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Fall 2009
 Buyers Market of American Craft
Twice each year, artists and buyers come together in the Pennsylvania Convention Center to share the latest that the world of American craft has to offer. Buyers from hundreds of specialty retailers and independents shop the Buyers Market. This year saw the addition to the show of the Eco Arts Market. This section of the show introduced attendees to the latest in green craft, which is emerging as artists respond to consumer demand for style, function, and environmental concern for work crafted with environmentally friendly techniques.
Also look for Glasscaster with Marcie Davis in an interview with flameworking artist, Roger Parramore, as he discusses his experiences of sharing his techniques with the Japanese students at the Osaka University of Art. The Stained Glass Association of America shares highlights from its Oklahoma City 2009 Centennial Conference,and Independent Artists will find great advice from Milon Townsend as he shares the planning that must go into the decision to teach glass art and how to successfully market classes. If you’re looking for great tips on ways to ensure your chances to be accepted into juried shows, be sure to read Your Slides and the Jury—The Booth Shot by Bruce Baker. And don’t miss the highlights from Adam Villarreal of the 2009 GAS Conference plus news of the American Glass Guild 2009 Scholarship winners from Barbara Krueger and a look at the Convergence Exhibit of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers by Sarah Riggle.
You can find the rest of these articles in the Fall 2009 issue of Profitable Glass Quarterly.
Click here for an additional Glasscaster with Marcie Davis as Roger Parramore shares his impression of the flameworking scene in Japan.
Click here to listen to the podcast of the entire interview with Roger Parramore from Glasscaster with Marcie Davis.
Click here for a downloadable reprint of Teaching for the Working Artist—Planning for Success by Milon Townsend.
Click here for a downloadable reprint of Your Slides and the Jury—The Booth Shot by Bruce Baker.
Click here for an expanded, day-by-day description by Adam Villarreal from Corning, New York, of the 2009 GAS Conference.
Fall 2009 –  Buy Now!
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