The 16th Annual Ashe Holiday Market at The Community Artist Collective

Kathleen Coleman | 12/6/2023, 11:56 a.m.
The Collective’s Ashé Market offers unique giftsThe Community Artists' Collective kicks off its sixteenth Annual Ashé Market on December 9 …

The Collective’s Ashé Market offers unique giftsThe Community Artists' Collective kicks off its sixteenth Annual Ashé Market on December 9 at The Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116.

The market features a curated selection of unique gift items from local artisans. Additional items include African fabric, masks, and other art pieces from various African nations. The Collective has an inventory of African cloth, beads, note cards, magnets, books, and prints. This Christmas, the collective has partnered with unique vendors to include books from Kindred Stories, soaps, oils, and dietary supplements from BiBi's Naturals and a mobile book store from SOA Co. of books by Black authors. Artist Sandi Patterson has created T-shirts featuring Michelle Barnes, Alvia Wardlaw, and Valerie Cassell as a treat. The collective has an inventory of African cloth, beads, note cards, mag- nets, books, and prints.

The Ashé Holiday Market will be open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and by appointment through Saturday, December 23. The Collective is open on Thursdays from noon until 5 p.m. Special Friday and Saturday hours for the market is from noon until 8 p.m. Admission is free.

For more information, contact The Collective at 713-523-1616 or visit www.thecollective.org.