The 29th Annual Holiday Art Fair, November 1-2 in Farmington Hills Saturday, November 1, 2003, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, November 2, 2003, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The 29th Annual Holiday Art Fair will be held on November 1 and 2, 2003 on the Oakland Community College Orchard Ridge Campus in Farmington Hills. A holiday shopping tradition, The Holiday Art Fair presents the work of 130 juried artists. Fair hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $3. Children under 12 are admitted free, and parking is free. The first 5,000 attendees will receive a free magnetic photo frame, and the first 500 children will get a character bookmark. Throughout the fair, prizes donated by the artists will be awarded hourly to shoppers in attendance who fill-out an entry blank upon arrival. One Grand Prize will be awarded -- a $500 holiday decorating package designed for their home from HomeNetwork and Bailey & Shamoun. Clay Artist Douglas Spalding of Royal Oak will demonstrate how he creates tiles by pounding clay into a handcrafted mold. Other artists at the fair include kaleidoscope artist Jerry Farnsworth of Bloomington, Indiana who has been featured on HGTV's Modern Masters, religious icon artist Maria Ciucur of Alexandria, Virginia, and many of Michigan's most gifted and popular artists. University of Michigan and Michigan State fans can shop early Saturday and enjoy the art of the game before the game. Ceramic artist Carole Berhorst's Maize & Blue and Green & White chip bowls and photographer Jan Kaulin's hand- colored photos of Sparty and The Big House are among the alum-related artwork available at the fair. Whether patrons are looking for business gifts, handcrafted toys, jewelry, hand-woven clothing or home accessories, the fair offers a multitude of original and unique gifts for Christmas, Hanukah, and Kwanzaa, plus handcrafted ceramics and textiles for an artfully set Thanksgiving table. The Holiday Art Fair is presented by The Michigan Guild of Artists and Artisans, a non-profit organization, producer of the award-winning Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair, and will be will be located on the campus of OCC in Building H, Orchard Lake Road at I-696, in Farmington Hills, Michigan. For information, call 734-662-3382 or check online at http://www.michiganguild.org/ . DATASOURCE: The Michigan Guild of Artists and Artisans CONTACT: Joan Cherry Isabella, +1-248-770-7731, e-mail: for The Michigan Guild of Artists and Artisans Web site: http://www.michiganguild.org/

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