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Portland Fine Craft

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PORTLAND FINE CRAFT SHOW

2023 Portland Fine Craft Show
Saturday, August 26, 2023 | 10am-5pm
Free Street Parking Lot, 120 Free Street, Portland ME

Admission is free and open to the public!

Featuring approximately 100 juried exhibitors from Maine and the Northeast exhibiting fine craft in the following media categories: baskets, ceramics, fiber-decorative, fiber-wearables, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, printmaking, stone and wood, as well as outreach booths featuring New England and Portland arts organizations, international artists new to Maine, guilds and schools by special invitation, and several sponsor booths. The Portland Fine Craft Show remains one of the only Maine craft shows open to artists not living in Maine, and has a reputation for being well-organized and high quality, with high attendance.

SHOW LOCATION:

Now for its third year in a row, the Portland Fine Craft Show is located 120 Free Street, a private parking lot in the heart of Portland, Maine’s arts district. The Free Street Lot location is attractive for its proximity to its accessibility to major Portland Arts District attractions – the Portland Museum of Art, art galleries, and both the Old Port and the West End.

SHOW AWARDS

Three exhibitors will be selected during the show for show awards, to be announced by social media. Be sure to follow the SMC on Instagram @ShopMaineCraft

Awards for Best Booth Design and Best of Show will be juried by the 2023 Show Awards Juror and announced during the day via social media.

The People’s Choice Award will be selected from visitor ballots throughout the day and announced at 4 p.m. via social media.

Earlier Event: August 11
MDI Guild Fine Craft Show
Later Event: September 16
Scarborough Guild Fine Craft Show