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The Artisans Center of Virginia supports and promotes the culture of Virginia artisans through education, entrepreneurship, research, galleries and exhibitions. 

 

The Center believes that quality, handmade craft strengthens the cultural, educational and economic vitality of local communities.

 

 

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Craft Conference & Business Institute

With Sunday Craft Fair

 

Virginia Artisans: Responsive & Ready!

 

January 22 - 24, 2010
at Hotel Roanoke,
Roanoke, Virginia

 

 

Featuring an amazing array of workshops, panel discussions and networking opportunities for artists, sessions will address topics like:  the new wave of Social Media and how artists can begin to marketing their “intangibles” in addition to their products, details on how to participate in the Artisan Center of Virginia's regional Artisan Trail Network program, how to set up an artist cooperative in your town...... and many more.

 

Special guest, Becky Anderson, founder of Handmade in America will offer innovative ways artists can be creatively responsive in this new economy.

 

Click here to learn about additional workshops & to register

 

Sponsored in part by the Virginia Tourism Corporation, the Virginia Commission for the Arts & the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

Additional supporters include: 

Roanoke Arts Comission,  Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Hotel Roanoke and Downtown Roanoke, Inc. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

create craft,

create community!