Annual Meeting 2022

MESSAGE FROM THE SHOPS

FOLK ART CENTER
Manager: Beth Renne, [email protected], Shop: [email protected]

What makes your shop unique: 

"Allanstand is the oldest craft shop in the country with such a rich history. It was established in 1893 and was moved to the Folk Art Center in 1980. This shop was the start of the SHCG and for over a hundred years, this shop has carried the highest quality home decor and handmade gifts. Because we're located inside the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway, visitors will have much more than just a shopping experience. There are two exhibition rooms, a craft museum, library, and Blue Ridge Parkway bookstore." - Beth Renne, Allanstand Shop Manager

MP 382 BLUE RIDGE PKWY | ASHEVILLE, NC

828-298-7928

OPEN DAILY | MONDAY-SUNDAY, 10AM-5PM

TUNNEL ROAD SHOP
BILTMORE VILLAGE
MOSES CONE MANOR
ONLINE SHOP

MESSAGE FROM MARKETING: MILLIE DAVIS

Hello Guild Members! 

I regret that I am not able to attend the Annual Meeting this year due to my brother's wedding. This August will be my third year with the Guild and I am currently working remotely. I am available by phone, text, or email if you have any questions or would like to set up a time to talk. My contact is 803-604-6508 and [email protected].

I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know all of the members and representing the Guild through social media, email marketing, printed advertising, and other public relations. I am continuously improving the Guild's website, as well as the Member Resources page which I encourage you to check out! (You need to log in to the site to view this page, let me know if you don't have a login). 

The last two years were an unusual and challenging way to learn the many facets of this position, but I'm excited for my first "normal" year at the Guild and to implement new ideas for the year 2022!

Plans for 2022: 

Online Member Directory 

I am working with our web developers on a new design for the Member Directory that will allow for a single login for all members. All changes to member profiles will go through me. This will help with the size of our website (we currently have over 700 logins for our website), and will make it much easier to feature different members across pages of the website. There will be links on each member's profile to their social media accounts and a gallery of images for each member. Videos will link to the Guild's YouTube channel but will preview on the Guild's Member Profile.

Member Workshops

I would like to provide quick "How To" workshop videos accessible to members via the Member Resources page of the website, as well as in-person or Zoom workshops. For me to understand what workshops you're interested in, please take one-question survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/88XNKK2

Online Registrations

I am working to create online registrations for all events available on the Member Resources page.

Applying to the Guild Online- Recruiting new Membership

Artists can now apply to the Guild ONLINE! The application is complete and almost ready to go live. I plan on promoting this application to potential new members of the Guild.

Let me know what workshops you're interested in by taking this one-question survey: 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/88XNKK2

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