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The Winter Art Faire presented by the Art Guild of Pacifica returns to the Sanchez Art Center this weekend. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, visitors can shop for artisan holiday gifts made by hand locally, meet the makers and find some special treats.
Members of the 64-year-old Guild have already started bringing their artistic creations to the art center. By Saturday the works will be organized into several types of displays throughout the three galleries at Sanchez.
Some artists pay a fee for a section of wall space where they display a collection of their own work. Other participants enter only a single piece in the show. Organizers put these varied individual works together to create diverse displays throughout the galleries. Some of the artisans choose to display their work for sale on tables.
Cindy Abbott, executive director of the Sanchez Art Center, emphasized the great variety of items that are available for purchase.
“It’s a nice mix of everything from food products to jewelry, stained glass, ceramics and more,” she told the Tribune.
Abbott also talked about the surge of creativity that many members of the Guild experienced during and after the COVID-19 lockdowns. “The isolation gave people more time to spend in the studio and many artists turned to creativity to help them endure those challenging times,” she said.
Since 1996, the Guild and Sanchez have been partners in various ways. The Guild presents four themed group shows at the center each year in addition to the annual Art Faire. Some members of the Guild also rent studio space at the art center. Abbott noted that some artists will open their studios at the center during the Winter Faire and invite guests to see their work spaces.
Peter Tokofsky is a staff writer for the Half Moon Bay Review and Pacifica Tribune covering education, county and state issues affecting the Coastside.
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