pins by Fred Sciarappa ’23
Opus 1 was transformed into a buzzing market place on Nov. 1 for
Circle Magazine’s
artisan flea market. Vendors at the flea market sold a range of art pieces and all are artists from the Hamilton community. Artisans who participated received all the profits, as
Circle Magazine
only organized and sponsored the event.
The market featured five vendors, selling a wide variety of pieces including, handcrafted jewelry, personal artwork, buttons, and zines of poetry, prose, and nonfiction. Kathryn Kearney ’21, the current Editor-in-Chief of
Circle Magazine
, was thoughtful in the selection process of vendors. “We came to choose these five vendors because we wanted to have a varied range of items to offer to students,” Kearney explains.
She notes the inspiration for the event was the student artists themselves, “We felt it was important to highlight student artists, writers, and creatives by providing them with the opportunity to sell their work on campus and to encourage other students to support one another.”
Circle Magazine’s
goals for the event were fulfilled by both the artists and the customers. “I liked [the flea market] because there aren’t many opportunities or students to support each other,’’ comments attendee Ian Bernstein ’22. Bernstein not only showed face at the event but also got involved and purchased multiple items. “I bought two sets of handmade earrings by Amy Harff ’21, not only because I liked them, but I also wanted to support Amy in her future endeavors as an artist,” said Bernstein.
Artist Fred Sciarappa ’23 sold his fun pins at the market. Sciarappa commented on the importance of events like this, “I think there is a lot of talented students here who aren’t always art majors and I think it is important to give everyone a space to show their work.”
In addition to the publicity for the artists,
Circle Magazine
also publicized their most recent online edition. The third online edition published features art from some of the vendors at the flea market. This probably won’t be the last event of this nature for
Circle Magazine
as Kearney explains, “We hope to do something similar in the spring but also with some local vendors to bring central New York businesses to campus.” Be sure to keep an eye out for that event this spring. In the meantime check out
Circle Magazine’s
online issue on their website,
https://circmagonline.com/.
