We Help Communities
Over the past 16 years, the Arts Business Institute (formerly the Craft Business Institute) has held workshops across the United States and Canada, bringing its team of art marketing and business experts to communities where artists are in need of professional advice related to the development of their craft businesses.
Each workshop is created through by partnering with community organizations, arts councils, guilds, art schools, and donations from supporting companies and foundations. Generous grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts have enabled us to provide the following programming:
2012
- Arts Business Institute Winter Workshop, Buyers Market of Craft, Philadelphia, PA
- Free ABI Mini Workshop at Artomatic, Washington, DC
2011
- Winter Visiting Artist Program, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
- Survival in the Marketplace, Florida Craftsmen, St. Petersburg, Fl
- Arts Business Institute, Baltimore, MD
- Workshop on Wholesaling to Galleries and Building Relationships, Indian Arts and Crafts Association, Mesa, AZ
2010
- Arts Business Institute and Visiting Artist Program, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
- Arts Business Institute and Visiting Artist Program, Buyers Market of American Craft, Baltimore, MD
2009
- Arts Business Boot Camp, Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC
- ACRE University: The Business of Wholesale, Las Vegas, NV
- Arts Business Institute, Visiting Artist Program, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
- Arts Business Institute and Visiting Artist Program, Buyers Market of American Craft, Baltimore, MD
2008
- Wholesale 101, Nashville, TN
- Booth Creation, Fargo, ND
- Midwest Business of Art, Fairfield, IA
- Pennsylvania Business Workshop, Mansfield, PA
- Winter Teleconference Series Artist Program, Buyers Markets of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
- Summer Visiting Artist Program, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
2007
- Arts Business Boot Camp, Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC
- Art Industry Fundamentals, Orlando, FL
- Arts Business Institute & Winter Visiting Artist Program, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
- Business of Art, Fargo, ND
- Arts Business Institute & Summer Visiting Artist Program, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
2006
- Winter Visiting Artist Program, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
- Arts Business Boot Camp, Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC
- Summer Visiting Artist Program, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
2005
- Winter Visiting Artist Program, Buyers Markets of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
- Arts Business Boot Camp, Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC
- Summer Visiting Artist Program, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
2004
- Winter Visiting Artist Program, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
- Arts Business Boot Camp, Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC
- Tamarack Center for Crafts Beckley, WV
- Arts Business Boot Camp, Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC
- Tennessee Arts & Craft Association, Smithville, TN
- Berea College, Berea, KY
- Summer Visiting Artist Program, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Allegheny Arts Council, Cumberland, MD
- Ontario Crafts Council, Harbourfront, Toronto, ON
2003
- Kentucky Craft Marketing, Louisville KY
- Mass College of Art, Society of Arts & Crafts, Boston MA
- Arts Business Boot Camp, Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC
- Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC
- Kennedy School, Portland, OR
2002
- Longwood College following ACCSE Conference, Farmville, VA
- 3 Day Arts Business Workshop, Mt. Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, MD
2001
- 3 Day Arts Business Workshop, Mt. Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, MD
2000
- 3 Day Arts Business Workshop, Mt. Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, MD
1999
- 3 Day Arts Business Workshop, Mt. Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, MD
1998
- 3 Day Arts Business Workshop, Mt. Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, MD
1997
3 Day Arts Business Workshop, Mt. Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, MD
1996
- 3 Day Arts Business Workshop, Mt. Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, MD
1995
- 3 Day Arts Business Workshop, Mt. Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, MD
1994
- Arts Business Seminar, Camp Louise, Thurmont, MD
