The Guild Fine Craft Shows are a series of events showcasing high-quality handmade objects in a variety of materials, methods, and creative design. The shows feature the work of juried members of the Maine Crafts Association and offer a wide range of fine craft items, including baskets, ceramics, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, stone and wood. The Guild Fine Craft Shows carry a 40 year legacy of celebrating and promoting fine craftsmanship and are well-regarded for their focus on quality, originality, and artistic expression.
2024 Event Schedule
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND
August 9 - 11, 2024
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Mount Desert Island, Maine
The 47th 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.
Friday, August 9: 5-8pm
Saturday, August 10: 10-4pm
Sunday, August 11: 10-4pm
A $5 Entrance fee grants access for all three days. Under 18 free!
BRUNSWICK
October 26 - 27, 2024
Fort Andross Mill Complex
14 Maine Street
Brunswick, Maine
The 8th 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.
Saturday, Oct 26: 10-4pm
Sunday, Oct 27: 10-4pm
A $5 Entrance fee grants full weekend access. Under 18 free!
Guild Fine Craft Show Director: Lizz Brown
Lizz Brown moved from her home state of Pennsylvania to Maine and joined the Maine Crafts Association as an artist and employee in Fall 2018. She is an enthusiastic member of Maine’s creative community with roles encompassing creative business ownership, program management and event organizing. Lizz earned a BFA in Crafts with a Textiles concentration from Kutztown University, where she received the J. Allen Pawling Award the year of graduation. She has worked under local fabric designers, a quilt gallery, and founded her own business, The Wild Textile, in 2016. Her work was featured in the 2017 award-winning video “Everyday Humans” and March 2023 edition of Maine Home + Design. Lizz now serves as the Director of the Guild Fine Craft Shows, manages Maine Crafts Association educational programming, and creates unique textile pieces in her South Portland home studio.
History
In 2020, the Maine Crafts Association assumed management of the Guild Fine Craft Shows, a series of events originally created and managed by the Maine Crafts Guild for over forty years. The two organizations united to form a single Maine craft organization, launching Shop Maine Craft in 2022. The Guild Fine Craft Shows remain a vital marketplace where the public can experience, collect, and learn about quality craft objects created by a dedicated membership of talented and skilled artists.
Guild Level Membership
Guild Level Membership is a lifetime certification designed to attract and unite professional craft artists for participation in the Guild Fine Craft Shows. The shows take place in key Maine venues and offer a marketplace where the public can view, collect, and learn about high-quality handmade craft objects created by dedicated and skilled craftspeople. Candidates for Guild Level Membership must demonstrate a masterful level of skill in their craft using specialized tools, techniques, and vision to create one-of-a-kind objects in the following categories: Baskets, Ceramics, Fiber, Furniture, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metal, Mixed Media, Paper, Stone and Wood.
Thank you to our 2024 sponsors:
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! 2024 rates range from $250 to sponsor a single show to $5,000 for exclusive branding and multi-show sponsorship. Contact Show Director, Lizz Brown to discuss! lizz@shopmainecraft.com or 717-372-1541