Winter Scholarships from Arts Business Institute

by Elaine | Dec 15, 2012 | Business, Conferences

The Arts Business Institute is a workshop for craftspeople and artists, I attended one of the first ones ever, back when it was called the Crafts Business Institute. It was created by Wendy Rosen. They’ve announced a special scholarship for those affected by...

Regional Metal Clay Conferences Open for Registration

by Elaine | Nov 16, 2012 | Conferences

Metal Clay Magic has the details on two regional metal clay conferences: 2013 Regional Conferences are Open for...

Creator Camp may be coming to a city near you

by Elaine | May 1, 2011 | Conferences

Creator Camps are in the works for Montreal, Boston, Nashville and Chicago. There’s this movement afoot for camps of various types, I’ve been to WordCamp, the one for blogging geeks who use WordPress software. The idea is that somebody gets it going,...

Midwest Craft Caucus Conference – June 4-5, 2011

by Elaine | Apr 3, 2011 | Conferences, Education

This looks to be a wonderful and educational event. Here’s what they say about it: The Midwest Craft Caucus is a two-day conference for handmade business owners. June 4-5, 2011 at the Economic Community Development Institute (ECDI) in Columbus, Ohio. Why should...

C4C raises $9,752.00 for Cancer Research

by Elaine | Jul 31, 2010 | Conferences

This bracelet was made by members of both the Windy City Chapter of the PMC Guild and the Chicago South Metal Clay Alliance. I love the slice of pizza by Katie Baum! Below is a group shot of more bracelets that were raffled off in the second annual fundraiser by the...

French Metal Clay Guild Announced

by Elaine | Jul 26, 2010 | Conferences

This just in from Sabine Alienor: I’m pleased to inform you that with Belgium and Canada we have just created “Metallurgia, l’association internationale francophone des pâtes de métal”. It’s a brand-free, non-profit association who wants...