This fall, the Artisan’s Circle will move from 128 W. Grand River in Old Town to downtown Williamston. The move will more than double the co-op’s 750 square foot space, opening up the Artisan’s Circle for increased growth.
“We’ve been very happy where we are,” says Artisan’s Circle Executive Assistant Deirdre Hunt. “We’ve been in Old Town for two years and even with the economy 
being as bad as it is, we’ve survived and we’re doing moderately well.”
Hunt says the Artisan’s Circle is moving to Williamston because its Old Town space couldn’t accommodate gallery growth. The Artisan’s Circle is an art cooperative offering several mediums of artwork including pottery, painting, jewelry, photography and glasswork.
The new space is 1,600 square feet next to the Bucket Bar & Grill and will allow the group to support more arts and add a teaching components.
“We want to teach our art to new people because that obviously helps with income and there’s a need for a lot of things that are not being taught here,” she says.
The new location in downtown Williamston gives existing Artisan’s Circle artists better access to their studios because it’s a centrally located and easily reached from Lansing, East Lansing and outlying communities.
“Right now we have about 18 artists and with this new store we should be able to have at least 10 more,” Hunt says.
Source: Deirdre Hunt, Artisan’s Circle
Ivy Hughes is the managing editor of Capital Gains and can be reached here.
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