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Treadway and Toomey Auctions Take New Direction

After 30 years of successful auctions, the founders of Treadway Toomey Auctions will be changing direction and working independently. The December 2017 auction marked the final collaboration between the John Toomey Gallery of Oak Park, IL and…

Small Group Discussions Announced For Conference

One of the most popular aspects of the National Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn has long been the daily Small Group Discussions. These Small Group Discussions are designed to give you the opportunity to sit down with five to…

Our Hearts Belong to Stickley!

For more years than I can recall, the staff from the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms has organized a Thursday night Arts and Crafts Conference Kick-Off Party prior to the official opening on Friday. Last week I asked executive director Vonda…

But Is She an Arts and Crafts Ghost?

This week, as we were working on room requests and assignments for the National Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn in February, a familiar question came up:  Is the Grove Park Inn really haunted? While I don’t want to conjure…

A Call For Small Group Discussions

In the early years of the Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn, our seminar audience was small enough to enable attendees to ask questions of the speakers or to engage in a spirited discussion of the topic at hand. But once our numbers…

Speakers Preparing For the 31st National Arts and Crafts Conference

As I mentioned back in October, by far one of the most enjoyable aspects of organizing the annual Grove Park Inn Arts and Crafts Conference is selecting and working with the six seminar speakers. Each year I scour the country for energetic,…

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