Friday, March 22nd: Happy Hour
(In-Person Only, NextFab, 1800 N. American St., Philadelphia)

CraftNOW Trunk Show & Meet a Mentor

Join over 75 makers, small businesses, and artists during the celebratory networking happy hour and Trunk Show to cap off the learning components of the conference. In addition to complimentary food and bites from 12th Street Catering and drinks from New Liberty Distillery, shop from local makers and artists, while watching demos in the NextFab makerspace. Meet carefully curated mentors ready to share knowledge on everything from business basics to product critique to marketing strategy. Meet resources and schedule post-conference consultation hours with brands such as Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, SCORE, and more.

  • G+RIZZ

    G + RIZZ promotes art for humans, offering unique greeting cards, prints, stickers, and various art apparel, crafted from their inspiration of the world around them and encouraging people to embrace great art in their lives.

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  • m.a.b.e.l

    m.a.b.e.l repurposes vintage cutter quilts into contemporary coats, tops, and multi-use accessories.

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  • Tombino

    Manhole covers from around the world permanently etched into functional art. Choose from coasters, trivets, magnets, and wall art. From Aalborg to Zurich, chose from 350 manhole cover illustrations. Find your city!

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  • Tuft the World

    Tuft the World was founded to provide rug tufters with the high-quality tools, materials, and instruction needed to make their projects. In addition to collaborating with artists and designers to bring custom rugs to life through TTW Editions, they are creating playful rugs inspired by food through another new venture, The Food and Rug Administration.

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  • R.Hyde Guitars

    Hand-crafted guitars and basses built in Philadelphia by Ryan Hyde.

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  • Rise and Ritual

    Rise and Ritual is an organic loose-leaf tea company that creates cutting-edge blends that support your head-to-toe health and holistic transformation.

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  • The Pink Elephant Soap Bar

    Natural personal and body care.

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  • Niki Leist

    Niki Leist is a Philadelphia-based jeweler and artist. Her offerings include custom-made designs where she works with clients one on one, as well as one-of-a-kind and unique pieces. Handcrafted using precious metals and high-quality gemstones, Niki's jewelry stands as a testament to lasting quality. It is designed to last for generations and invites the wearer to embrace and carry forward the end result of her artmaking process.

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  • Remarkable Dcore

    Creative, handmade accessories

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  • City of Philadelphia

    The Department of Commerce is the economic catalyst for the city of Philadelphia. Stay connected with our programs, services, and resources by following @phlcommerce on social media platforms. We envision a globally competitive economy that benefits all people who live, work, and do business in our city.

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  • Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

    PVLA empowers artists by securing free legal assistance and resources in order to support a thriving culture of creativity in the greater Philadelphia region. We connect low-income artists, artist collectives, and small-budget arts and cultural organizations with volunteer lawyers who contribute over $1 million in pro bono legal services each year.

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  • Pennsylvania Council On The Arts

    The mission of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) is to strengthen the cultural, educational, and economic vitality of Pennsylvania's communities through the arts.

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  • MakerStock

    MakerStock is your one-stop shop for your maker material needs. MakerStock is a single source of materials for lab managers, students and makerspaces, B2B, and the general public. We offer sheet stock materials in pre-cut and cut-to-order sizes, fast deliveries, personalized service, and competitive prices.

    We specialize in wood (Baltic Birch Plywood, wood veneers, and MDF) and plastics (cast and extruded acrylics, in many colors, finishes, and thicknesses), as well as CNC foam, leather, filament, metal, and more."

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  • PIDC

    Looking for resources to grow your business or organization?

    PIDC is Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation that provides financing, real estate products, and Business Builder Workshops to established businesses, nonprofits, and developers in all neighborhoods of Philadelphia.

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  • CraftNOW Philadelphia

    CraftNOW Philadelphia unites the leading institutions, artists, and patrons of Philadelphia’s craft community to celebrate the city’s rich legacy, its internationally-recognized contemporary scene, and its important role as an incubator for arts based in wood, clay, fiber, metal, and glass.

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  • SCORE

    SCORE Philadelphia and its volunteer business mentors are dedicated to providing the best possible service to help small business owners achieve their goals. Face-to-face or online, its mentors are able and willing to aid in the success of small businesses.

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Mentors to Meet