{"id":149677,"date":"2023-04-21T11:04:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T15:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=149677"},"modified":"2023-04-24T13:55:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T17:55:09","slug":"marche-des-artisanats-dunham-celebrates-five-years-of-supporting-local-artisans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/marche-des-artisanats-dunham-celebrates-five-years-of-supporting-local-artisans\/","title":{"rendered":"March\u00e9 des Artisanats Dunham celebrates five years of supporting local artisans\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

The March\u00e9 des Artisanats Dunham is celebrating its fifth anniversary April 22 with a community event.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Michilynn Dubeau started the arts and crafts market when she moved back to the area from Alberta. She joined the Women's Institute where she quickly noticed the inconvenience that many women had in lugging their boxes of art, crafts, and products back and forth to the different\u00a0 summer markets. Seeing women stand on their feet all day long in the heat and rain, she recognized a need for a year-round indoor market where these women could display and sell their work, and where the community can discover and support their local artisans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Five years later, with many amateur and professional artisans come and gone, the doors to the March\u00e9 des Artisanats Dunham will remain wide open and keep the creativity flowing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really incredible. I can\u2019t believe five years have gone by already. We had so many problems with Covid and because we had a door that opens up externally, we were able to open during Covid. We just kept on going and here we are five years later,\u201d said Dubeau. \u201cWe\u2019ve had so many artisans here and many clients, it\u2019s been a really good five years.\u201d<\/p>\n

The March\u00e9 des Artisanats Dunham had its grand opening in April 2018. The artisans have something to offer to everyone, including handmade soaps, wallets, bags, scarfs, woodwork, jewelry, rugs, and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of our artisans that were there at that time are still here but we usually have a change, people come and go. We have two floors and people go upstairs and downstairs. There\u2019s always something new and exciting,\u201d mentioned Dubeau.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dubeau expressed that this weekend's event is about showing people in Dunham \"how to have fun\" while celebrating the milestone. Many of the artisans will be present to chat with visitors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor kids we are going to have a bean bag toss game on the veranda. On the veranda we\u2019re going have coffee, tea, and snacks for our visitors. We are going to have a big cake, that will be inside, and we are going to have food all day,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n

There will also be some prizes to be won.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have tiny Easter egg shells, the plastic ones, inside 15 of those are going to be a little piece of paper. It\u2019s either going to say \u2018thank you, have a nice day\u2019 or it\u2019s going to say \u2018you\u2019re a prize winner.\u2019 Our number one prize is a $100 gift certificate for the March\u00e9,\u201d mentioned Dubeau. \u201cWe have three bottles of beer from Brasserie Dunham. There are three specialty bottles so that will be quite nice. Different artisans have donated prizes as well. There will be lots of prizes, lots of fun, and lots of food.\u201d<\/p>\n

Five years after starting her venture, Dubeau hopes to carry on her mission with the March\u00e9 des Artisanats Dunham for as long as possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanted to say a big thank you to all of our artisans and all of the people that have come through our doors over the last five years,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The event will be taking place this Saturday from 10 a.m. to\u00a0 5 p.m. at 3786 rue Principale, Dunham.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about the March\u00e9 des Artisanats Dunham, visit the Facebook page<\/a><\/span> or call 450-295-2292.<\/p>\n

Listen to the full interview below:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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