http://www.aidtoartisans.org CLINTON BUSH HAITI FUND AWARDS ATA GRANT {auto-date} |{auto-title} With its Haitian Business Growth Fund, Aid to Artisans is rekindling the struggling handcraft industry...rebuilding the sector one artisan and one retailer at a time. In Haiti, artisans http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/clinton_bush_haiti_funding_granted Carol Sedestrom Ross We are greatly saddened by the news of Carol Sedestrom Ross's passing. The ATA family sends its condolences to Carol's family and friends during this difficult time. Aid to Artisans honored Carol, who was also a former board member, in http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/carol_sedestrom_ross___in_memoriam Former Presidents Bush and Clinton Visit Caribbean Craft in Haiti Last month, former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush toured Haiti to raise aid and investment for a country still rebuilding from a devastating January 12 earthquake. It is the http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/former_presidents_bush_and_clinton_visit_caribbean_craft_in_haiti {auto-date} |{auto-title} SARCDA International 2010, which took place from the 11th to the 14th of March in Johannesburg, was one of the final highlights for the three entrepreneurs taking part in Aid to Artisans South Africa Trust’s http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/atasa_entrepreneurs_turn_knowledge_into_action {auto-date} |{auto-title} It was two months ago that a devastating earthquake hit Haiti. The stories and images are no longer on the front pages of the newspapers, but the struggle for survival and recovery continues for the Haitian people on a daily http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/update__haitian_artisan_recovery_fund {auto-date} |{auto-title} Aid to Artisans is conducting a marketing training focusing on the tourist and eco markets Jordan. ATA’s Training Director and two market expert consultants are traveling to Ajloun, Salt, Wadi Rum and Wadi Moussa from July http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/news_from_jordan_training_program_in_progress_ {auto-date} |{auto-title} Aid to Artisans South Africa videos, directed and produced by Bailey Pryor, were just selected out of over 140 submissions as a finalist in the Lights. Camera. Help. Nonprofit Film Festival in Austin, Texas. ATA's video will http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/ata_video_finalist_in_film_festival {auto-date} |{auto-title} On June 1, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in El Salvador joining officials from nearly 75 countries to celebrate the presidential inauguration of El Salvador’s first President from the FMLN party, Mauricio http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/secretary_of_state_hillary_clinton_visits_el_salvadoran_artisans {auto-date} |{auto-title} On May 6th, ATA consultant Kathy Erteman delivered a visual presentation on Yunnan, China for official country representatives during the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) meetings in New York City that took http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/ata_helps_revive_pottery_tradition_in_china {auto-date} |{auto-title} Aid to Artisans is saddened by the news of the passing of Vincent Carleton and the ATA family sends its heart-felt condolences to his family and friends. Vincent was a gifted designer who worked with ATA on several projects http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/in_memoriam__vincent_carleton {auto-date} |{auto-title} Since October 2007, Aid to Artisans has undertaken two projects funded by the Pan American Development Foundation working with internally displaced people in Huila, Choco and Tolima Colombia. Colombia has about 3 million http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/displaced_by_civil_war___colombians_find_hope_and_work_in_craft ATA Board Member and President Emerita Honored with Prestigious AwardsClare Smith, President of Aid to Artisans from 1986-2005, will be honored on April 7th in Washington, D.C. with the prestigious "Founders Award for Civic Leadership," an http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/ata_board_member_and_president_emerita_honored_with_prestigious_awards Aid to Artisans Makes History in Iraq…It’s hard to imagine that in continuous violence Iraqis are launching businesses—but they are.Iraqi women, like Halima Faraj, a war widow with children to feed, say they “don’t know what their future http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/ata_launches_program_for_iraqi_entrepreneurs http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/the_financial_times {auto-date} |{auto-title} March 10 and 11 were exciting days at Aid to Artisans. We launched our first distance learning training program. This training marked the first of Aid to Artisans Distance Learning initiatives, which we plan to greatly expand http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/ata_makes_history_in_iraq http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/npr_interview http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/the_hartford_courant {auto-date} |{auto-title} Arte Comasgua artisans create cards made from pressed and dried flowers and other natural materials. They first had export success about one year ago when Pottery Barn online sold their "lady" http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/more_growth_for_el_salvadoran_business {auto-date} |{auto-title} ATA returned from an exciting week at the New York International Gift Fair. West Elm, an innovative Williams Sonoma Inc. retailer, is currently sourcing silk pillows from India through ATA’s partner Craftmark. The pillows http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/ata_in_action_at_the_nyigf http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/the_huffington_post Wall Street Journal website with article and video clips http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/the_wall_street_journal http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/hartford_magazine The 2008 REDY! Workshop was organized by Aid to Artisans with great success. For the first time, Aid to Artisans, in conjunction with its subsidiary organization Aid to Artisans South Africa Trust, facilitated the 2008 REDY! Workshop held November 18 - 19, http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/craft_sector_workshop_held_in_south_africa http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/traditional_home {auto-date} |{auto-title} For the first time, Aid to Artisans displayed crafts from its current projects in West Africa at the SIAO Trade Show October 31 - November 9, 2008 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. SIAO is Africa's largest handcraft http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/success_at_regional_trade_show_in_west_africa Aid to Artisans (ATA), a leading international nonprofit dedicated to economic development in the global artisan community, is pleased to announce the election of Eric O’Leary to its new Board of Directors Chair. “I am honored to http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/aid_to_artisans_elects_new_board_of_directors_chair http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/financial_times http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/ode http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/house_beautiful http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/domino http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/ny_times_style_magazine http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/news/forbes_life Aid to Artisans Awards Gala & Silent Auction Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Tribeca Rooftop, 2 Desbrosses Street, NYC 6:00 pm Cocktails & Silent Auction 7:30 pm Dinner & Awards Ceremony The ATA Awards recognize individuals and groups http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/events/aid_to_artisans_awards_gala___silent_auction New York International Gift Fair August 14 - 18, 2010 Jacob Javits Convention Center Aid to Artisans will be exhibiting new and exciting product collections from Egypt, El Salvador and Haiti. Visit us at Booth 6316 in the Handmade section. http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/events/new_york_international_gift_fair Atlanta Gift and Home Furnishings Market July 16 - 20, 2010 AmericasMart, Atlanta, GA Aid to Artisans will be exhibiting new and exicting collections from Egypt, El Salvador, and Haiti. Please come visit us at Booth 804 in the Handcrafted Design section, http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/events/atlanta_gift_and_home_furnishings_market Southern African Handcraft & Ndebele Art Exhbition June 11 - July 11, 2010 Please join us for the exhibition preview and opening on June 10 from 12pm to 3pm. Drinks and snacks will be served. Secure parking is available at Bassline (accessible from http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/events/southern_africa_handcraft___ndebele_art_exhibition The premier home accessories and gift market trade show in the U.S. with 2,700+ exhibitors and 40,000 buyers attending. ATA will have a booth with the latest product collections from our programs. For more information, click here for the New York http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/events/new_york_international_gift_fair 2009 Aid to Artisans Awards Founded in 2002, the Aid to Artisans Awards recognizes individuals and institutions that have changed the nature of the handmade world through their talent and determination. Their work and lives have furthered the cause of http://www.aidtoartisans.org/news_and_events/events/2009_aid_to_artisans_awards