New Hope’s Arts and Crafts Festival Is Back, Because Apparently My Walls Still Aren’t Full Enough
Every year, I make the same solemn promise to myself: I am not buying any more decorative objects. I say it with conviction. I say it while looking directly at the ceramic bowl on my table that serves no identifiable purpose. I say it while dusting a framed print I purchased because the artist described it as “an exploration of memory,” and I was too embarrassed to admit that I simply liked the color blue. I say it as someone who has run out of walls, shelves, tabletops, reasonable excuses, and perhaps the emotional maturity required to walk past handmade pottery without imagining an entirely new personality for myself. Then the New Hope Arts and Crafts Festival announces its return, and suddenly I am wondering whether the hallway needs a seven-foot sculpture made from reclaimed railroad parts. The 32nd Annual New Hope Arts and Crafts Festival will take place Saturday, September 26, and Sunday, September 27, 2026, at New Hope-Solebury High School in New Hope, Pennsylvania. More than 16...
