Poor Artists Sale Saturday in Calumet
CALUMET — The 49th-annual Poor Artists Sale will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the CLK gymnasium in Calumet.
The Poor Artists Sale is an annual juried holiday art fair hosted by the Copper Country Community Arts Council as a benefit for the Community Arts Center in Hancock.
This year’s sale offers the work of more than 60 artists. Shoppers can find handmade jewelry, pottery, paintings, stained glass, baskets, wood art, fiber arts, photography, ornaments, and many other special items made by local and regional artists.
This year’s participating artists include: Rebecca Aveen, Animal Listeners Press; Melissa Brady, Three Sisters Farm & Forest; Janice Brogan, Fantasy Stained Glass; Christy Beulah Budnick, C Beulah B Jewelry; Elise Bunce, Rowan Bunce, Coleen Carlyle, Native Sister Soap; Nathan Corson, Forest Fiber; Bruce Destrampe, Dusty Cellars; Jackie Ellenich, Designs by Jak; Benjamin Emkin, Northern Slagg; Charlie Eshbach, Mavis Farr, Mineral Spirit Jewelry; Stephanie and Isaac Flint, Infinitas Publishing; Amy Forsell, 42 Degrees North; Robert Haase, Kenyon Hansen, Emery Harris, Wild Hunt Custom Cutlery; Zoe Harris, Pamela Hecht, Pamations; Lindsey Heiden, Kirstin Hensley, Cedar Lake Workshop; Payton Hulkkonen, Vaalia Ruthia, Rain Isaksson, Aleksi Gray Kotila, Alakotila Art; Lenore Lampi, Nancy Langston, Isabelle Maier, Owl and Bug; Kevin Maki, Out of the Woods; Heather Mroz, Dana Munn, Jim O’Brien, Tom Oliver, Laura Paoli, Joash Pfeiffelman, Center Cross Craftworks; Sydney Ringheim, Ringheim Studio; Clare Rosen, Christopher Schmidt, Studio 13; Miles Stearn, Glazed Impressions; Nancy Stoneman, Karen Tembreull, Sandy VanPatten, Brooms, Balms, Bubbles; Rob Viele, Silver Thumb Jewelry; Molly Wallen, Hook, Yarn, & Singer; Christine Young, Re-Treat Design, and Kalil Zender, Kalil Zender Metalsmithing.
Community groups this year include Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks Association, Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition, and Copper Country Education Association.
Visitors can shop and socialize with friends in a relaxing, social atmosphere. Attendees can also renew arts council membership or join and enjoy homemade treats at the hospitality table.
The Copper Country Community Arts Center is a non-profit organization at 126 Quincy St. in Hancock and dedicated to “Fostering an Environment where the Arts and People Grow Together.” For more information, call 906-482-2333 or go to www.coppercountryarts.com.



