Grab your Christmas shopping list and join TRAHC and the For Arts’ Sake Gift Shop for the 13th annual Holiday Arts Market on Friday, December 3, and Saturday, December 4. The holiday shopping event will be held at the Regional Arts Center, located at 312 West 4th Street in downtown Texarkana. “We will have 35-40 local artists and artisans who will be featuring their creations that are often a one–of-a-kind item,” said Jeanne Harrel, manager of For Arts’ Sake Gift Shop. “We will also have live music again this year in Cabe Hall to help put our shoppers in a festive holiday mood. From stocking stuffers to gifts that fit perfectly under the tree, you will find jewelry, paintings, pottery, art, handmade soaps, cheese, doll clothes, knitted scarves, leather goods, and so much more.”

Covid guidelines will be followed again this year during the event for a safe shopping experience. Masks, currently, are optional. Hand sanitizer will be available on all levels of the building along with open windows and air circulating in the rooms.

In addition to holiday shopping, two food trucks will be located behind the Arts Center in the city parking lot. Everyone is welcome to savor their treats and enjoy a snack or meal before or after shopping.

Hours of the event will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, December 3, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 4. Artists will be featured on all four floors, starting in the basement and working up to the third floor. There is no entry fee for shopping or looking. The building is wheelchair accessible with an entrance ramp located at the back of the Regional Arts Center building and an elevator inside the Arts Center to reach all floors.

For more information, call Jeanne Harrel at 903-832-3404 or contact the Arts Center at 903-792-8681.

TRAHC was formed in 1978 by community leaders with generous assistance from the Junior League of Texarkana. TRAHC’s mission is to “grow people and community through the arts”. TRAHC’s core values include: artistic excellence, education, collaboration, leadership, accessibility, and community involvement.

2021 ARTISTS

1. Sarah and Mike Bobbitt – Soap

2. Nina Cork – Pottery

3. Mark Thomas – Leather Goods

4. Jon Welborn – Wood Bowls & Turned Pcs.

5. Glenda Griffin – Honey

6. Joseph Raymond – Artist

7. Christa Atchison – Baked Goods

8. Jenny Dodez – Jewelry

9. Earlene Crowell – Jewelry Wraps

11. Vicki Avery – Doll Clothes

12. Kathy Madison –Blown Glass & Jewelry

13. Kay Reynolds – Holiday Designs & Ornaments

14. Donald Barfield – Wood Turner

15. Roger Tipton – Wood Turner

16. Polly Cook – Art and Ceramics

17. Gabrielle and Gary Bachers – Scarves & Art

18. Lisa Clark – Copper & Enamel Jewelry

19. Chris Thomas – Pottery

20. Donna Corb – Eco-dyed Natural Fabrics

21. Tammy Pruitt – Leather and Jewelry

22. Debbie James – Doodle Stitch

23. Joyce Parry – Pottery

24. Leitha Herring & Dell Kirkman – Jewelry

25. Nan Waits – Jewelry

26. Christopher Bachers –Art

27. Andy Dodez – Hiking Sticks

28. Jes Weiner – Art

29. Monica and Dennis Sartin – Soap

30. Sue Beck, Donna Anderson and Andrea Mathews – Jewelry & Glitz

31. Denise Bolster – Pottery

32. Agnes Tirrito – Creative Art

33. Peggy Whisenhunt – Creative Jewelry

34. Robert Burke Burns – Art

35. Delbert Dowdy –Wood Turner

36. Jeffery Vanderbilt – Haute Goat Cheese

37. Gay Vaughan – Artistic Creations

38. Amy Thomas – Manebangle

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