A Little Conference Insight
For those of you who might still be wondering just who does come to the National Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn each February, allow me to share with you a letter I received in the mail last week:
“Bravo! The Arts and…
Basking in the Glow
I was drawn back to the Grove Park Inn more than once this past week, and found it and the staff still basking in the glow of the 29th National Arts and Crafts Conference. Any sign of the fabulous array of booths, the sprawling seminar room,…
Coming Back Down to Earth
I actually thought about skipping this Monday’s Little Journey, figuring that seven daily blogs over the course of the past week of the 29th National Arts and Crafts Conference would suffice, but after making another trip back up to the…
Sunday: Conference Week
Part Six of a Seven Day Series
It’s going to be a short column today, as we are on the final countdown now to our four o’clock load out. What took us three days to bring in and set up will all be taken down, loaded into trucks, and driven…
Saturday: Conference Week
Friday is always the day in which the conference hangs in balance.
We spend months planning and preparing everything from booths to audio visual equipment, display cases to name badges, speakers to workshop leaders, and special exhibits to…
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ArtsandCraftsCollector.com is a website dedicated to exploring the works, artisans, historical origins and the contemporary revival of the American Arts & Crafts Movement. The historic movement started as a response to the country’s Industrial Revolution and encouraged simple design paying tribute to the natural world over the intricate design of the Victorian era.