An handicrafts exhibition and fair, now being held at Ratnapura, will conclude on September 28 offers handicraft artistes in the Sabaragamuwa Province a marketplace for their products in their locality and creating a meeting place for producer and consumer.

The exhibition and fair which coincides with the annual pageant of the Ratnapura Maha Saman Devalaya will provide stall facilities to a group of 50 handicraft artistes registered with the National Crafts Council (NCC) and the Industrial Development Board said a N CC spokesman.

The Rural Industries and Self- Employment Promotion Ministry, together with the NCC and IDE, hopes the exhibition and fair will enable discerning consumers to purchase a variety of handicrafts items, including handicrafts endemic to the Sabaragamuwa Province.

Similar to the exhibition and fairs held in Galle, Kuliyapitiya and Colombo, the Ratnapura Fair and Exhibition would showcase a wide array of products including gift and fanny items, batiks, embroidery, lace, indigenous textiles and garments, home needs as well as food items at reasonable prices.