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Looking for Studios and Shops in Old Forge - Tug Hill Plateau - Lake Ontario
ANCA is looking for a few more participants in the southwest for the 2007 Art, Crafts & Foods along the Scenic Byways of the Adirondack North Country Region. The southwest of Northern NY; Old Forge, Tug Hill Plateau and towards Lake Ontario is not as well represented as the northwest, northeast and southeast.
Described in the June 2007 issue of AmericanStyle, a magazine for collectors of American art and craft, the online version of Art, Crafts & Foods also resulted in the upcoming visit from 10 Atlantic Provinces artisans (more below). About 80% of the participants from the 2005 and 2006 have signed back up.
In the St. Lawrence River and Thousands Islands regions (northwest) the following have already signed up: SunFeather Natural Soap Company, St. Lawrence County Arts Council, St. Lawrence Chocolates, Traditional Arts in Upstate New York, North Country Artisans, The Natural Basket, Bonaparte Candles, That Stamp Store, Otter Creek Winery, The Gallery Store at The Handweaving Museum & Arts Center, and the Northern Paradise Gift Shop.
In the Central Adirondacks, Lake George, Saratoga regions (southeast) we have: North Country Images and Accents, Lemon Potpourri, Abanakee Studios, The Glen Market, The Times Emporium, Shirt Factory Artists Association, Elements of Art, Lapham Gallery at LARAC, Crazy as a Loom Weaving Studio and Gift Shop, Cottage Sweet Cottage, NY Folklore Society, Dodge House Lakeside Gallery, and the Adirondack Country Store
In the High Peaks, Lake Champlain region (northeast) we have: The Lily Pond, Chateaugay Lakes Farmers' Market, Adirondack Wood Furnishings, Malone Farmers' Market, Paul Smiths Farmers Market, Train Brook Forge, Saranac Lake Farmers' Market, Adirondack Artists' Guild, Small Fortune Studio, Two Horse Trade Co., Bluseed Studios Inc., The Wild Center, Adirondack Craft Center, Green Goddess Foods, South Meadow Farm Maple Sugarworks, Wilmington Farmers' Market, Elizabethtown Farmers' Market, Keene Farmers' Market, Rivermede Farm Market
In the Old Forge, Tug Hill Plateau and towards Lake Ontario (southwest) we have: The ArtWorks, Shops at 25 West, Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts, The Blue Bird, Northwind/Ferris Studios, and the Oswego Chocolate Shoppe.
40,000 of the full color booklets are distributed to 1700 lodgings from Oswego and Oneida to Saratoga north to the Canadian border. If interested in signing up (fee $80) and/or finding out more contact Nadia Korths, Craft Programs Coordinator/ANCA, by korths@northnet.org or phone, 518.891.1632.
Salem and Greenwich - Communities with Creative Enterprise!
On May 10th Greenwich's busy Main Street will welcome studio and shop owners benefiting from the Adirondack North Country Association’s Marketing Toolkit Workshop critiques and peer exchanges. The owners of the new studio Amy Pollard Photography and new shop Trionda Treasures and of two well-established shops, Over Time Antiques & More and Union Village LTD were invited to be critiqued as part of the workshop on April 6 by workshop partners Nadia Korths, Craft Programs Coordinator/ANCA; Tori Riley, Program Manager/Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce and Kathy Nichols-Tompkins, office manager/Greenwich Chamber of Commerce.
As part of their Craft Retail Theming / Trail Best Practices Mission Tour, nine small artisan businesses from the Atlantic Provinces will be participating in the workshop. Emma Mitchelmore of GNP Crafts, Newfoundland; Carol Harvey-Clark of Spruce Top Rug Hooking Studio, Nova Scotia; Anne Arsenault of Tignish Initiatives, Prince Edward Island; Debra Ginnish of Mikmaq Association for Cultural Studies, Nova Scotia; Tanya Priske of the Center for Women in Business, Nova Scotia; Melody Gay of Tourism PEI, Prince Edward Island; Don Sheehan of Amos Pewterers Limited, Nova Scotia; Michelle Cline of Cadogan Edgewater Gifts and Gallery, New Brunswick; Beulah Michelin of Fundy Guild Inc., New Brunswick and Debbie Gorrill of West Point Lighthouse Craft Shop, Prince Edward Island
Date: May 10, 2007
Time: 9am - 12 Noon
Location: Greenwich Public Library, Greenwich, NY (Washington County)
Fee: $25 fee per participant or $40 for couples/partners. Includes 45 page Marketing Toolkit for Gift Shop and Studio Owners in Rural Areas.
To Register: Tori Riley, Adirondack Chamber of Commerce, 518.798.1761 or triley@adirondackchamber.org
Korths, on ANCA's behalf, then toured Salem with Kim Shea of Tim Shea Precious Metal Designs. Shea's studio is in back of their two story Victorian. Great view across fields and river to small mountains beyond. 35 years of classic designs, excellent craftsmanship and good signage result in about a third of their jewelry sales, now about 80% repeat customers, coming directly to the studio.
Afterwards, one of Shea's neighbors, Annette Nielsen, co-chair with Bob Akland of the Al Fresco Dinners, shared her enthusiasm for the farmers of Washington County who are transitioning into the local- and/or organic-grown markets. The fourth annual 2006 Al Fresco dinner sold out to 350 people at $30 per person with all foods sourced directly from 26 local farmers and artisan producers. Tickets for the expanded weekend 2007 event go on sale June lst.
The dinner also drew a group of two dozen members of the New York City Slow Foods Chapter. They learned about the availability to small producers of the shared used Battenkill Kitchen, Inc., the weekly delivery of product to NYC and of a group of farmers and artisan producers combining forces to create a CSA, community shared agriculture, which is marketing as far north as Lake Placid via word of mouth.
After lunch at Steininger's, a cafe also known for their Belgian style chocolate making, we walked to the pharmacy (with local artisan product on display), the recently opened artist's cooperative, North Main Gallery, and the bank to admire the award winning renovation/conversion from the original residence. This village of 900 generates bank deposit totals that consistently result in Salem being in the top five branches of this 35 branch NYS bank!
As we toured the Tuscany like setting of the hills surrounding Salem, Korths learned that Gardenworks Farm now offers fresh baked breads and pastries and that the Mapleland Farms Sugarhouse has a breathtaking view towards the Green Mountains. Salem Artworks, located on 120 acres on the village outskirts, is dotted with modern sculpture works. They create huge monumental statues for municipalities and others across North America! We ended our tour coming in to the east side of the village and passed more creative enterprises; Woody Hill Farms, Different Drummer, Salem Art and Antiques and the Shelden Farm Stand who, once they open for the season, now sell local artisan cheeses and meats, as well as their own produce.
Over 1,250 craftspeople, food producers, retailers and service organizations receive the Adirondack North Country Association’s news and announcements. Newsletter compiled and edited by Nadia Korths, Craft Programs Coordinator/ANCA. Email korths@northnet.org with your news. For those of you who have recently provided Korths with news, look for it in future frequently issued and short e-newsletters.
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