Wow, I've always seen this place when in town but haven't actually made it down the street and stepped inside. Today I did and I'm so glad. I spoke to the very friendly staff (who I believe are mostly volunteer) and they showed me the back rooms down the hallway toward the craft/class space where the resident artists have their spaces full of art or jewelry or crafts such as tie-dyed scarves, earrings, necklaces, canvas art and much more. One of the resident artists is named Stephanie Faleski and she is amazing - really - she does custom pet portraits but she's very talents and does lifelike artist renderings of anything. I was very impressed with her work. These resident artists, and others, come and teach and host classes in this space and there are lots of items available to purchase at any given time. The main entrance has two glass displays and they feature some local artist's work and sell them. They have a website and brochure listing upcoming events and classes. This is awesome! I love that Smithfield has such an active artist/craft community. read more

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