The Next Haverford Guild MA/Peer Review Session is Scheduled for March 15th!
Become a Haverford Guild of Craftsmen Master Artisan
Honor. Recognition. Excellence. Craft-makers who pursue master status do so for the prestige and acknowledgement that comes with having their work achieve the mark of excellence that distinguishes them from the mainstream. Master Status members also receive extra benefits. Apply for the recognition your work deserves.
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HGC Peer Review
Have you been looking for constructive criticism of your artwork or are you looking to take your art to the next level?
Haverford Guild of Craftsmen members have the opportunity to have our master artisans view their work and talk with them about how to improve their art.
Open only to current Haverford Guild of Craftsmen members.
December Updates
Dear artist friends,
Happy December. With the holidays upon us, many of you are certainly making last-minute preparations for holiday shows. Make sure you take some time to take care of yourselves as well!
On the subject of holiday shows, I would like to congratulate everyone who participated in the HGC Holiday Show last month. Everyone who contributed to the production of this show deserves huge kudos. From show chairs Christine Wright and Aviva Brandt Foster, show coordinators Leslie Pope and Sheldon Marks, to the many volunteers who lugged supplies and placed signage, and the vendors who sent out postcards and social media advertisements, Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You helped make the 2025 show a huge success! This year we welcomed over 1100 patrons to the CREC, 10% more than last year. By all accounts, our patrons were in a buying mood. Many patrons attended at the invitation of an artist vendor they knew, so your personal invitations and postcards are doing their job.
As we look toward the preparation period for the 2026 show, I would like to highlight a need: Show co-chairs Christine and Aviva will be stepping down after the 2026 show. The board is already looking for volunteers to step in and fill these positions. The board feels strongly that the (co)chairs should be volunteers from among our ranks. Stepping up and volunteering soon is important so that the new (co)chairs can “apprentice” with Christine and Aviva as they plan the 2026 show to learn the processes and timelines that go into creating a successful art show. These processes are documented so that nothing must be created from scratch, and having two excellent coaches (who will not be flying the coop, but will be available for mentoring and questions even in 2027 and beyond) will make the transition easier. If you would like to volunteer for this role, or if you have questions about the role of (co)chair, please send an e-mail to haverfordguild@gmail.com.
Happy holidays,
Brian Middleton, President
We have a Facebook group just for HGC Members!
This is a private group for the Artist Members of the Haverford Guild of Craftsmen to meet and discuss their work, marketing tactics and to give and receive general business and artwork advice. To join us, please go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hgcartistmembers/