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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 »
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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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TOP RETAILER/BEST PRINT ADS OR PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN The Village Artisans Gallery PJ Heyman, owner Boiling Springs, Pa. www.villageartisansgallery.com How do you use your brochures to help the store? The “Artists in Action” brochures are distributed to area visitor bureaus, restaurants and shops. We give one to ...Read More »
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TOP RETAILER/BEST VISUAL DISPLAY OR STORE MAKEOVER The Villager Ingrid Brown, owner Auburn, Ala. www.shopvillager.com What did your makeover involve? We actually moved locations and remodeled a very old landmark building, scooping out the floors, walls, ceiling, electrical—really, everything. What do you do regularly to make your ...Read More »
Impulse Buy
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Hand-stitched wool felt holiday ornaments from Nicole Golden's Pea Soup collection are the perfect whimsy for the holiday season. ...Read More »
Gallery News
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Tiny Jewel Box in Washington, D.C., can now say it’s “America’s Coolest Jeweler,” after receiving first place in the Big Cool division (jewelry stores with six or more full-time employees) in INSTORE magazine’s list of America’s Coolest Stores for 2011. ...Read More »
In Memoriam
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Ceramic artist JoAnne Barwick, co-owner of Double Creek Pottery in Mount Dora, Fla., died on March 10. ...Read More »
People News
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Valentin Yotkov receives the 2011 Florida Society of Goldsmiths National Metalsmith’s Hall of Fame Award, and others. ...Read More »
Arts Business Institute on vimeo
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The Arts Business Institute is expanding its educational outreach by offering video workshops on Vimeo. ...Read More »
Survey Says Shoppers Spending Again
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Research released recently by the National Retail Federation’s STORES magazine says that consumers are beginning to crack open their wallets and invest in the small luxuries that they’d been sacrificing. ...Read More »
Mercado Named BMAC Show Director
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Rebecca Rosen Mercado has been appointed the new Buyers Market of American Craft (BMAC) director. ...Read More »
Good Service Is Good Business
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A survey by American Express found that the quality of customer service provided directly affects customers’ spending habits. ...Read More »