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PROGRAMS
& SERVICES
Crafthouse
Shop / Crafthouse Gallery
/ Publications - Craft
Contacts and Craft Shows Guide / Resource
Centre
Business Benefits / Awards
PUBLICATIONS
Craft Contacts
CABC newsletter, four issues per year, consists of craft-related articles,
profiles, craft show listings, exhibitions, funding sources, education
and various opportunities. Please read the rate
sheet (PDF format) for advertising opportunities.
Craft Shows 2007
An annual publication listing major trade shows and craft fairs throughout
BC, Canada and the US. To
order Craft Shows 2007 click here or call 604-687-6511. CABC is
always looking for new craft shows in British Columbia and throughout
Canada to list in future issues of the guide. To
list your craft show in a future issue click here. For a PDF example
of the previous
Guide please click here (Please note that the print version of
the guide is of much higher resolution and that the PDF file should
be used for reference only).
RESOURCE CENTRE
The Resource Centre consists of craft
related information including magazines, publications, and reports
as well as a video lending library and an artist’s portfolio
registry. The Resource Centre is open to the membership and general
public from Mon. - Fri., 10:30 am - 5:30 pm. It is located on the
second floor of the CABC.
To
See a Detailed List of Titles, Click Here
Craft related documents, publications
and general information including:
- Crafts, Artichoke, American Craft,
The Crafts Report, Fibre Arts, Surface, Ornament
- Publications and newsletters of art
& craft guilds and provincial crafts councils
- Business information, small &
home-based business guides, Business In Vancouver
- US Customs and Border information
- US Market Information (Pacific Northwest)
- Funding information (Arts Resource
Book), Guide to Canadian Arts Grants, Canada Council grant applications
& funding, BC Arts Council (funding and more)
- Cultural reports (government, CABC
Crafts Sector Survey)
- Craft Show Directories (BC, Alberta,
Ontario)
- Education
Video Lending Library
Note:
videos are lent within British Columbia only. The CABC video lending
library offers a selection of craft related videos for loan. These
videos are a resource for craftspeople, artists, educators, curators,
architects, designers and the general public. There are over 50 titles
in the library featuring profiles of artists and their work.
CABC
Video Library Titles (click here to view the list of titles)
Conditions of Loan:
- The loan period is one week. Videos
must be postmarked by the due date shown on the invoice or an overdue
fee of $6 per video, per week for members and $8 for non-members
will be charged. Overdue charges shall commence the day following
the due date.
- Copyright laws control the use of
these videos which are intended for educational purposes and may
not be re-broadcast, copied, shown for profit or used for continuous
viewing.
- Videos are available on a first-come
basis. Handling fees are payable at the time of registration. Each
video is valued at $50 and a credit card number and expiry date
is required to cover loss of damage of each video borrowed.
- No more than three videos may be borrowed
by any individual at one time.
Fees for Video Rental:
- Free for CABC members
- $8 for non-members
- All of the previously stated Conditions
of Loan including overdue charges apply.
Please make cheque or money order payable
to the Crafts Association of BC (CABC). We also accept Visa, MasterCard
and American Express.
BUSINESS BENEFITS
Preferred credit and debit merchant
discount rates with Chase Paymentech
The CABC has a special agreement with Chase Paymentech for
reduced commission rates for credit and debit merchant transactions.
You must be a
current CABC member to receive these rates, and merchants are
subject to standard rates if your membership is not renewed. Please
note, CABC membership does not guarantee that you will qualify for
these products. Contact Calvin Taplay to make arrangements for set
up at info@cabc.net.
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People
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special business insurance policies providing unique insurance coverage
for CABC members.
Call for further details:
Whillis-Harding Insurance Agencies Ltd.
Head Office: 654 Bernard Ave., Kelowna, BC V1Y 6P3
Contact: Lisa Jabbusch
1-800-667-2217
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Additional
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