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A NEW ACCESSORIES MARKET: MODERN MOBILITY
Today,
people want things that are small and portable. Technology has shrunk.
Consider these examples: the iPod, notebook computers, and cellphones.
Each takes up a fraction of the space that their predecessors did
and are highly portable.
What does this mean to you? It means a growing niche market for
portable accessories. This trend needs specific products, such as:
- laptop
carrying cases
- iPod
purses
- cell
phone holders
- digital
camera cases
Designing
the product isn't enough. Who should you be reaching?
- young
professionals
- college
students
- teachers
- teenagers
- everyone
on the go!
ANOTHER
TAKE ON MOBILITY
Targeting the mobile market doesn't just mean coming up with new
designs. It also means rethinking old designs with portability
in mind.
Examples
include:
- Cubicle
Craft - sculpture that sits on an office desk
- Small
Surprise Sentiments - gifts that can be tucked away in a purse/suitcase
for a spouse going to work
- Car
Craft - art for display on rear-view mirrors, dashboards, and
rear windows
- Handmade
Travel Accessories - tote bags, alarm clocks, small inspirational
charms
Have
any ideas for "portable" craft? Share your ideas with
us at news@rosengrp.com.
NO
BETTER TIME THAN NOW: CERF
We would like to express our concern and best wishes for those artists
and galleries within Hurricane Katrina's reach. Hundreds of small
businesses have been devastated.
CERF (Craft Emergency Relief Fund) is committed to helping and keeping
you informed about the ways you can help. CERF accepts donations
to support artists who have encountered disaster. Click here
to donate now.
A Disaster
Recovery Message Board has been created to help in the effort
of offering aid (financial support, supplies, equipment, a place
to stay or work, advice, encouraging words, etc.). Please join in
this discussion. Spread the word about the availability of assistance
as well as the need for the community’s support right now.
Visit the AC
Forum to find out more about how this disaster has affected
members of the craft community.
STUDIO SPACE DONATION FOR KATRINA VICTIMS
ArtSouth, located in Homestead, Florida, is an art center with
a heavy emphasis on clay works. Free studio space for two months
is being offered to artists affected by Katrina. Due to a heavy
demand for our studios, please let us know if you are interested
ASAP. For information please email artctr@bellsouth.net
or call 305.247.9406, and ask for the director, Aubree Bretsnyder.
A
NEED FOR ART
Louisiana State University is seeking donations of any art supplies:
drawing pads, sketchbooks, pencils, markers, watercolor sets, crayons,
etc., and anything else that is not toxic or dangerous (e.g. oil
paint chemicals). The materials will be given to artists who have
not only lost their supplies, but their life’s work. No donation
is too small. All donations can be sent directly to the School of
Art Office, Louisiana State University,123 Art Building, Baton Rouge
Louisiana 70803. Email Stuart Baron at baron@lsu.edu
for more info.
THE BIG NINE
The Raiford
Gallery celebrated its ninth anniversary with an indoor/outdoor
show September at 1169 Canton Street, Roswell GA 30075. Please add
a visit to your travel schedule or send Judy and her staff a congratulatory
note.
BRAINSTORMS
Designer
Cords has come up with a way to hide unsightly electrical cords
from plain view. They create cord covers, which are made of silk,
linen, and velvet and come in 26 different colors.
OPPORTUNITIES KNOCKING
Lark Books: 500 Necklaces Call for Entries - We seek images
of neck ornaments for a juried collection by artists from around
the globe. Submit high-quality transparencies, slides, or digital
images with entry forms. Click here
for more info or email natalie@larkbooks.com.
Deadline: Oct 1.
21st Annual Greater Midwest International Exhibition: Call for
Entries - Cash awards. Juried show. Open to all artists, 21
or older. Work must be original, completed in the last three years,
and not previously shown at the Central Missouri State University
Art Center Gallery. Participants may not be employees of CMSU. For
information, contact Central Missouri State University Art Center
Gallery, 217 Clark St., Warrensburg MO 64093. Deadline: Oct 15.
Holiday Fine Crafts Show: Call for Entries - Elise Mankes
Studio, a new fine art gallery in Marblehead, MA is looking for
Fine Artisan Works, including but not limited to jewelry, accessories,
textiles, ceramics, and more...creativity is the key! Email ehmankes@comcast.net
with "Holiday Show" in the subject for application and
details. Deadline: Oct 24.
Metalsmith Magazine: Call for Submissions - Looking for material
for the upcoming Exhibition in Print 2005 publication. This issue,
titled "Flatware: Function + Fantasy," will focus entirely
on place settings - knife-fork-spoon/ comparable eating implements
- and also a limited number of serving pieces. For more info download
the PDF file here.
Email inquiries here.
Deadline: Nov 20.
Lowell Arts Festival: Call for Entries - Juried exhibition/sale.
Call for entries for a juried exhibit and for juried booths. Visual
arts, crafts, jewelry, and other media, as well as performance arts,
will be considered. For information, send SASE to Lowell Arts Festival,
c/o Arts League of Lowell, PO Box 7134, Lowell MA 01852. Click here
for more info. Deadline: Dec 1.
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