The Velvet Mill, once a historic textile plant, is now home to artists and craftsmen including painters, photographers, printmakers, glassblowers, fiber artists, potters and sculptors, making the mill a vibrant creative community. It's a great place to spend a leisurely afternoon. In addition to established shops and studios, the mill also hosts an indoor flea market on weekends, where shoppers will discover collectables, vintage items and hand crafted items.
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If you're like me, you love a good art gallery. I find it so fulfilling to spend an afternoon being visually satiated by colorful works of all forms. There are a number of options close by, such as the Mystic Museum of Art or the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, but if you're looking for a wider range of time periods and mediums, I'd head up to the RISD Museum in Providence, Rhode Island.
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