40th Annual Outdoor Crafts Festival
Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and May 18, 2025, 10am–5pm
Contemporary handmade crafts including jewelry, fiber arts, glass, furniture, pottery, and more.
All items available for purchase.
Craft demonstrations.
Local Gourmet Food Store & Caterer, Aux Délices will be serving food outdoors for the Bruce Café.
Special appearance by Moses Ros, the museum's Artist-in-Residence
Event Details:
Hours: 10am–5pm
Takes place rain or shine.
Parking available at Island Beach lot, Steamboat Road, Steamboat Road Commuter Garage, and Museum Drive.
Admission:
$15 (includes festival entry and museum access)
Free for museum members and children under 5.
40th Annual Outdoor Crafts Festival
Isai Alexsandrovich, Fort Lee, NJ – Wood figurines
Donna Andrews-Maness, Bourne, MA – Glass jewelry
Christine Arra, Bronxville, NY – Wearables
Jerry Bennett, Philadelphia, PA – Ceramics
Peter Bowe, Stratford, CT – Wildlife sculpture
www.peterbowewildlifesculptor.com
Sue Brown Gordon, Greenfield Center, NY – Jewelry
Stephen Brucker, Syracuse, NY – Glass sculptures
James Brunelle, New Britain, CT – Ceramics
Gilbert Carey, Milton, PA – Wood wall art
Liliana Castillo, Sleepy Hollow, NY – Jewelry
Emilie Cohen & Michael Pundy, Collinsville, CT – Jewelry
@emilieandmike
Elyse Cote, New Britain, CT – Ceramics
Jason Curtis, Easton, CT – Blown glass
Janis Cutler-Gear, Branchville, NJ – Ceramics
Gabriela Margarita De Jesus, New Haven, CT – Ceramics
Patricia DiSantis & Rich Borden, East Haddam, CT – Marbled silk wearables
Neal Drobnis, N. Scituate, RI – Blown glass
William Finks, Albany, NY – Mixed media sculpture
Carol Gingrich, Bush Hill, PA – Fiber wall art
Lori Gorman, Ardsley, NY – Jewelry
Daniel & Barbara Gugnoni, Litchfield, CT – Wood furniture & utensils
Carol Hearty, Beacon, NY – Leather bags
Jacqueline Johnson, Yonkers, NY – Jewelry
Nicole Jurain, New Paltz, NY – Ceramics
Heather Kelly, South Portland, ME – Stained glass
Heather Kidson, Westwood, MA – Silk wearables
Drew Klotz, Weston, CT – Kinetic sculpture
Dawn Lombard, Milford, PA –Jewelry
Layne Manginelli, Wallingford, CT – Turned wood
Vilma Mare, Copake, NY – Wearables
www.vilmamare.baltic.style.square.site/
Kelli Montgomery, Wallingford, CT – Jewelry
Jonathan Morel, Belchertown, MA – Wood utensils
Jeffery Nelson, New Windsor, NY – Wood inlay furniture
Jodi Oster, Fairlawn, NJ – Folk art
Susan Pillay, New York, NY – Children’s wear
Dale & Tasha Rosemond, Middletown, CT – Laser cut designs
Shekina Rudoy, Princeton, NJ – Silk wearables
Shikma Rungta, Edison, NJ – Cotton and silk scarves
Bonnie Santarsiero, Avon, CT – Found metal sculpture
Marylee Schwarzer, Bradford, RI – Decorative glass
Kathleen Scranton, Coventry, CT – Book cover bags
Bounkhong Signavong, Secaucus, NJ – Wearables
Joe Sorge, Shelton, CT – Metal sculpture
Carol Stanland, Old Lyme, CT – Fiber wearables/bags
www.lymeartisansguild.com/carol-hunts-stanland.html
Dennis Stevens, Norwalk, CT – Cartoons
Virginia Stevens, Cranston, RI – Jewelry
www.virginiastevensdesigns.com
James Takaki, Brattleboro, VT – Metal sculpture
Kathleen Tesnakis, Troy, NY – Recycled cashmere wearables
Elizabeth Tokoly, Jersey City, NJ – Jewelry
Sumiyo Toribe, Millbury, MA – Ceramics
Lydia Tucci, Wilton, CT – Jewelry
Krista Tulisano & Chris Lerner, New Britain, CT – Metal screens
www.etsy.com/shop/rusticaornamentals
Dale Wolfield, Port Ewen, NY – Ceramics
Mikhail Zakhalov, Westport, CT – Jewelry
Austin Zimmer, Stonington, CT – Ceramics
