On Sunday, September 18, the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association (DWBIA) is bringing back its hailed Arts Fair as a component of Open Streets.
Over 40 vendors will be on-site selling paintings, sculptures, glass works, and a myriad of other products lovingly made by hand. Families will be thrilled to participate in free events, including face painting, hands-on arts & crafts station, and spin art. A Zumba dance instructor will be on-site to conduct classes, and live entertainment will be performed by The Coffee House Combo.
Participating vendors and performers include:
Images courtesy of Alana Kinsey; Whiskeyjack Boutique; YNOT; and Yasmeen’s Shop
Activate Transit Windsor Essex
Alana Kinsey, Visual Artist
Alice Welsh Pawttery
Amy Lock, Arts & Crafts Station
Artcite Inc.
Big Time Entertainment
Bishop’s Artwork Wonders
Capitol Theatre & Windsor Symphony Orchestra
Designs by Sav
DiFazio T-Shirts
Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative
Foxwood Gifts
Ganpati Om Downtown
Gentle Wolf Collection
Hand-Carved Natural Stone Antiques
Higher Limits Crystals
INCUBATOR Art Lab
Insight Advantage
Little India
Mirror World Publishing
Museum Windsor
Nillie Doodles
Reese’s Peaces
School of Creative Arts, University of Windsor
Sharonneke’s Fashion Jewelry
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Centre
Smile Wagon Mobile Dental Hygiene Clinic
Spin Art by Joe
Strøm Designs / Variegated Botanicals
Ted Paints Faces
The Best of Everything
The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County
The Knot House
Treasured Stitches
University Players
What’s Poppin’ Popcorn Factory
Whiskeyjack Boutique
Windsor Essex Housing Corporation
Windsor International Film Festival
Windsor Light Music Theatre
Windsor Toastmasters Club #6416
Windsor Women Working With Immigrant Women
Wood Sculptures
Yassmeen’s Shop
YNOT Ltd,
Video courtesy of Alyssa Horrobin, DWBIA
The beloved family-friendly event will be located on Ouellette Avenue between Chatham and Park Streets, and on University Avenue between Victoria Avenue and Freedom Way.
“This event is always so eagerly embraced because it exposes the work of brilliantly talented artists,” says DWBIA spokesperson Pat Papadeas. “Art lovers and collectors enjoy having this opportunity to engage with one another.
“The Arts Fair is a reminder of the talent of such a diverse group of local artists, and we’re thrilled to be able to promote them.”
The Arts Fair will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attendance is free and all are welcome.
