Market Artists and Artisans is a site where explorers and adventures can go to learn about the artists and artisans that work the markets and sell their unique artistic products. It’s about the art and craft that can be found in markets across Australia. As I travel, I meet the artistic side of Australia, no where is the raw beauty of artisans and their crafts better displayed than at the local market. It is the easiest way for artists and craftspeople to set up shop and to make a living from their art. For those that value art and craft, it is a haven of new ideas and fascinating work.
True artistic expression and commercialisation of those skills, exist together within a market environment. For those with the desire to explore, it’s an opportunity to engage with local art specific to a region or even culture. And for those looking beyond the plastic Chinese imported goods and bright shinny flashing things, it is what makes market browsing such a consuming passion. Markets, are a tradition that goes back since the beginning of human society. They are a low-cost method to get your products in front of consumers and people who like the hand made vs the mass-produced.
Click on each of the image below to read the stories of local artisans plying their trade.
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