Welcome to our temporary home. The National Association of Artists and Crafters is dedicated to protecting artists and crafters - their work, creativity and intellectual properties and marketing rights..............
Today a very large number of promoters have continued to move away from the original concept of the fine art, fine craft or arts and crafts show/event. Promoters are failing to uphold the terms of their contracts and allow ever larger percentages of buy/sell vendors into shows and events as authentic artisans.
In addition, many foreign companies have stolen the intellectual rights of artisans and brought cheap reproductions into the industry affecting the livelihood of artists and crafters. From 2001 and into 2003 the economic conditions have affected the sales of all artisans and the failure of a large number of promoters have affected the arts and crafts industry.
This organization is currently being established as a 501 c 3 not for profit organization with a specific purpose...................We need experienced individuals who can assist us with this project....without your support we cannot help you!
................To protect artists and crafters from loosing their livelihoods to retail and commerical establishments and others who portray themselves as artists and crafters.
This page was last updated on: July 25, 2006
Our first of several tasks include the following:
1. Completion of all required paperwork and forms for non profit status
2. Establish and finalize a board of directors and leadership
3. Prepare a operations and business plan for 2006-2007
4. Solicit 500 qualified artistsan members.
5. Acquire a grant from the Endowments for the Arts sor other such
supporting organization to aid in our efforts and objectives.
Version 2.0 Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved
National Association
of Artists and Crafters
NAAC
"Protecting Artists and Crafters -
Their Work, Creativity, Livelihood
and Marketing Rights"
An organization dedicated to serving artists and crafters
If you are an artist or crafter; do your own handcrafted work, using mediums that include silver and gold, wood, clay, cloth, and a multitude of others, this organization is for you. If you understand how the lack of standards and ethics within the promoter/event organizations have failed the authentic artisan; if you have been affected by the "buy/sell" businesses who falsely claim to be artists and crafters, this organization is for you. If the need for protection of your livelihood, as an artist, in our medium is important to you, this organization is for you. Are you tired of your ideas being stolen and sold later by some distributor and how current trends in the slow economy has affected your livelihood; then you NEED NAAC. HAVE YOU BECOME A MEMBER YET? IF NOT WHY?
These picture represent various art works of members and non members of NAAC, several mediums. No Copyright infringements are implied or deliberately made with these photos. Are aim is to show the quality of work by artisans and crafters only
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Proposed legislation of the Arts and Crafts Act is now ready for your review and we are preparing to present this for sponsorship to the U.S. House of Representative and U.S. Senate.
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I believe to keep the true work of the artist and crafter alive we must act to promote and protect our art and craft. That is why I have again put all my available effotrts into reestablishing this organization...WILL YOU HELP TOO? Membership is now FREE.................
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