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January 17, 2013 
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CRAFT Affinity Partners

Cost Saving Programs for CRAFT Members

  

Bank of America Merchant Services

  

Packaging Specialties

Discounts on packaging

  

Constant Contact

Email marketing service

  

aftosa

Materials & Displays

 

Shapiro Graphics

Ad designs services

  

Carbonite

Online back-up

  

Table Top Studio

Product photography systems

  

Vanguard ID Systems

Customer loyalty systems

  

CerTek

Artisan POS System 

  

Visit the CRAFT website for more details

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CRAFT

Board of Directors

 

Chairperson Emeritus

David Brooks, Appalachian Spring

 

President - Karen Hohler

 

Treasurer - Randi Chervitz, Uncommon Threads

 

Secretary - Maud Boleman, Black Mountain Studios

 

Vice President Education Projects - Donna Milstein, Hanson Galleries

 

Directors

Robert Rickard, Rickard Studio

Diane Sulg, Maddis Gallery

Greg Worden, Vermont Artisan

Designs

Nicole Carroll, Nicole Carroll  

Consulting

Q Evon, Q Evon Designs

Margaret Stephens, Brooke 

Pottery

Matt Shapiro, Shapiro's Gallery

Betsy Ratzsch, Betsy Ratzsch 

Pottery

CariLuchau, c.lizzy's
Get American Craft Week 2014 Info

Stop by the CRAFT booth at The American Made Show (BMAC), ACRE Orlando or NY NOW (NYIGF) and pick up the 2014 American Craft Week Brochure. Or better yet, sign up while you are there!

The ACW website is in the process of being updated for 2014. The 2013 participants will come down, with this years participants being listed, by the end of this month. If you're not going to one of these shows, or just don't want to wait, sign up through the ACW website.

Call for Booth Numbers

Before the major wholesale shows we send out an email with information about events, education and more at that show. We also include a list of the CRAFT members exhibiting at that show, along with their booth numbers. If you are exhibiting at one of the following shows, please send your company name and booth number, along with any show or CRAFT member specials, to rani@randomactsart.com by the date below.

Show
Deadline for Booth #s
ACRE Orlando
January 19, 2013
NY NOW (NYIGF)
January 26, 2013
 
Are you exhibiting at ACRE Orlando?      
 
Help us make the CRAFT booth look good! Do you have a large item that can be displayed in the booth? The item should be something that can not "walk off" easily when left in the booth overnight. Contact Karen for details at kshohler@gmail.com 

 

One artist who places an item in the CRAFT booth had this to say, "The exposure was great. I took at least 6 orders for these larger pieces. Often throughout the show I would accompany a buyer to the CRAFT booth to discuss the pieces." - Rich Kolb, Yardbirds.

NY NOW welcomes CRAFT members with three special offers for winter 2014

 

February marks the winter edition debut of NY NOW, the Market for Home & Lifestyle (formerly NYIGF�)! NOW's four, new Collections - HOME, LIFESTYLE, HANDMADE and NEW! - will encompass 100,000 products in 400+ product categories. A new, synergistic show floor layout makes it easier to discover the newest on-trend, design-focused resources.

 

CRAFT MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE THESE SPECIAL BENEFITS:

 

Free NY NOW badge

Register for free ($60 value), with promotion code "NYW14CRAFT".  Register online at http://www.nynow.com/Buyers/ShowRegistration.aspx, by Tuesday, January 28, or onsite at NY NOW starting Saturday, February 1. 

 

$20 NY NOW seminar credit

Use the same promotion code "NYW14CRAFT" for a $20 seminar registration credit!  lNY NOWS's myriad educational sessions address trends, sustainability, social media, retail strategies and more.  Details are available at www.nynow.com/programs.  NOTE:  This code only works if entered at the time of your initial registration.  If have already registered and want to add seminars, please contact Rachel Adams at rachel@cathysteelassociates.com.

 

Complimentary Club GLM Lounge admission

CRAFT retail/gallery members can relax in NY NOW's VIP Lounge.  Club GLM offers complimentary beverages, phone, internet accessibility and seating, during all regular Fair hours.  Present this letter at Javits Room 1E03 for admission for yourself and one guest. 

 

NY NOW, the Market for Home & Lifestyle, runs Saturday, February 1, through Thursday, February 6, 2014, at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal Pier 94. (HANDMADEruns Saturday, February 1, through Wednesday, February 5)  Information and registration is available online at www.nynow.com.

 

HANDMADE - Nearly 500 handcrafted, multimedia resources, with distinct groupings of designer-makers and global import resources.  Javits Galleria and Javits North

 

HOME - Some 1,000+ home furnishings, home textiles, decorative accessories, tabletop and gourmet housewares. Javits Center Level 3.

 

LIFESTYLE - More than 1,100 suppliers of a broad spectrum of merchandise categories, including giftware, personal care, stationery, fashion accessories and children's products. Javits Center Level 1

 

NEW! - Fresh and innovative newcomers to the New York market in a 200 company cross-category collection of home and lifestyle product.  Pier 94

 
CRAFT is a national organization of artists, retailers & show sponsors working to support American craft, save money, educate & network.