Fine Art & Designer Crafts on Bleecker May 18, 2008

Fine Art & Designer Crafts on Bleecker recognizes the strong relationship between the fine arts and applied arts. Bleecker Street is closed to traffic between Bank and Christopher Streets creating a virtual gallery of 150 professional artists and designers selling only their own unique creations. Independent design is featured, promoting the importance of goods that pay heed to tradition and craftsmanship.

You'll find moderately-priced functional and collectible art plus have the opportunity to discuss the creation process with the artists in a reasonably priced venue where savings are passed on to the consumer.

Tibetan salt crystals transformed into lamps, Rube-Goldberg-like Fantasy Clocks, marquetry tables and mirrors, hand-woven and felted personal accessories, pottery, blown glass and stained glass are included in a wide range of sumptuous and unusual creations.

A very wide range of styles and techniques will be presented from traditional to modern. So you will find both etchings,watercolors and oils plus digitally remastered drawings and photographs but all either one of a kind or numbered limited-editions.

This is the 13th annual fundraiser for the Greenwich Village Youth Council, a 501c3 non-profit youth service agency devoted to reaching and empowering young people ages 7-22 from all ethnic, racial and social classes with programs ranging from a girls basketball league to outreach to runaway & homeless. Show your support by coming to Bleecker Street browsing, shopping and schmoozing.

Subways: #1 (Christopher St.) E,F,D,B,A,C (West 4th)
PATH (Christopher St)

Free.

Official Website: http://www.greenwichvillageyouthcouncil.net