PGC Fine Craft Fairs

Fine Craft Fair – 2025 Summer Fine Craft Fair at the Foundry 48

For our Summer Fine Craft Fair, we move into the beautiful, climate-controlled, easy-to-access Foundry 48 Event Center in Lititz, PA. Located in beautiful Lancaster County and situated just off PA Rt. 501 N, this event will draw customers from Lancaster, Lititz, Reading, Chester, and regional cities such as Philadelphia & Baltimore.

Fine Craft Fair – 2025 Fall Fine Craft Fair at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center

Known locally as the “Oaks Expo,” this convention and exhibition center in Oaks, PA, is located in the center of suburban Philadelphia, attracting locals from Montgomery County and Chester County, PA, as well as New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. The Fine Craft Fair is open to artists from across the country working in both Fine Art...

Upcoming Local Chapter Events

Reading-Berks Guild of Craftsmen’s 74th Annual Holiday Fine Art & Craft Festival

November 2 & 3, 2024

Saturday, November 2 from 9 AM to 5 PM Sunday, November 3 from 10AM to 3 PM
Kutztown University, O’Pake Fieldhouse South Campus Drive (Corner of Trexler Avenue and Baldy St.) Kutztown, PA 19530
Join us for a celebration of creativity featuring beautiful handcrafted traditional and...

Chester County Craft Guild 2024 Fine Art & Craft Fair

November 2 & 3, 2024

Saturday, November 2 from 10 AM to 4 PM Sunday, November 3 from 11AM to 4 PM
Chester County Art Association 100 N Bradford Avenue, West Chester, PA 19382
Shop for unique, one-of-a-kind gifts for yourself and your loved ones!

Haverford Guild of Craftsmen 2024 Holiday Art & Fine Craft Show

Shop Small on November 9 & 10!
Location: Haverford Community Recreation and Environmental Center (CREC) at 9000 Parkview Drive, Haverford, PA 19041 Date: November 9th & 10th Time: 10AM to 5PM both days From 10AM to 5PM on November 9th & 10th, we will be at Haverford Community Recreation and...

Central PA – Winter Craft Market

47th Annual Winter Craft Market, December 7, 2024
Show Date: December 7, 2024 Time: 9am-6pm Venue Location: Nittany Valley Sports Centre CLICK HERE FOR ARTIST APPLICATION The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Central PA Chapter is pleased to announce the 2024 Winter Craft Market will be on December 7th. The artist...

Chester County Craft Guild 2024 Winter Fine Craft Fair

December 14 & 15, 2024

Saturday, December 14 from 10 AM to 4 PM Sunday, December 15 from 11AM to 4 PM
Ludwigs Corner Fire Hall 1325 Pottstown Pike Glenmoore, PA
Rt. 100 5 miles north of the turnpike. Don't miss this opportunity to buy your loved ones handcrafted holiday...

Upcoming Guild Events

Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen’s Guild Store – First Fridays

Every First Friday, the PA Guild of Craftsmen highlights some of the best art and fine craft our state has to offer. Located on the popular “300 Block of N. Queen St,” our Guild Store represents over 125 member artists from Lancaster County, PA, and beyond. Stop in and see what’s new, check out our […]

Upcoming Workshops

  • Ceramic Snowmen
     2024-12-28
     10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Instructor: Donna Lashof Skill Level: Beginner In this creative workshop, participants will learn to roll clay slabs, apply texture then shape and join clay slabs to form a snowman. Participants will use underglazes for color. The instructor will glaze and fire the finished pieces in her studio and return them for pick up within two Continue reading

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  • Mandala Mosaics for the New Year!
     2025-01-04
     10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Instructor: Aya Kinoshita Skill level: Beginner/Novice Let’s start a New Year making your own mandala! We will start with a mandala brainstorming for the new year. A mandala is an art to symbolize the universe. You will be introduced to the basic skills of mosaic making, then make your own original 4-inch round mandala mosaic Continue reading

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  • Aya Kinoshita
    Aya Kinoshita is a mosaic artist living in Lancaster, PA. She is originally from Tokyo, Japan. She has enjoyed working with visual and performing artists and also researching and teaching about art management and cultural anthropology. Since 2016, she has been making mosaics and made multiple mosaic murals for Penn State Medical Centers in and around Lancaster. https://ayatrapeze.wixsite.com/mosaics

  • Cloisonné Enameling - Day 1
     2025-01-16
     9:30 am - 4:30 pm
  • Cloisonné Enameling - Day 2
     2025-01-17
     9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Beth deVitry Skill Level: Beginner Learn this ancient technique to make a beautifully finished piece of cloisonné jewelry. Students will learn to apply transparent vitreous enamel on fine silver. Techniques covered will be filing, heating the silver (flashing), doming, wire forming, wet packing, sifting, and grinding enamel, and kiln use. Beginner level is accepted, Continue reading

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  • Cloisonné Enameling - Day 1
     2025-01-18
     9:30 am - 4:30 pm
  • Cloisonné Enameling - Day 2
     2025-01-19
     9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Beth deVitry Skill Level: Beginner Learn this ancient technique to make a beautifully finished piece of cloisonné jewelry. Students will learn to apply transparent vitreous enamel on fine silver. Techniques covered will be filing, heating the silver (flashing), doming, wire forming, wet packing, sifting, and grinding enamel, and kiln use. Beginner level is accepted, Continue reading

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  • The Lost Art of Architectural Hand Drafting
     2025-01-18
     1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Instructor: Tara Labosky Skill Level: Beginner Learn the lost art of architectural hand drafting by using the tools and techniques employed by architects prior to computer-aided drafting (CAD). Students will draw a simple floor plan, elevation, perspective, and misc. architectural elements. About the Instructor:  Tara Labosky is a York County artist, architect, construction manager, and Continue reading

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  • Tara Labosky
    Tara Labosky is a York County artist, architect, construction manager, and educator whose fascination with buildings began at a young age. She has been designing and drawing buildings since the 8th grade and counts architectural drafting as her favorite class in high school.

  • Nantucket Baskets - Day 1
     2025-01-19
     9:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Nantucket Baskets - Day 2
     2025-01-26
     9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Instructor: Bob Antonishak Skill Level: Some basket weaving experience is preferred but not required This workshop will include the use of all necessary tools, mold, cane, and reed to complete a Nantucket basket ready for finishing.  The mold size will be between 3 and 5 inches with a solid cherry rim and base.  It is Continue reading

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  • Enameling with Gold for Beginners
     2025-02-14
     9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Beth deVitry Skill Level: Beginner Create a beautiful piece of jewelry with gold accents. Students will learn in to prepare a copper blank for enameling, sifting enamels, underglaze painting, applying gold leaf, sgraffito technique, and finishing. Each student will have at least one finished piece of jewelry at the end of the day. This Continue reading

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  • Nantucket Baskets - Day 1
     2025-03-23
     9:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Nantucket Baskets - Day 2
     2025-03-30
     9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Instructor: Bob Antonishak Skill Level: Some basket weaving experience is preferred but not required This workshop will include the use of all necessary tools, mold, cane, and reed to complete a Nantucket basket ready for finishing.  The mold size will be between 3 and 5 inches with a solid cherry rim and base.  It is Continue reading

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  • Redware Sgraffito Plate
     2025-03-29
     10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Instructor: Denise Wilz Skill Level: Beginner This workshop will focus on the sgraffito technique used by 18th and 19th century Pennsylvania German potters to make expressive designs in their folk art pottery. Sgraffito means to “scratch” and workshop participants will draw and scratch a design on a redware plate. Participants can choose a traditional Pennsylvania Continue reading



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