Traditional Arts in Upstate New York. Traditional Arts of Upstate New York
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Canton, NY 13617
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Art Trail Event Overview

Sunday, May 4, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
View, Old Forge


A collaboration between ANCA, TAUNY and View, as part of the ANCA/TAUNY “Invisible Factory” project, which includes the creation of an Adirondack Regional Art Trail to link art and cultural resources around Northern New York.

AGENDA

10 a.m. to noon - Focus Group
Arts entrepreneurs in the region are invited to submit samples of their work to focus groups composed of shop owners and potential customers. Each group answers questions about design, function, pricing, and other variables that determine whether an item will be successful in our regional marketplace.  This feedback is provided to the artist free of charge. The process is anonymous; products are reviewed in communities unlikely to know the individual artist and his/her work.

noon to 1 p.m. - Lunch break

1 to 2 p.m - Presentation on the Adirondack North Country Art Trail
The state has recently awarded funds to an effort to establish an art trail in the Adirondack North Country.  The goal of this will be to use a website platform to market/promote the cultural resources of our region. Partners will describe the project, and ask for feedback from the audience about the product being developed.

*Short break for light refreshments*

2 to 3 p.m. - Artists Gathering
For this session, arts entrepreneurs are invited to spend an hour in an informal setting talking with other people who make work to sell.  This will be a chance for artisans/artists to share tips from their own experience, and to ask questions of others who are running businesses like theirs.  This session is being offered in response to a survey that indicated arts entrepreneurs do not have enough opportunities to talk to each other. Project managers from ANCA and TAUNY will encourage discussion and collect comments about challenges and opportunities.  These comments will be used to shape future Invisible Factory programs.

For more information contact Melissa Hart, ANCA: 518-891-6200, mhart@adirondack.org


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