At the August 6, 2005 CRAFT General Membership Meeting held during the Buyers Market & American Craft (BMAC) Show in Philadelphia, PA, members of the Craft Retailer’s Association for Tomorrow (CRAFT) elected officers to serve new terms.
The new Directors are Aaron Maxwell, Harmony Isle Gallery, WV; Shirely Palmer-Hill of Wickwire Fine Art/Folk, NC; and Phyllis Castells of Heart of Home, PA.
Following the meeting, the Directors elected a slate of Officers for 2005-2006. Elected as Chairman of the Board is David Brooks of Appalachian Spring in Falls Church VA; Gloria Brooke of Brooke Pottery in Lakeland FL, as President; Joanne Sterlacci of Simple Pleasures Gallery in West Chester PA, as Vice President; Deb Kneale of Show of Hands in Denver CO, as Secretary; Karen Hohler of Whippoorwill Crafts in Boston MA, as Treasurer; Donna Milstein of Hanson Galleries in Houston, TX, as Vice President of Education Projects; and Don Gorenberg of Seldom Seen Gallery in Ft. Lauderdale FL, as Secretary for Communications.
Founded in 2002, the Craft Retailers’ Association for Tomorrow (CRAFT) is a not-for-profit, professionally managed association, of storefront retailers of American craft. Retailer members inventory generally consists of ceramics; blown, fused or stained glass; fine woodworking; furniture; jewelry; metal work; sculpture; textiles; wearable art and a myriad of other items – folk to funk, traditional to avant-garde, decorative or functional. The common thread is that an individual or small groups of artisans generally make the items in the United States. Vendors of products and services to retailers as well as craftsman can also belong to the association as Associate members.
For more information on the Craft Retailers’ Association for Tomorrow visit our website at
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