Silent Auction Techniques
Well, with the 30th National Arts and Crafts Conference now just days away, the boxes have begun piling up in the office: name badges, magazines to distribute, calendars to hand out, books, postcards, posters, tote bags, envelopes and, of…
A Collecting Milestone – Or Not?
I passed a collecting milestone recently, and still have mixed emotions about it.
In 1986, after moving from Iowa City to North Carolina, I discovered the Asheville silversmith William Waldo Dodge (1895-1971), who produced an array of sterling…
Top 10 Questions About the Conference
With the 30th National Arts and Crafts Conference now just a few weeks away, I’m not headed far from the office phone, so I thought this would be a good time to answer some of the more common questions we have been getting here:
Is the…
Those Pre-Conference Opportunities
While at first glance it may seem like the 30th National Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn is a three-day event, we actually have enough pre-conference activities to give you an excuse to come to Asheville a day earlier.
(And…
Those Pre-Conference Activities
While at first glance it may seem like the 30th National Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn is a three-day event, we actually have enough pre-conference activities to give you an excuse to come to Asheville a day earlier.
(And…
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