The Cocodrie Art Market is all about inclusion.
The Lafayette-based gift shop was started by local artist Colette Bernard. She said the original focus of her store, Cocodrie by Colette, was to offer artist-designed objects, which she refers to as “artist-made goods.”
With a huge demand for an art market, Bernard said creatives often would come into her store and ask to set up in her store and on the sidewalk. After much thought and consideration, she started the Cocodrie Art Market, where local artists and the LGBTQ+ community come together for a day filled with fun and inclusion.
The Cocodrie Art Market, which is partnering with the Acadiana Queer Collective, is set to take place on from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, in the 700 block of Jefferson Street. For more information on what to expect that day, visit the event’s website .
Bernard said one of the biggest things she wanted to accomplish with her market was to be a safe, secure and organized event for everyone involved.
“I’d like to be the change that I wish to see in the art scene in Lafayette,” Bernard said. “There is room for fine art at the ACA, but there isn’t a lot of room for local vendors who are artists, craftsmen… it’s a place for them to sell their work more regularly.”