ACV Craft Conference & Business Institute

We are thrilled to announce...

ACV’s First Annual

Artisan Craft Conference

& Business Institute

Friday, April 25, – Sunday April 27, 2008

…..with a full day

Artisan Craft Fair

open to the public, on Sunday the 27th
at Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, Virginia.

 

 

Join hundreds of artisans from around the state as they network, learn and exchange ideas and resources that strengthen the business of artisan craft and elevate the value of hand-made quality craft in the state of Virginia.

YOU are the vital ingredient at this conference, as we come together as peers to explore old and new ways of supporting the diversity of our craft industry and insure its place as a mainstay, important to the economic vitality of Virginia communities.

Whether you are already embarking on a career as a practicing artisan entrepreneur or thinking of turning a hobby into a viable business, this conference is for you!

 

We Are pleased to welcome

our keynote cheryl hartley

General Manager of Tamarack

and Board Chair the Craft Organization Development Association (CODA), presenting

"Building Creative Communities"

 

Click here to read more about Cheryl

 

Additional Special Guests include Todd Christensen, Deputy Director of Community Development with the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and Peggy Baggett, Executive Director of the Virginia Commission for the Arts, who along with Virginia Artisan & ACV Member, Walter Jaeger of Jaeger & Ernst, will participate in a roundtable discussing

"The State of Craft in the Commonwealth" 

 

Don't miss the opportunity to listen, share experiences, have fun and learn from each other on this productive weekend.

“Create Craft, Create Community”

 

Helpful links:

How to Register
How to Volunteer
Craft Fair