By Emily Miller

REXBURG — Two Rexburg friends and fellow artists have decided it’s high time for East Idaho to have its own fine art market.

The East Idaho Art Market will be held Saturday, Aug. 27, from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. behind the Madison School District offices at 60 West Main Street in Rexburg. It will feature more than 30 artisans and makers of handmade goods.

The market’s founders, folk artist Alex Reed and watercolor artist Shelby Thayne, both of Rexburg, have enjoyed participating in similar events elsewhere. They felt that east Idaho had enough of its own talent and appreciation for the arts to create a new market here at home.

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