PICKENS — The Birchwood Artisan Gallery at the Holly Springs Center will be open for Christmas shopping this Saturday, Dec. 16, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The gallery features the works of 25 fine art and craft artisans from the region.

The Birchwood gallery is one of four branches of the Holly Springs Center, a nonprofit organization located in the former Holly Springs Elementary School, just off U.S. Highway 178 north of Pickens and south of scenic S.C. Highway 11. The School of Mountain Arts, also located in the center, is teaching students how to create high-quality handcrafted items for potential sale in the gallery.

Among the classes offered have been silversmithing, pottery and wood

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