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Missouri Artisans Association d.b.a. The Best of Missouri Hands (BOMH) is a state wide non profit (501c3) organization. We are dedicated to the development and recognition of Missouri's arts and artisans through education, interaction, and encouragement.
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Your donation will greatly strengthen our ability to provide the products and services artists need to face the everyday challenges of moving forward with their artistic goals. Simply click the donate button and you will be taken to Paypal to make your donation. Thank you.
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- April 22nd, 2019Arts Council of Southeast Missouri / Cape Girardeau, MO
- April 22nd, 2019Presser Arts Center: Mexico, MO
- April 22nd, 2019First Friday Art Walk: Cape Girardeau, MO
- April 22nd, 2019Jan Helton selected for 2019 Missouri Watercolor Society International Exhibit
- April 22nd, 2019Hannibal Folklife Festival: Deadline to apply July 1, 2019
- April 22nd, 2019Two Juried BOMH Artists host a Spring Art Show / Marthasville, MO
- April 22nd, 2019Pre Mother’s Day Sip and Shop Party / Stone Soup Galleries / Chesterfield, MO
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For over 30 years, CERF+ [a 501(c)(3) public charity] has provided readiness, relief & resilience for studio artists, ensuring that they are as protected as the work they create. CERF+ serves artists who work in craft disciplines by providing a safety net to support strong and sustainable careers with core services of education programs, advocacy, network building and emergency relief.
You may have noticed in recent years that natural disasters seem to be on the uptick. While you may not have experienced one of these heartbreaking events personally, many artists have - including some of your fellow BOMH members. This year alone has had its share, including the Schlafly Art Outside Festival. Unfortunately CERF+ ran out of emergency relief funds due to the increased need for their services, and had to suspend assistance for a while this summer.
BOMH would prefer that CERF+ never have to experience another such suspension. That is why the BOMH Board of Directors authorized a $1,500 donation to CERF+ in August, 2018. The Board believes the many and varied services offered by CERF+ are important to our members, and to artisans throughout the nation.
The Board is challenging the over 430 members of Best of Missouri Hands to match their donation. It's clear that not everyone is in a position to participate, but if even half our members could give even $5, that would be over $1,000. To donate, click on the CERF+ logo above, or go to https://cerfplus.org/donate
Please check out the CERF+ website and/or the CERF+ Facebook page to learn about all the programs they provide including grants for emergency readiness as well as emergency relief, education, career resources, arts advocacy and many other services. You may be surprised at the level of services available.
View our Artist Categories
Painting
All work in which the primary medium is paint of any kind and the character of the finished work is most specifically defined by the use of paint. This category includes work in pastels.
Printmaking
All work in which the primary medium is traditional (lithography, etching, serigraphy, etc.) or digital (computer-generated) printmaking.
Photography
All work in which the primary medium is film or digital photography and the character of the finished work is most specifically defined by the use of photography. This category includes photographi
Drawing
All primarily two-dimensional work that is created through the use of drawing. Please select this category if your work includes low relief.
Jewelry
Work made from any medium that is used primarily as personal adornment. This includes wearable sculpture.
Traditional Crafts
All traditional crafts, including but not limited to soap-making, chair caning, broom making, tin punching, black-smithing, furniture making, etc. What defines this category is the attention to his
Fiber
Wearable garments and accessories and non-wearable work produced from fibers and fabrics.
Digital Media
All work in which the primary medium is produced through the use of digital technology and the character of the finished work is most specifically defined by the use of digital technology.
Clay
Functional and non-functional work in which the primary medium is clay and additions of any other mediums are incidental to and not intrinsic to the finished pieces.
Mixed Media 2D
Primarily two-dimensional work that includes at least two separate and intrinsic mediums. This category includes low relief.
Wood
Functional and non-functional work in which the primary medium is wood and the additions of any other mediums are incidental to and not intrinsic to the finished pieces.
Sculpture
Objects produced by carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.
Metal
Functional and non-functional work in which the primary medium is metal and the additions of any other mediums are incidental to and not intrinsic to the finished pieces.
Mixed Media 3D
Primarily three-dimensional work that includes at least two separate and intrinsic mediums.
Glass
Functional and non-functional two and three-dimensional work in which the primary medium is glass and the additions of any other mediums are incidental to and not intrinsic to the finished pieces.<
Other
Any finished work that can’t be best described by one of the above categories.
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