New info from Summit of Awesome!

I think the title of the Summit of Awesome pretty much says it all...

NEW! SPEAKER LINE-UP ANNOUNCED!

Summit of Awesome comes to Washington, DC!

(MidCity, Washington, D.C.) On Friday, May 1st, Hello Craft will host its first ever Summit of Awesome in the heart of the Nation’s Capital.

Geared specifically for independent artists and crafters, the Summit of Awesome is 3 full days of seminars and hands-on workshops, which will provide business and technical education for those in the handmade arts community. The Summit also includes the D.C. premiere showing of the Indie Craft Documentary film, Handmade Nation - A highly anticipated film that captures the superstars of the indie crafting world, and documents how the handmade community began and took it's current shape.


The entire Summit of Awesome will take place in the independent shops, restaurants and bars in the MidCity area of D.C., along 14th and U Streets NW, including Miss Pixie's Solly's, DC9, Bar Pilar and Gate 54 at Cafe St. Ex. The Friday night film screening of Handmade Nation will be hosted at the DCJCC's Theatre J.

Special keynote speakers include Mary Thomas, CEO of Etsy.com, and Jenny Hart, Founder of Sublime Stitching!

Other speaker and workshop hosts include an impressive group from the indie crafting community from both the West and East Coasts. View the massive list of speakers at http://www.hellocraft.com/2009/04/03/what-you-get-at-the-summit-of-awesome/

Here is a small sampling of the speakers and demonstrators who will provide hands-on workshops and business seminars during the Summit of Awesome:


Seminars

Crafting a Green Craft with Jamie Chan and Blas Herrera - Urban Fauna Studio
Tax Implications of Starting a Business with Volunteer Lawyer for the Arts
Developing a Product Line. Deciding what to make and sell with Ali Dryer
Crafting a Green Craft with Urban Fauna Studio, Cosa Verde and Glue and Glitter
Selling Successfully Online with Etsy Success & Virtual Labs and Cosa Verde
Branding and Identity with El Jefe Design

Workshops

Fun with Duct Tape with Kristina Bilonick
Simple Mold Making with Adam Maron - Pearson Maron
Fiber Demo with Jamie Chan and Blas Herrera - Urban Fauna Studio
How to Photograph your Work with Sherry - Dandelion Blu
Sewing Demo with DC Threads
Screen Printing Demo with Christy Petterson



Hello Craft is a D.C. based non-profit, launched in the Fall of 2008. Through the foundation of its interactive and increasingly popular website hellocraft.com, Hello Craft brings together crafters and makers to learn, grow and be prosperous in this ever-changing economy. With a desire to help sustain the handmade movement and support independent crafters within the community, Hello Craft welcomes all its first annual Summit of Awesome.


EVENT: Summit of Awesome
WHEN: Friday, May 1 - Sunday, May 3
WHERE: MidCity, Washington, D.C.
WEBSITE/SUMMIT REGISTRATION: hellocraft.com