BMAC = Buyers Market of American Craft
Every year at this time, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania hosts the Buyer's Market of American Craft, a wholesale arts fair aimed at bringing artists and buyers together. Both groups are from all over the country.
The premise is simple: artists from America and Canada bring handmade goods (jewelry, ceramics, glass work, fiber arts, woodwork, furniture, home goods, paintings, photography, sculpture, and multimedia art) to the Pennsylvania Convention Center and set up booths to entice buyers (gallery owners, buyers for major store chains like Anthropologie or L.L. Bean, etc.) to, you know, buy.
This year, I had the great pleasure to visit the Buyers Market as a visiting artist. I got to see some fabulous art, and learn a ton of information about what it takes to make it as a wholesaler. Good times had by all.
For more information about the Buyers Market and all the awesomeness, please visit their website: http://www.buyersmarketofamericancraft.com/
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