“After several years of selling my work at craft shows, I found out that one of my best shows at New York University was cancelled. I was distraught and started pacing and carrying on a bit until my husband Jeff looked at me and said, “Right now there are probably...
February 27, 2017 | CERF+ News CERF+ Launches New Website to Respond to Artist Career & Emergency Resource Needs Monday, February 27, 2017, Montpelier, VT – CERF+’s new website goes live today to help artists protect themselves, their art and their careers....
A Vision for an Artists Safety Net(work) Feb 1, 2017 | Feature, Makers + Matters By Cornelia Carey, Executive Director, CERF+ In today’s world, we all need a good safety net – and artists are no exception. As the Executive Director of CERF+ for more than 20 years,...
Honoring Randy Darwall Jan 31, 2017 | Makers + Matters CERF+ and the craft world lost a wonderful friend and artist when weaver and teacher, Randy Darwall passed away on January 13th. In honor of Randy, we share his thoughts about being a show going artist from an...
Jan 31, 2017 | Feature By Cornelia Carey, Executive Director As a new Administration and Congress move quickly on a wide array of policy issues that affect artists, small business, nonprofits and the communities they serve, many have been asking CERF+ how we, in the...
CERF+ Receives Award of Distinction at ACC Conference Dec 11, 2016 | CERF+ News The American Craft Council (ACC) held its 12th national conference, “Present Tense” at Kaneko in Omaha earlier this month. The conference featured panel and plenary...