2023 Sponsors
GUILD FINE CRAFT SHOWS
Guild Fine Craft Shows feature exquisite fine craft designs for special occasions and everyday use handmade by the juried Guild level members of Maine Crafts Association. The Guild shows are a well-established artist marketplace welcoming the public to see, collect and learn about the highest quality craft objects made by a membership of dedicated, talented and trained craft artists.
2023 Guild Shows Schedule:
August 11, 12 + 13: Guild Fine Craft Show: MDI @ College of the Atlantic Campus
September 16 + 17: Guild Fine Craft Show: Scarborough @ Ketcha Outdoors (Canceled due to Hurricane Lee)
October 28 + 29: Guild Fine Craft Show: Brunswick @ Fort Andross (Canceled)
2023 GUILD FINE CRAFT SHOW SCHEDULE
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND
The 46th annual Guild Fine Craft Show: An outdoor show on the expansive campus of College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor featuring 40+ fine craft exhibitors.
College of the Atlantic Campus // 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor
Friday, August 11: 5-8pm – Featuring a ticketed Preview Party
Saturday, August 12: 10-4pm
Sunday, August 13: 10-4pm
$5 Entrance Fee (good for both days!)
SCARBOROUGH (Canceled due to Hurricane Lee)
The 13th annual Guild Fine Craft Show: Scarborough. An indoor / outdoor show on the expansive grounds of Ketcha Outdoors in Scarborough featuring 30 fine craft exhibitors.
Ketcha Outdoors // 336 Black Point Road, Scarborough ME 04074
Saturday, September 16: 10-4pm
Sunday, September 17: 10-4pm
$5 Entrance Fee (good for both days!)
BRUNSWICK (canceled)
The 7th annual Guild Fine Craft Show: Brunswick. Shop over 35 fine craft exhibitor booths within the beautiful and historic halls of Fort Andross Mill Complex overlooking the Androscoggin River.
Fort Andross Mill Complex // 14 Maine Street, Brunswick ME 04011
Saturday, Oct 28: 10-4pm
Sunday, Oct 29: 10-4pm
$5 Entrance Fee (good for both days!)
Questions? Contact Lizz Brown: lizz@shopmainecraft.com
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Want to align with Maine’s fine craftsmanship, entrepreneurship and creativity while connecting with thousands of show attendees and thousands more through show marketing? Become a Guild Fine Craft Show Sponsor! 2023 rates range from $250 to sponsor a single show to $4,000 for exclusive branding and multi-show sponsorship. Contact Show Director, Lizz Brown to discuss! lizz@shopmainecraft.com or 717-372-1541
HISTORY
Beginning in 2020, the Maine Crafts Association assumed management of four fine craft shows previously managed by the Maine Crafts Guild, which ran the shows for over forty years! Of course, they were all cancelled due to COVID but the Maine Crafts Association organized three of the four back in 2021 on similar dates / locations as they have been held in the past.
The two organizations joined together as one Maine craft organization offering all the programs, events and initiatives previously offered by each separate organization. In 2022 the Guild Shows and other Maine Crafts Association shows and markets (and galleries and webshop) make up Shop Maine Craft.
The intent of the Guild Fine Craft Shows, as it was under Maine Crafts Guild management, is to nurture a market place where the public can see, collect and learn about the highest quality craft objects made by Maine’s most dedicated, talented and trained craft artists who have mastered their tools, techniques and vision to create original fine craft objects for everyday use and special occasions.