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Both bargains and fun can be found at the Bear on the Square Mountain Festival’s Artist Marketplace the third weekend in April on the Public Square in Dahlonega. Smart shoppers will find North Georgia’s finest market of traditional crafts, a remarkable collection featuring one-of-a-kind, handmade items available for purchase directly from some the mountain region’s best artists.
The upcoming 16th Artist Marketplace will benefit from having the John C. Campbell Folk School as Marketplace sponsor for the third consecutive year. Open on Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., the marketplace will have a John C. Campbell Folk School section along North Park Street. In this area will be a tent where the work of the the folk school’s demonstrating artists as well as work from the school’s Craft Gallery will be available for purchase.
The Bear on the Square Artist Marketplace will once again be made up of a remarkable collection of one-of-a-kind, handmade art and crafts. Held around the Historic Public Square in Dahlonega, it will continue its tradition of presenting the juried work from an impressive group of top quality artists.
Returning to the Marketplace this year is North Georgia folk artist Billy Roper, Heritage Sponsor for the festival. In all, there will be over 30 artists, including 10 who are new to the Bear on the Square Marketplace and 20 returning artists.
There will also be booths from the SouthEastern Bluegrass Association ( SEBA), the North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Association ( NGFDA), Foxfire Museum & Heritage Center( Foxfire), the Georgia Appalachian Studies Center( GASC), the Spectrum Art Club from North Georgia College & State University, and the Weekend Gold Miners Club( GoldMiners). Other booths will contain a wide selection of work including pottery, wood crafts, fiber crafts, metal crafts, jewelry, painting and drawing, book binding, and multi-media, and some of these artists plan to demonstrate their work. There will also be exhibits from major sponsors of the festival.
The Country Store on Chestatee Street will feature such items as honey, homemade salsa, homemade granola, bread, and hand crafted soap. At Hancock Park, three local nurseries will be selling plants.
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