BRUNSWICK — Local craftspeople and artisans will come together to celebrate creativity at MillRun, a community arts market, just in time for Mother’s Day.

MillRun will showcase the talents of 20 local vendors on Saturday, May 11, from noon to 7 p.m., and Sunday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the recently renovated events venue at Frontier in Brunswick.

MillRun filled the void left by the Fine and Funky Craft Show at Fort Andross in 2017. After the renovations at Frontier, staff member and artist Nikki Pilgrim saw an opportunity to help build a community of artists in the new space.

“It was the right opportunity. … It seemed like a natural development to make that happen since there was not another show in the area,” Pilgrim said.

She went on to coordinate the event, which began as a holiday sale in December 2017. MillRun has expanded to include a spring event and is now a curated show with limited availability. “We’re gaining momentum,” Pilgrim said.

MillRun will showcase the work of a diverse group of artists, some of whom have studio space in Fort Andross and some of whom work with local nonprofit organizations. The market will offer a variety of artwork in different price ranges, including: ceramics, paintings, stickers, prints, dried flower arrangements, candles, herbal products, clothing and fiber arts. MillRun offers local artists a platform for displaying their talents and coming together as part of the arts community, while creating opportunities for entrepreneurship and creative collaboration.

Spindleworks, a local nonprofit organization that works with 40 member artists with disabilities, will be participating in MillRun for the first time this year. Members will share an abundance of artwork created over the winter, including fiber arts, woven and knitted items, paintings, drawings and publications. The group helps its artists promote and sell their creations.

“We support the artists in a variety of ways — one of those is to help them become professional artists,” said Brian Braley, program manager at Spindleworks. “We might support them to run transactions through the register. It’s a learning experience for everyone involved, not just to help them promote their art, but to gain the skills needed to be valued members of the community and to spread awareness about their art too.  … Each of our artists get 75% of their sales back because we want it to be about them — getting their art recognized, being able to make money, and thinking of it as a job.”