Get your State involved!

Last year the American Craft Week Star Award for Exceptional Support from the Public Sector went to the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development (TDTD.) A well deserved award. TDTD supports Tennessee Craft Week (check out one of their fabulous videos below) with an annual monetary sponsorship - and this makes a big difference. State support can really make an impact on the craft & arts industry. And the craft and arts industry is a big money earner for states. It should be a natural partnership.
Find out how your state is involved in promoting the creative economy and what more they could do. Raise awareness - a creative community enriches every day life. Make sure people discover, and joins, American Craft Week - ACW highlights the crafts on a national scale. Help us, help your state and help local crafts and artists! 
And mark your calendar for 4-13 October 2019 for this is our 10th anniversary. It's special!

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We're looking for you to join us

Are you an individual artist?..join us! Should your organization, studio or shop be an American Craft Week participant? Join us! It's time to sign up for this years celebration, Oct. 5-14. Get more information & sign up now

ACW Launches A Cultural Tourism Initiative

  American Craft Week is a great tourist magnet!  Using examples from across the country, we have created an ACW Tourism Kit that tells you how you can make this celebration a fun and profitable event for your town, region or state.

Funded by our Fall 2013 Kickstarter campaign, the kit is housed in a fun suitcase folder.  It contains our basic 2014 Participant and Sponsor brochures, plus the all-important Roadmap.   The Roadmap highlights five distinct areas of the country which have had successful ACW events.  Then it goes through a step-by-step process you can use to create your own custom craft-centered tourist event.

The Cultural Tourism kit is perfect for arts and entertainment districts, arts councils, tourism officials, and convention and visitor bureaus.  If you need one, or know someone who does, let us know at info@Americancraftweek.com.

Cultural Tourism Kits In Progress

Thanks to everyone who supported our Kickstarter project, our Cultural Tourism Kits are in the works and should be ready to start shipping out by the end of January. We love the folder design, that all the information will be inside. What do you think?