WARREN — Trumbull Art Gallery is filled with decorated trees for the holidays, although organizers of “Trees at the Gallery” hope those decorations start to disappear as Christmas approaches.

“Trees at the Gallery” is TAG’s fifth annual holiday market, where many, but not all, of the pieces available for purchase are hung on Christmas trees.

Curator Patty Cleary-Talstein said this year’s show features 24 vendors, the most since it started in 2020.

Offerings include ceramics, woodworking, origami, stained glass and painting. Many, but not all, of the works are holiday themed.

“It doesn’t have to be Christmas, per se,” Cleary-Talstein said. “It could be anything.”

TAG is expanding its hours for this year’s Trees at the Gallery. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, TAG was open Tuesday through Saturday, but it’s only been open Thursday, Friday and Saturday post-pandemic. The gallery will be open noon to 4 p.m. Wednesdays before Christmas, and Thursday hours are extended until 6 p.m. to attract those who work downtown.

“We’re hoping to get back to our pre-pandemic hours,” Cleary-Talstein said.

Participating artists are Paul Ailey-Byrne, Brenda Armstrong, Dee Aston, Kristin Baker, Alice S. Chow, Matthew Colla, Denise DeLellio, Daterina Devadan, Veronique Gerard, Susan F. Griffin, Salli Kowalski, Ron Krygowski, Kathy Lepro, Zane and Amanda Moriarty, Wendi Raven Patrick, Lia Ploumbis, Lynnne Provance, Fran Rafaiani, Regina Semko and Marie Semko-Duncan, Stefanie Sferra, Ralph J. Teets, Stefani Tripoulas, Tulla Zambetis and Cleary-Talstein.

Many of the artists will replenish their areas as items sell, and some plan to do demonstrations during gallery hours.

“I think the people who come through here really enjoy meeting the artists,” Cleary-Talstein said. “And that usually means a sale.”

Kowalski, who lives in Howland, said the show is a nice way for artists to get their work seen.

“Artists are creative and all year long they’re doing something,” Kowalski said. “This gives us an opportunity to show it off and maybe make a buck. And your name kind of gets out there. If they like what you put forward, maybe they’ll come see what you do next. Maybe they’ll order something.”

It also supports TAG. Artists pay for their exhibition space, and TAG gets 30 percent of all Trees at the Gallery sales, Cleary-Talstein said. Christmas items donated to the gallery are being sold as part of its Treasures for TAG program.

The gallery also has tripled its holiday raffle. In the past, TAG offered a tree decorated with ornaments donated by each of the participating artists. This year the gallery also is raffling a basket of ornaments from the participating artists and a gift certificate to TAG’s gift shop.

Tickets are $1 each, six for $5 and 15 for $10, and raffle drawing will take place at 3 p.m. Dec. 21.

The show also features ceramic angel ornaments made by Sferra in TAG’s clay studio that benefit the gallery’s Angels for Art Education program

“Pink opal is the featured color this year,” Sferra said. “For every donation of $10 or more you make, you take an angel home and can put it on your tree or use it as a gift tag. The money, more importantly, goes to funding a program that allows low-income family members to come here (for art classes).”

When the program started, it exclusively paid for art classes for children. But with TAG set up at the Warren Farmers Market during the summer, it became evident that there were adults interested in TAG classes who couldn’t afford it.

Proceeds from the sale paid for the arts programming at the farmers market as well as classes for children who participated in the Oakland Center for the Arts summer theater camp, Sferra said. TAG is looking to expand it to additional classes at other sites.

“It’s been around four years now and I think we have helped a lot,” Sferra said. “I know we have brought it to a lot of people.”