garage sale”.

The market is actually comprised of a building with two large halls (north & south) which services as a food market and community center and its grounds plus a large parking lot across the street which houses the weekend open …read more

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