| Community events are an opportunity to develop | | | | earthenware pots, pans and jars used for a |
| new relationships and strengthen ties amongst the | | | | variety of cultural purposes. Well-known examples |
| community. They are essential for the physical | | | | include earthenware pots from ethnic tribes in |
| and social growth of any community. Community | | | | Laos and the Philippines. Today used as interior |
| events also help promote the location, district or | | | | décor, local pottery was originally used for |
| neighborhood of a community. | | | | cooking, cleaning, gathering water, bathing, |
| Community affairs often include food markets, | | | | gift-giving, religious ceremony and burying. |
| carnivals, concerts, plays and arts and craft fairs. | | | | Local weaves-Hand-woven textiles are also |
| Art and craft fairs help promote and sell local | | | | popular wares in arts and craft fairs. They may |
| handicrafts and fine art creations of a community. | | | | be made with traditional weaving machines or |
| Some of the activities and booths found inside art | | | | done by hand through knitting or stitching, woven |
| fairs include: | | | | textiles are used as clothing, bedding, dinner linen, |
| Local jewelry-Custom-made jewelry is jewelry | | | | interior wall décor or even upholstery. |
| whose design is taken from a culture's aesthetic | | | | Promoting community arts and crafts fairs can be |
| background namely its use of patterns and | | | | fast and convenient through the use of simple |
| materials. Well-known examples of this are | | | | print materials such as flyers, brochures, posters, |
| metalwork from South America or glass jewelry | | | | postcards or catalogs. There are online printers |
| from Venice. In a local community, custom-made | | | | that offer professional printing services at |
| jewelry can be made with colored beads or | | | | reasonable or discounted prices for wholesale |
| cultured stones native to the area. They may be | | | | orders. Uprinting, for example, provides loans as |
| combined with semi-precious stones and cast | | | | part of its U-Community program. This online |
| metal necklaces, rings and earrings. | | | | printing company, through Kiva.com, loans to small |
| Local pottery-Local pottery consists of | | | | business owners and start-up entrepreneurs. |