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The artists selected for the 2016 Directory of Traditional American Crafts.
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2018 Directory
Applications for the 2018 Directory of Traditional American Crafts are now available by clicking here. We must receive your entry before January 15, 2018, for you to qualify for judging and inclusion in the Directory. If you have questions, you may call us at 440-543-8566. Those selected will be listed in the August 2018 issue of Earky American Life.
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We've mailed the
October 2017 issue of Early American Life to all of our current subscribers. The postal service advises you should allow up to three weeks for delivery,
so subscribers should have their copies of our new October issue by the first of September. 