The Artisan’s Circle is an artist co-operative that features all locally-made artwork in a variety of media including painting, pottery, leather work, quilting, hand blown glass and many other unique creations.
The Artisan’s Circle is a new addition to Old Town, located next door to the OTCA office at 1236-B Turner St.
As an artist co-operative, all 17 artists are owners of Artisan’s Circle and own stock in their corporation, Lansing Old Town Artist Co-Operative.
The idea for Artisan’s Circle began with five artists. The majority of them had rented studio space in Old Town and decided it would be good to have their own space. Consequently, they began to solicit other artists to take part in opening up their co-operative. In October of 2007, Artisan’s Circle opened its doors to the people of Old Town. The owners chose Old Town as their location because “it’s a great art district, with a great atmosphere and we knew that Old Town was greatly improving,” said Paula Gibson, one of the owners and artists of Artisan’s Circle.
In the future, Paula said The Artisan’s Circle hopes to “expand, improve and create new artwork.”
The Artisan’s Circle is open on Sunday from noon-5p.m. and on Tuesday-Saturday from 9a.m.-6p.m. For more information about this co-op, call (517) 675-2050 or visit http://theartisancircle.com.