A HANDS ON EXPERIENCE
Handwork welcomes seven new artists to its cooperative By L au r a I l ioa e i
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he Handwork is an artisan cooperative where participating artisan members can sell their crafts. These works include woodwork, glasswork, photography, jewlery, prints and leather goods. The Handwork is owned, operated
and staffed by its artist members. The last two years have affected Handwork’s staffing and operations, however. “COVID brought a myriad of changes to Handwork and to the members of our coop at the time. During this time of change, we said goodbye to some members who
moved on to other priorities and pathways, some choosing to keep their work in our shop on consignment but were not able to staff the store. Since facing changes with COVID, opening our brand new online store and having some membership turnover, we decided to put out a Call for Art-
ists in July 2021,” Jill Hoffman, marketing and interim operations manager, said. Following this Call For Artists, several new members have joined Handwork. They all come from a variety of artistic disciplines, bringing in new perspectives and refreshing the space:
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