Applications are now open for the 2013 show season.
The ACC artists range from seasoned makers to emerging artists and represent some of the finest quality craft in the country. The Baltimore show is one of their most famous and it has wholesale days and retail days -- and most of our friends who exhibit there find the retail days the most valuable.
To learn more about the shows and what's new next year, download the 2013 ACC show prospectus. (PDF)
Applications are available through Juried Art Services. You can read about the terms and conditions here. (PDF)
2013 American Craft Council Show Dates
Baltimore, MD at the Baltimore Convention Center
Feb. 19 (Buyer/Artist seminars)
Feb. 20-21 (Wholesale)
Feb. 22-24 (Retail)
Atlanta, GA at the Cobb Galleria... Read More
Category >> Trade Shows
Great panel discussion on getting the most from your sub-contractors.
Peggy Jo Donahue of MJSA led the panel of Joel Weiss of Carrera Casting with designers Calla Gold of Santa Barbara and Malak Atut of Zaiken Jewelry and modelmaker Carlos Zamora.
Great info that all stressed the value of highly detailed communication with drawings and not just words.
Patience and respect are vital, too.
Pricing is not that much different from say 1 or 2 of a kind than 50 or 75. Quantity is less a variable than terms. Pay faster and regularly to get the better service and pricing.
Gain valuable advice and networking via great resources. Industry organizations are invaluable for networks and solutions. They gave a big shout out to WJA as well as... Read More
Applications are now ready for the 2011 One of a Kind Shows in NYC and Chicago. The New York show has two dates: Nov. 10-13 and 17-20, 2011.
Deadline is May 2, 2011.
Jeweler's who have done the 2010 NYC show:
Anna Ruth Henriques
Ambermoda (Poland)
Angela Cammarota
Cornelia Goldsmith
Dana David
Judith Haas
Jessica Fields
Judith Foster
Julia Failey
Gabriel Ofiesh
Rebecka Froberg
Victoria Varga
Yasuko Azuma
Rina Young
Erica Zap
....... and others - 57 jewelers in total from US and abroad
Jeweler's who have done the 2010 Chicago show:
Alisa Miller
Ardith Johnson, Silversmith
Amy Buettner
Christine Bartling
Craig Hagstrom
Dana David
Donna D'Aquino
Devon Driscoll
Flying Anvil
Jeannie Hwang
Jessica Fields
JL Walsh
John/Christine Design
Keith Lewis
Margo... Read More
NEW YORK, NY - George Little Management, producer of the NY Int’l. Gift Fair announced they are making changes to the structure of the show that will have a direct impact on the Handcraft section of the show.Beginning with the Summer 2010 show, NYIGF Handmade will consist of two new sections: Designer-Maker and Global Resources.“Beginning in 2010, and culminating at the summer 2013 event, temporary and permanent NYIGF floor plan changes will align with planned construction and renovation of the Javits Convention Center," according to GLM. “The transformation of the Javits Center will include installation of a new green roof; construction of the new Javits Center North which extends the building North to 40th Street; and major renovations to... Read More
