2023 50th Annual Erie Guild of Craftsmen FALL CRAFT SHOW
WHEN:
Sat October 19th: 10am – 5pm Sun October 20th: 10am - 4pm
WHERE: Zem Zem Shrine Club • 2525 W 38th St • Erie, PA (38th at Zuck Road)
ADMISSION:
$3 each ages 12+ or choose a 2 day pass for $5 each ages 12+/ Children Under 12 are Free
Free parking. The Fall Craft Show will include demos by members such as spinning wool into yarn, w
ood working, creative stitchery, crocheting, jewelry making, making of holiday decor, knitting, and much more. Visit our website http://www.ErieGuildofCraftsmen for the past photos of our Fall Craft Show! WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
ALL Handmade Items for Sale BY OUR MEMBERS Include:
Home Decor, Ornaments, Wall-Hangings, Purses, Tote Bags, Cosmetic Bags, Beaded & Sterling Jewelry, Hand-Painted items, Wood-Burning, Beach Glass, Decorative Glass Blocks, Towels, Crochet & Knitwear, Doll Clothes, Stuffed Animals, Machine Embroidery, Hand designed Greeting Cards, Polymer Clay Items, Soaps & Lotions, and an assortment of seasonal items. OUR WEBSITE: http://www.ErieGuildOfCraftsmen.com
Erie Guild of Craftsmen
ABOUT US:
The Erie Guild of Craftsmen has donated over $41,000 from Craft Show Proceeds to local Charitable Organizations.....help us help them. Join area artisans and craftsmen and become a member of the Erie Guild of Craftsmen. All booths are hosted by Erie Guild of Craftsmen Members. Membership Meetings are the first Thursday of each month including: September, October, November and December then again in March, April, May, and June. ERIE GUILD HISTORY
Florence Grice, a ceramic craft person from Corry, PA. was living in Philadelphia while her husband was in the military. She joined the newly formed Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen and attended the meetings and craft shows. When her husband was discharged from the Army, they returned to Corry, PA. Friends of Florence Grice, Bonnie Gordon, a weaver, and Jessie Wittleseg a Ceramicist and president of the elite group “21 Potters” (a closed organization of women who were Ceramicists) from Erie, PA., knew Florence was in the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen and asked her to start a Craftsmen Guild in Erie and to join with the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen. Florence had a meeting on March 29, 1949 to form a chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen. This meeting was held in Edinboro, PA. The membership was open to all persons who have a craft as a hobby or source of income. Area persons interested in joining this guild were invited to attend. The formation of the Erie Chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen began in April of 1949, and was the 8th chapter to form since the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen was begun in Philadelphia in 1944. In the first year of the Charter, more than 200 persons joined the Guild. In March of 1950, all of the Edinboro members of the Erie Chapter split to become the 10th Chapter to be formed. In 1973, the Erie members voted to leave the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen and become the Erie Guild of Craftsmen. Since that time the Erie Guild of Craftsmen has seen more than four thousand members, doing crafts from sewing, beading, woodcarving, painting, photography, crocheting, doll making, and many others. We meet each month, hold two craft shows annually, and donate to community charities.
