Handmade Tile Association Newsletter

September
2013

Our 14th Year

The 12th Annual Minnesota Tile Festival is almost here! Mark your calendar for Saturday September 21st. Click here to learn all the details, meet the artists and see the schedule of events!!

Schedule of Events

10 am: Show Opens $7 admission- HTA and ASI members Free

12 pm: 1st Tile Bucks drawing. Win $125 to use at show vendors.

2 pm: Tile Fashion Show

3 pm: 2nd Tile Bucks drawing. Win $125 to use at show vendors.

3:30 pm: Last chance to bid on silent auction items

All Day Events

Edina Art Center "Make one, Take one" projects
Tour the Mansion and see the eleven tiled stoves
FIKA, the award winning cafe at ASI, serves lunch as well as espresso & pastries, with an emphasis on New Nordic Cuisine and local ingredients.
Current exhibition in Musuem Pull, Twist, Blow - Transforming The Kingdom of Crystal

In This Issue

Half off Coupons for show

Volunteers Needed.

2014 HTA Directory Advertising Rates

Events, Show, New Products, Art, Classes

Welcome New and Renewing Membership

Thank You Volunteers!

Spotlight on Artist Schedule

Half-off Coupons for MN Tile Festival

Print as many as you need. Click here to print yours!

Volunteers Needed

Earth Wood & Fire

Want to hang with cool tile artists?

The MN Tile Festival is always lots of fun, and a great place to meet artists and tile buffs. Are you one of the members who hasn't taken advantage of our 5-hour volunteering for a $100 discount in the directory? This is your chance!

Here's what you could do..

1. Help set up show

2. Be a "Booth Sitter"

3. Hang Signs

4. Hand out literature

5. Help with Silent Auction

6. Tear Down

We are looking for volunteers to help us for two shifts. Morning 7 am to noon and noon till 6. If you can only volunteer certain hours we can work around your schedule. Contact Josh to sign up or for questions. 612-781-6409.

2014 HTA Directory Advertising Rates

The 2014 Directory Drive is officially started... our 15th Year Edition! Many tile artists, makers, tile setters, organizations, clay suppliers have grown exponentially by advertising in the Handmade Tile Association Directory. It is a national tile directory; all are invited to advertise. Show the world what amazing tiles are made in the United States and how to get ahold of your company.

Click here for online info and prices We accept Credit Cards on-line!

Click here to download forms to mail in by check.

You are invited!
Tile Artist Public Art Dedication

Celebrate the installation of Roosevelt Library's public art
Saturday, September 7, 11 a.m.
Roosevelt Library, 4026 28th Ave. S., Minneapolis

View the fine art mosaic panels and sconce surrounds and talk to artist Sheryl Tuorila Hear from elected and library officials Create your own paper mosaic art with volunteers from the Minnesota Mosaic Guild

Sincerely,

Josh Blanc

Handmade Tile Association, LLC

Quick Links! Check out all the new info...

Events, Show, New Products, Art, Classes, etc!

Four times a week, the HTA does a Facebook post on the Handmade Tile Association page.

We are looking for members and advertisers who have events or anything they want to publicize. Click here to send your info!

We are looking for more events to post. Please send us your classes, workshops, and gallery shows.

Welcome New and Renewing Membership

Friend Member

Tile From Away

Thanks to our Volunteers!

Thank to

Alex Chinn for helping us work on the the new website.

Lots of opportunities to get your 5 hours in before the start of the directory drive. We will need some people to help us with updating the new site. If you are interested in helping, we are interested in you! We are willing to pay $12 an hour for service, or trade for advertising.

Interested? Click here to help.

Get your 5 hours in and save money on your advertising!

5 Hours button

Spotlight on Artist Schedule

Spotlight on artists for 2013...
If you are next,

gather any new images, information or news you would like to be highlighted. Send them to the HTA by the first of your month.

	August
	September Dean Tile
	Elfstone Studio
	Stephanie Kaczrowski

	October Tile Restoration Center
	Timeless Tiles
	Status Ceramics

	November Copper Swan Studio
	Pewabic Pottery
	Clay Earth Studios

	December David Aichinger Tile Co.
	Our Creative Outlet.llc
	House on the Hill

Thank you to the

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of the Handmade Tile Association

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