Handmade craft that reflects excellence and the unique vision of its maker or community and falls within the mediums below.

Artists working in the following mediums are eligible to apply and participate:

• Basketry
• Ceramics
• Clothing
• Clothing—Accessories
• Fiber and Textiles—Non-Wearable
• Furniture
• Glass
• Jewelry
• Lighting
• Metal
• Mixed Media
• Paper
• Wood

• Small-studio production work made under the direct supervision of the applicant. Direct supervision requires that the artist oversees production work as it occurs and provides constant direction, feedback, and assistance.
• Artists whose work is handmade in the United States or Canada .
• ACC reserves the right to require authentication of the production process at any time by requesting documentary evidence.

ACC Does NOT Accept
• Manufactured work that is not produced by the applicant or under the direct supervision of the applicant.
• 2D work such as paintings, photographs, prints, graphics (including etchings and web- or sheet-fed offset printed matter).
• Apothecary or Food products.
• Work that incorporates unsustainable and/or endangered materials. Also illegal products made from endangered species.
• Embellished commercially-made objects (e.g., tee shirts, note cards, etc.), and works assembled from commercially available kits.

Learn more about eligibility and application requirements here.

• Exhibitors must meet eligibility requirements and present work consistent with the type and quality represented in the application submission.
• All booths must have 8 foot tall “walls” that cover the interior of the entire booth. Exhibitors must either rent pipe and drape or hard walls from the general contractor or, alternatively, provide their own 8 foot “wall” structures. If the artist does not meet this requirement, drape will be provided at the artist’s expense.
• Exhibitors must be present for the duration of the show. Exhibitors’ employees or sales representatives may not substitute for the exhibitor.
• Exhibitors must have a valid state sales tax permit from each state in which they are participating. Exhibitors are responsible for collecting and reporting sales tax where applicable.

Learn more about eligibility and application requirements here.

Applicants will submit an application through Zapplication including five images, a short bio, and some additional information about your practice. Images must be jpg, tiff, or png high resolution (72 ppi–300 ppi) and representative of the body of work you plan to exhibit. Ideally, images will be square format for social media promotion of at least 1400 pixels on the longest side. Maximum file size is 5 MB. For more details on image requirements and uploading your files, please visit this Zapplication page. Images, bio, and Q&A within the application may be used by the ACC Marketing Department to promote you, your work, and/or American Craft Made.

If you would like to apply for multiple media you will be required to submit an application for each medium. We will limit the number of applications to 3 per artist. If you submit an application with work that includes more than one media category we will ask that you resubmit. All jewelry images must all be submitted under jewelry. For example, if you create glass vessels and glass jewelry, you must submit them with separate applications and images as they will be scored by separate juries.

Learn more about eligibility and application requirements here.

ACC is in the final stages of an important strategic planning process.   As we work through our planning, we are assessing all aspects of ACC programming, including American Craft Made marketplaces. What we know today is that we look forward to producing our Flagship Baltimore show in March of 2024. The factors leading to our decision to cancel American Craft Made / St. Paul 2023 are front and center in the minds of a caring team of staff, trustees, consultants, and other advisors committed to listening, learning, and enacting the changes that are needed to advance ACC’s mission and vision. Throughout our strategic planning discussions, we have returned to the valuable role that public events play in fostering the livelihoods of craft artists and “makers,” and cultivating a large, diverse audience for their work. We look forward to sharing the outcomes of our planning process and how ACC will build upon the past 80 years of championing craft.