The Bruce Museum’s 39th Annual Outdoor Crafts Festival features fine contemporary hand-made crafts in jewelry, wearable and decorative fiber, glass, furniture and housewares, pottery, and much more, all available for purchase.
— an announcement from the Bruce Museum
There will also be demonstrations, family craft activities, Museum Movers–Kids Yoga on Saturday, and food offered by Aux Délices (ask them if they have their ginger scones and try one — they also have them at the Darien store).
If You’re Going …
The Bruce Museum is at 1 Museum Drive in Greenwich, near Interstate 95 Exit 3.
The Outdoor Craft Festival is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19, 2024. (The museum is open for the same hours, with last admission at 4:30 p.m.) This special event is held rain or shine.
Admission to the festival, including museum admission, is $10 (normally it’s $20 for adults, $15 for students, free for Bruce Museum members and children under 5 and free for anyone on Tuesdays).
Free festival parking is available at the Island Beach parking lot, Steamboat Road, Steamboat Road Commuter Garage, and on Museum Drive.
You can get tickets here.
Photo from the Bruce Museum
Cloisonne jewelry by Dawn Lombard of Milford, Pennsylvania
List of Crafts Artist Exhibitors
Melissa Harris Abbazia, Cos Cob, CT – Driftwood sculpture
https://catchmydrifts.wixsite.com/mysite
Donna Andrews-Maness, Bourne, MA – Hand-blown glass bead jewelry
Christine Arra, Bronxville, NY – Wearables
Laura Baring-Gould, Somerville, MA – Bronze sculptures
www.baringgouldbronzeworks.com
Photo (cropped) from Bruce Museum website
Ceramics at a vendor’s stall at a previous Bruce Museum Outdoor Crafts Fair
Peter Bowe, Stratford, CT—Wildlife carvings
www.peterbowewildlifesculptor.com
Sue Brown Gordon, Greenfield Center, NY – Jewelry
James Brunelle, New Britain, CT – Raku
Liliana Castillo, Sleepy Hollow, NY – Jewelry
Allison Corbett, Manchester, CT – Wood furniture
Jason Curtis, Easton, CT – Blown glass
Janis Cutler-Gear, Branchville, NJ – Porcelain
Patricia DiSantis & Rich Borden, East Haddam, CT – Marbled silk wearables
Neal Drobnis, N. Scituate, RI – Glass garden ornaments
Timothy Dunn, Albion, NY – Metalware
Nicole Jurain, New Paltz, NY – Ceramics
Simon Kaplan, Brooklyn, NY – Wood sculpture
Heather Kidson, Westwood, MA – Silk wearables
Drew Klotz, Weston, CT – Kinetic sculpture
Julianna Knarr, Voorheesville, NY – Leather bags
Dawn Lombard, Milford, PA – Cloisonne jewelry
Sharon London & Carl Mateo, Saugerties, NY – Wearables
Vilma Mare, Copake, NY – Wearables
Jade Michael, Bantam, CT – Barnwood furniture
Lauren Mullaney, West Hartford, CT – Jewelry
Nurit Niskala, Londonderry, NH – Jewelry
Leslie O’Neill , Lakeville, CT – Beaded jewelry
Laurie Olefson, Providence, RI – Fashion eyeglasses
Bonnee Pecquex, Wilton, CT – Wearables
Susan Pillay, New York, NY – Children’s wear
Vince Pompei, Pinellas Park, FL – Found objects clocks
Dale & Tasha Rosemond, Middletown, CT – Wall art
Sally Rothchild, Mt. Tremper, NY – Ceramics
www.sallyrothchildceramics.com
Shekina Rudoy, Princeton, NJ – Silk wearables
Shikma Rungta, Edison, NJ – Cotton and silk scarves
Kathleen Scranton, Coventry, CT – Book cover bags
Susan Shannon, Pittsford, VT – Ceramics
Jim Sprinkle, Charlottesville, VA – Laminated and turned wood
Virginia Stevens, Cranston, RI – Jewelry
www.virginiastevensdesigns.com
Nance Sturm, Snellville, GA – Alpaca sweaters
Kathleen Tesnakis, Troy, NY – Wearables
Elizabeth Tokoly, Hoboken, NJ – Jewelry
Elisabeth Tomczyk, Vernon, CT – Cork bags
www.etsy.com/shop/novaclavidesign
Sumiyo Toribe, Millbury, MA – Ceramics
www.etsy.com/shop/potteryworksbysumiyo/
Lydia Tucci, Wilton, CT – Jewelry
Gail Wozenski, South Glastonbury, CT – Leather bags
https://caneislandaccessories.com/
Melanie Wulforst, Middletown, CT – Ceramics
Mikhail Zakhalov, Westport, CT – Jewelry
Austin Zimmer, Stonington, CT – Ceramics