The Southern End of Lancaster County has an art show it can call its own.

The Lancaster County Fine Arts & Craft Show will be held rain or shine Saturday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Kreider Building at the Solanco Fairgrounds, 172 S. Lime St., Quarryville. Admission and parking are free. The facility is handicapped-accessible.

There will be food trucks selling french fries, sandwiches, and pretzels.

Proceeds will benefit the operation and maintenance of the Lancaster County Art Association (LCAA), which is located at 149 Precision Ave., Strasburg.

There will be 38 exhibiting artists representing Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware, including one with works from Solanco High School students.

LCAA publicity chair Patricia Keller said there will be watercolors, oils, jewelry, glass, pottery, photographs, mixed media, paper, and sculptures. Go to http://www.lcaaonline.org for more information on the event.

The Other Brotherz will perform live music.

"It's a really high-quality show," LCAA gallery director Carol Herr said. "It's juried. To get into the show, (exhibitors) have to submit three photos of the work, and we pick the best artists and the best craftsmen for the show. It's not just your regular art and craft show. It's kind of a step above."

Keller added, "I hope that people come out and they even appreciate the handmade things that people do. I think today we're losing a little bit of appreciating arts and things that people craft. There's so much creativity, and people can know that they don't have to go to Amazon or run in to T.J. Maxx just to buy something. (They can) appreciate the work and the beauty (at the show), and maybe it will encourage people to want to get into it themselves."

LCAA holds many shows at its gallery each year. "The arts are so important," said Keller. "We hope people come out and see the things, and maybe it'll make them interested in enjoying our art association. We offer a variety of classes, critique groups. It's a nice way for people to exhibit their arts. There's nowhere where someone can just paint and to be able to exhibit your art in a nice environment. It's a beautiful studio, the gallery here. I think we're kind of a gem that people don't realize."

Herr is happy to have a show in her backyard. "I've lived all my life in the Southern End in the Quarryville area, and I did art and craft shows everywhere for years," she said. "That's how I supported myself, and I traveled all over to do them. We have lots of those type of shows in northern Lancaster County, but we've never had anything like this in the Southern End. I just felt that rather than competing against those other shows like Mount Gretna, like Long's Park, and other shows that are up that way that it would be nice to do something in the Southern End. And plus the buildings at the fairground are just wonderful for this type of thing."

The Lancaster County Art Association is holding the "Autumn Daze V & the Great Pumpkin & Outlandish Orb Challenge" exhibit and contest. The reception will be held on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. at LCAA. Papier mache pumpkins to decorate are available for pickup at the art association. The LCAA gallery is open Thursdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Visit the aforementioned website for more details on the contest.