Name: Arts in RI
Profile: We're awesome, we're local, and we're artsy. As a team, we focus on working as a group to help the success of the individuals. Our team is important, because as the smallest state in the union, we need to show the super-sized artistic talent that resides here. We are a juried group, whose team members must always have a stocked and up to date shops on Etsy, and should only carry handcrafted quality goods. We judge potential shops on the quality of their shop, the quality of their art/craft, and what they can bring to the group to make us bigger and better.

Links:
Arts In RI
Flickr Group
Arts In RI Blog

Contact: juliebcreative
seafinddesigns
harmonyvanlue
How to Join: Minimum of 10 positive feedback from unique buyers, Minimum of 5 items in your shop, up-to-date current listings (meaning an active shopkeeper). Contact the leaders. Be prepared to fill out a questionnaire and state your reason for wanting to join as well as what you plan to contribute to the group. Our dues are $15 per quarter (dues go to group advertising and group events).

Meetings and Events: The Arts In RI street team has so much happening! For June 21st, we're participating in the Hope Artiste Village Summer Festival where we'll be promoting the group, the individual artists, and getting the word out about Etsy! In July we will be displaying our wares in the Cranston Public Library. We currently have a member challenge to create blue and brown ocean themed items for the display. This collection of items will then move to the Barrington Public library display for the month of August. Finally, on September 13th and 14th, we have the exciting Pawtuckets Arts Festival, where over 10 of our artists will be representing Arts In RI with a huge 4-5 booth set-up. Our Etsy grant support is going to make this the best booth there! Also, we have revamped our website http://www.artsinri.com Arts In RI will be at the Pawtucket Arts Festival September 13th and 14th at the beautiful Slater Memorial Park in Pawtucket, RI. We will have a HUGE booth and this art festival draws lots of great vendors and big crowds. Come on by!

Members: alamodestuff, annacote, CozyColeman, designsbywendyt, dollfacedesign, dsbrennan, electronrings, harmonyvanlue, juliebcreative, kimvglass, markaplan, pinklemonadeboutique, seafinddesigns, SteppingStones, Tannerglass, venbead