Sitka Artisans Market and Holiday Craft Party.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
• Position: ENTERTAINMENT - Brief article

This year the Greater Sitka Arts council is combining two of its annual holiday events, the Sitka Artisans Market, in its fourteenth year, and the Holiday Craft Party, which has been going on for more than twenty years. "You wouldn't believe how busy this town is," says the Greater Sitka Arts Council Executive Director Sarah Lawrie. "It seemed like a natural fit to have the two events together, both for my own sanity and also for the community," she laughs.

The Artisans Market is a juried market of about thirty-five vendors, meaning that the Arts Council is selective when looking at vendor applications. "Were looking for handcrafted, distinctive, high-quality, original work created by Alaskan artists," Lawrie says.

New this year is a community mural painting activity. Funded by a small grant from the Greater Sitka Legacy Fund, local, contemporary artist Cara Jane Murray will host a design workshop Friday night, and using designs from the workshop, she'll draw an outline...