Brought together by their childhood memories of growing up in Mexico City, three friends, Maribel Cedillo, Dalia Lerner, and Gemma Martinez Solis, living in the Chicago area began Artemateria two years ago to help artisans
Outside the walls of the New York City public school system where Adriana Guzman worked as an art teacher, was a world waiting to be explored. After graduating from Pratt Institute with a degree in
Aid to Artisans' booth at the NY NOW show in February NEW YORK – From February 1 to 5, Aid to Artisans kicked off the new year with the first NY NOW show of 2014.
In mid-June of 2013, the ATA canvas™ Small Grants Committee met to review the numerous applications received. After careful deliberation, the committee awarded grants to six artisan groups/craft producers from Egypt, Kyrgyzstan, Uganda, Zambia, and
Judy Karwacki (middle) talks to one of the Fajina ladies of Toledo, Belize After months of preparation, Belzeb Inc. of Grenada, West Indies, in partnership with Aid to Artisans, has completed an assessment of the
Lyn Nelson For more the 20 years, Lyn Nelson has traveled around the world, working with artisans in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, Central and Southeast Asia, Central and South
ATA is excited to be showing at NY NOW, formerly known as New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF) from February 1st-February 5th, 2014. We are featuring unique and handcrafted products from our program in Mexico,
Artisans Helping Themselves to Help Haiti November 22, 2013 CAP HAITIEN, HAITI - During Week 3 of the training workshop, Vonley Greaves, the bamboo expert from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, took the artisans on
After years of dedication to showcasing the beauty of Haitian crafts, Kay Atizan is holding a special pre-Christmas weekend sale from Saturday to Sunday, December 22-23, at its location at 43 Rue Magny, in Pétion-Ville,
Two years ago, Tracey George was shopping for Christmas presents for her family when she realized that she felt no connection to any of the products she was looking at in the store. The lack
