ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Saturday, hundreds of people came out to support the UNM Continuing Education Program as they hosted the Art of Giving arts and crafts festival. To encourage people to get creative during the holiday season, more than 95 local businesses and artists participated in the event for people to find new, unique works of art created by local vendors.

"This is one of the great fairs because it's so busy. There are people walking through all the time. It's not like some of the slower fairs where you know, you always feel like you're being judged by each person that walks by and may not stop. This one is so busy, there's people here all the time, so it's a great ego boost for artists," said artist Benjamin Green.

The event lasted from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., giving t

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