Regional Craft Industry Articles in Absolutely Business February 2006 Issue

The Adirondack North Country Association/ANCA wishes to thank Absolutely Business, Northern New York's Business Magazine, for writing seven feature articles about regional craft businesses and programs. The seven articles feature Tony Peluso, Majestic Custom Golf Clubs; the Demicks, Yesteryear's Vintage Doors; Leslie and Norman Fey, Fey Manufacturing/Tug Hill Tables; John Miller III, "Thousand Islands Picture Paddle Guy"; Nadia Korths, ANCA's craft marketing programs; Ellen McMasters, EmBears/Northern Adirondack Trading Cooperative (NATC) and Linda Scherz Allen, Adirondack Basketry. http://www.absolutelybusiness.com

Montreal Exhibit Covers 50 Years of Quebec Craft History

This past weekend I discovered the Museum of Masters and Artisans of Quebec. The museum setting - a neogothic church with wonderful interior wooden support arches - is within a five minute walk of the Du College metro in the northern St. Laurent neighborhood.

The exhibit 50 Years of History features some 50 works that have been submitted to the Traditional Crafts Annual Pre Christmas Show held in Montreal. Great way to see the impact of trends and styles and to discover the evolution of the show's organizers and the show itself over a 50 year history. Their annual show, open to craftspeople from outside Quebec, received a crowd of 200,000 last year. To find out more, visit www.metiers-d-art.qc.ca. The exhibit, one of five, ends March 13.