Craft Expo On It’s Way To NEO A&M

Keeley Adams, NEO A&M Honors Program Director. stopped by the KOAM studio to talk about the upcoming Craft Expo. This event is open to the public and anyone interested should come out:

  • March 26
  • 10 am to 3 pm
  • 200 I St NE, Miami, OK 74354 (NEO STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER)
  • Over 50 vendors will take part

Shop a wide variety of vendors for quality crafts and merchandise including Jewelry, Home Decor, and more!

Call 918-542-8441 for more information.

This event is hosted by NEO Women and Friends.

 

Art gallery is celebrating 6 years in Joplin

JOPLIN, Mo. — A local art gallery is celebrating a milestone on Small Business Saturday.

Saturday “Urban Art Gallery” held its sixth anniversary and offered refreshments and door prizes to customers.

The gallery sells photos, paintings, ceramics sculptures and jewelry from 15 local artists.

The owner says shopping local helps artists and stimulates the economy.

“It’s really wonderful downtown. It’s a great opportunity to do business. We have more and more wonderful boutique type businesses coming in. Every week it seems like something new is opening up. So give it a chance come look around it is so different than it was ten years ago and its just going to get better,” said Linda Teeter, Owner of Urban Art Gallery.

Every month the gallery hosts a guest artist on the walls.

December will be a group show called “Home for the holidays.”

Down to Earth kick off first ‘Spring Fling’ market

PITTSBURG, Kan. – Saturday, Down to Earth in Pittsburg hosted its first outdoor event of the year, the Spring Fling.

Over twenty local artists and vendors came together to share their works with the community. The event will be taking place during the last Saturdays of the month from now on, and it’s a way for local artists and small businesses to get together and connect with one another.

“This is for fun,” said Down to Earth owner Jessi Brown. “We all show up, we get together and we talk about the things that we love. And we trade and we sell and we show our ware and we show our talents. We have a lot of really talented people. We have a lot of awesome artists just right here in our own backyard.”

Items sold ranged from jewelry to plants, and even repurposed furniture. Many items sold cannot be not found at most common stores.