Plugging in to a preexisting venue

[cheryl]

"Recently I've been in contact with a Black crafter living in New Orleans. As part of a research project I wrote to about 50 Black crafters/artists who participated in the 2008 Essence Music Festival held this year in New Orleans. One of the respondents was Nadyja Bynum. While emailing her this morning, Fri. July 18, I mentioned the BCG to her. Then it occurred to me that maybe Black Crafters Guild members might purchase a booth as a guild at one of these big shows, which generally have booth fees in excess of $1000. In a recent--a few months ago-BCG newsletter I read about putting together a show either in Canada or the U.S. Plugging in to a preexisting venue might be a more cost effective alternative.

There are at least three big show in the U.S. that I can think of off the top of my head:
Essence Music Festival--in rotating cities, July, first weekend I believe
http://www.essencemusicfestival.com/
National Black Arts Festival--in Atlanta, GA, July 24-27,2008
http://www.nbaf.org/artist/index.cfm?Fuseaction=ArtistsPage
Pan African Film and Arts Festival--Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 5-16 2009
http://www.paff.org/home/
African World Festival sponsored by the Charles H. Wright Museum--Detroit, MI, August 15,16,17
http://www.maah-detroit.org/

Hope all is well in your part of our world.

Kathleen DeQuence Anderson
http://www.kdq2.ecrater.com
http://www.kdq2.blogspot.com "

[Akua Lezli Hope]

There's also the Harlem Book Fair

[Akua Lezli Hope]

There's also the Harlem Book Fair, the NAACP Convention, CBCaucus convention.... NABJ and Unity... i know not traditional pleasure and entertainment, but folks with a few spare dollars
and a focus that is complementary