CRAFT: It's Friday, January 9 

CRAFT: It's Friday, January 9

News from the Craft Organization Development Association:

CODA members are invited to participate in a “Best Practice" presentation, to share with your colleagues on a national stage. We’re looking for anything that is new, now, hot, and exciting.  Don’t miss this opportunity to show off your recent efforts, creativity, and successes!  Participants will be highlighted in promotional materials and on the CODA website before and after the conference! 

Already slated, for example: CraftNet will present its “e-Commerce for Artisans” online curriculum, developed to assist community college faculty and to  help artists use the Internet more effectively to market and sell their creations. 

Please submit a brief one page outline or summary for a 20 minute presentation to CODA. Deadline for submission is January 20th.

Contact Linda at info@codacraft.org for more information.

Linda Van Trump, Managing Director

Craft Organization Development Association

P.O. Box 51, Onia, AR 72663

870-746-5159

info@codacraft.org

Mark Your Calendars!

2009 CODA Conference

“CRAFTING PARTNERSHIPS FOR GROWTH: CREATING CONNECTIONS”

April 23-26,2009  •  St. Paul, Minnesota

Host: American Association of Woodturners

Sponsors: American Craft Council, The Crafts Report, CraftNet, & Handmade at New York International Gift Fair

Meet renewing CRAFT members Tom Wirt & Betsy Price of Clay Coyote Gallery and Pottery, Hutchinson, MN:

This pair have operated a studio and showroom in rural Minnesota since 1992, producing their own pottery and promoting work by  other artisans they have met doing shows and during studio visits on travels around the country. Read about Tom, Betsy and their business model at www.claycoyote.com

Did you know that you can list your business on CRAFT's online directory? After logging in to the website at www.craftonline.org (contact Laurie Wickham at galmorada@aol.com for password assistance), select "Directories" from the menu to edit your entry and to browse the listings of fellow members.

A recent entry:

The next T3 - Third Tuesday Teleconference is January 20, 10-11 am EST

One of the best parts of being a member of CRAFT is the ability to network with peers . . . plan to call in to talk about issues affecting your business.  T3 conference calls are FREE a benefit of being a member of CRAFT.