Spot for the Design Challenge are filling up. Sign up now to reserve your space!
Win $250 in BMAC Bucks to
spend with artists on the show floor, and other great prizes!
to compete as an individual or team on Friday or Saturday, February 12-13. You will have 10 minutes to decorate one small store display shelf. Props and artworks will be provided by the CRAFT.
Winners will be announced Sunday, Feb. 14, at the breakfast seminar, "Sensational Store Display on a Shoestring Budget," presented by Kristin D. Godsey, associate publisher of VMSD, the magazine of the visual merchandising and store display trade.
We Need Photographs!
We need photographs for the American Craft Week web site and brochures. Any photographs used on the web site will be a hotlink to the artist or gallery web site.
From artist, we need photographs of you, your work and you at work. From galleries, we need photographs of galleries and displays.
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Table Topics at BMAC
We are moving BMAC Table Topics to our educational booth on the show floor during show hours. They will be FREE and short - 30 minute power seminars. There will be artist related topics scheduled at 9 AM so artists can participate too.
We are also looking for people to lead tables, both artist and exhibitors. If you are willing to volunteer please contact Donna Milstein at
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From the Buyers Market of American Craft
Get more for your money at the Buyers Market of American Craft:
We totally understand. The economy has given everyone a black eye. But don't stay home and mope: That's not a recovery plan. Come out to scout the Buyers Market, where more than 100 of our more than 850 artisans are brand new to the tradeshow. If this is your store's first visit ever to the Buyers Market, we'll comp your admission: call Matt at 800-432-7238, ext. 272, today. And while you're at the show, participate in FREE education programs tailored to help retailers steer toward better days.
- FREE roundtable discussions: Pick up a list with dates and times at the C.R.A.F.T. table on the Concourse or visit C.R.A.F.T. at Booth 3505 on the show floor.
- FREE seminar, "Managing Lenders: Financing for Your Store," on Friday, Feb. 12, 8:30-10am, Room 201A, presented by the U.S. Small Business Administration's business development office. Learn how to qualify for federally backed loans and take advantage of economic stimulus programs...and more. A representative from the SBA will be on the Concourse from 10am-4pm Saturday to give one-on-one advice. Bring your questions and challenges.
- FREE seminar, "Supercharge Your Business with Social Media," on Saturday, Feb. 13, 8:30-10am, Room 201A, presented by SCORE Philadelphia's retail consultant and technology expert, Amy Larrimore. She'll present business strategies for using Facebook, Twitter and other online services to promote your store and attract new business, plus valuable how-to information. SCORE is a national nonprofit of small business professionals who counsel their peers. Representatives will be on the Concourse on Saturday from 10am-6pm, to answer your business questions one-on-one.
Does your store carry NICHE Award-winning art?
You've been asking us to announce the NICHE Award winners earlier in the show - to give you more time to visit winners on the show floor. We hear you! Join us for the NICHE Awards reception and ceremony, now on FRIDAY, February 12, 6-9pm, in the Auditorium at the Buyers Market. |
Table Topics ACC Baltimore 2010
Wednesday, February 24th
8:15-9:45
Room 337-338, no charge
Artists and buyers who wish to improve their businesses are welcome to come participate in this popular networking event which features lively discussions about the business of craft.
Select from one of the 9 topics and join the dialog. Each table will be led by an industry facilitator who has many years experience on their chosen subject. At the conclusion of the event, each table topic leader will give a three minute recap of the highlights of their morning's topic. Each topic promises to give you immediate strategies and tips to easily implement right now.
Find a topic in this list that piques your interest and join in the learning experience which will be inspirational and impactful for today's craft business owners. To see a list of topics, click here. |
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This Weeks Links
From American Express Open Forum
Have you read a blog or an online article that you found interesting or helpful? If it was helpful to you, it will probably be helpful to other gallery owners and artists.
Send it to me at rani@randomactsart.com to be included in our weekly newsletter.
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