Kala Gallery
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TOP RETAILER/NEW GALLERY Kala Gallery Fransien Schuller and Terry Brown, owners Morgantown, N.C. www.kalagallery.com What did you take into consideration in opening a new gallery? We felt a strong sense of community support for a contemporary crafts-based business, that the community was looking for a business ...Read More »
Boulder Arts & Crafts
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TOP RETAILER/GUILD OR CO-OP Boulder Arts & Crafts Lisa Glickman McDonough, director of public relations and advertising Boulder, Colo. www.boulderartsandcrafts.com How does being a co-op make you stronger? Using a co-operative business model makes us stronger for a couple of reasons: many more heads on ...Read More »
Absolutely Art
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TOP RETAILER/LOCAL OR REGIONAL CRAFT GALLERY Absolutely Art Megan Blake-Horst, owner Madison, Wis. www.absolutelyartllc.com What do you do to appeal to local artists and the local area? Ninety percent of our artists are from the Madison area. Our goal is to strengthen the community. I grew ...Read More »
Grow Gallery
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TOP RETAILER/ARTISAN-OWNED OR STUDIO Grow Gallery Lesley Grow-Winfisky and Jonathan Winfisky, owners Shelburne Falls, Mass. www.growgallery.com How has being an artisan-owned gallery helped you? Being artisan-owned creates credibility for our judgments of the work we choose to show. It has also carried an already existing audience ...Read More »
Harmony Ridge Gallery
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TOP RETAILER/LARGE GALLERY Harmony Ridge Gallery Monica and Aaron Maxwell, owners Lewisburg, W.Va. www.harmonyridgegallery.com How do you use your space to the best advantage? We take advantage of our large space by showcasing large-scale sculpture and furniture, such as entire living room vignettes by Luna ...Read More »
Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi
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AMERICANSTYLE HONOR AWARD Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi Julia Daily, executive director What do you do for your members? Since 1973, the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi has offered many benefits to its members: opportunities to sell work at the Mississippi Craft Center Gallery; direct referrals ...Read More »
Craftsman House Gallery
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TOP RETAILER/BEST CHARITABLE OR PHILANTHROPIC EVENT Craftsman House Gallery Jeff Schorr, owner St. Petersburg, Fla. www.craftsmanhousegallery.com What is the role of philanthropic events in your marketing? Philanthropic events play a big role in our marketing. We have a number of annual events that consistently bring new ...Read More »
Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass
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TOP RETAILER/GLASS GALLERY Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass Barbara and David Kittrell, Michael Riffkind, owners Dallas, Texas www.kittrellriffkind.com What influenced you to open a glass gallery? We love glass. We had a glass studio for more than 10 years before we opened the gallery. Now it’s 21 years ...Read More »
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
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TOP RETAILER/MUSEUM STORE Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Leslie Genszler, director of retail operations Madison, Wis. www.mmoca.org/shopmmoca How do you use your connections to the museum to make the store stronger Our museum members take advantage of our generous discounts and special events. We are very fortunate ...Read More »
The Muse
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TOP RETAILER/BEST IN-STORE PROMOTIONAL EVENT The Muse Whitney Bingham, owner Frederick, Md. www.shopthemuse.com What kind of in-store classes and promotions do you offer? We host “Wine & Cheese Craft Parties.” These events are offered twice a month. The idea is that you can come to the ...Read More »
U.S. Senator Bernard Sanders
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NICHE HONOR AWARD FOR ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF AMERICAN CRAFT U.S. Senator Bernard Sanders, I-Vt. Sen. Bernard Sanders went looking for gifts for his grandchildren last year in a shop at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and found that the small ...Read More »
PA Artisan Trails
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NICHE HONOR AWARD FOR A CULTURAL TOURISM PROJECT PA Artisan Trails Krista Donbaugh, manager Newport, Pa. www.paartisantrails.com How are the trails organized? There are currently six artisan trails across Pennsylvania. Each trail has a lead organization that works independently, assembling a group of partners (galleries, artisans, ...Read More »
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