We’re very excited to announce our super awesome schedule* for the Summit of Awesome. Check this space for updates and more information. Space is limited so register now!

All concurrent sessions have limited seating and will be on a first come first served basis. So plan your weekend carefully!

Through a partnership with the MidCity Business Association, all Summit seminars and workshops will take place in the wondrous and vibrant independent businesses in MidCity. View the map.

Thursday April 30

3 p.m. MidCity Tours
5 – 8 p.m. Hello Craft Welcome Party  – Gate 54

Friday May 1
*Make Something Awesome area open all day 10 -5 at Miss Pixies*
9:30 a.m. Check in and breakfast -  Miss Pixies
10:30 a.m. Welcome
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Morning Sessions:

• Crafting a Green Craft with Jamie Chan and Blas Herrera – Urban Fauna Studio, Liz Grotyohann and Jeff Fein-Worton – Cosa Verde, Becky Streipe – Glue and Glitter – Solly’s
• What’s a Social Network and How to use it for Good with Danielle Maveal – Etsy Success & Virtual Labs, Willo O’Brien – WilloToons – Bar Pilar
• Customer Service. Crafting with a Smile with Caitlin Phillips – Rebound Designs, Rebecca Juliette – This Chickadee – Gate 54
• Street Teams. Why you should connect and collaboratee with Jen Menkhaus and Megan Van Wagoner – B.E.S.T. – DC9

1 – 2 p.m. Lunch with Craftnote: Maria Thomas – CEO, Etsy – Miss Pixies
2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Sessions:

• FIber Workshop with Jamie Chan and Blas Herrera – Urban Fauna Studio – Miss Pixies
• Simple Mold Making with Adam Maron – Miss Pixies
• Am I a Business? How and when to form a business for your crafty endeavors with Cynthia Gayton and Paige Totaro – Washington Area Lawyer for the Arts – Gate 54
• How to Photograph your Work with Sherry Insley- Dandelion Blu – Bar Pilar
• Branding and Identity with Jeffrey Everett – El Jefe Design – Solly’s
• Event Sponsorship with Deb Dormody and Margaret Carleton – Craftland – DC9

4:30 p.m. Break
6:15 p.m. Summit showing of Handmade Nation – DCJCC
8:30 p.m. Public showing of Handmade Nation – DCJCC

-Dinner on your own-

View the rest of the schedule after the jump!

Saturday May 2
*Make Something Awesome area open all day 10 -5 at Miss Pixies*
9 – 9:30 a.m. Check in and breakfast – Miss Pixies
10 – 11:30 a.m. Morning Sessions:

• Sew a Felt Broach with Beth Baldwin – Tiger Flight – Miss Pixies
• Fun with Duct Tape with Kristina Bilonick – Miss Pixies
• Developing a Product Line. Deciding what to make and sell with Ali Dryer – Pistol-Stitched, Rebecca Juliette – This Chickadee – Bar Pilar
• Navigating the Art world with Craft with Joetta Maue, Quincy Pearson, Sean Hennessey, Jaime Zollars – Solly’s
• Selling in a Brick and Mortar with Urban Fauna Studio, Deb Dormody and Margaret Carleton – Craftland – Gate 54
• Plate Breaking Demo with Juliet Ames – The Broken Plate – DC9

12 – 1 p.m. Lunch with Craftnote: Jenny Hart, Sublime Stitching – Miss Pixies
1:30 – 3 p.m. Afternoon Sessions:

• Sewing Demo with DC Threads – Miss Pixies
• Embroidery Demo with Jenny Hart – Sublime Stitching – Miss Pixies
• Consumption and Sustainability. How DIY will Save the World with Sara Cotner – $2000 Wedding, Autumn Wiggins – Upcycle Exchange – Gate 54
• Selling Successfully Online with Danielle Maveal- Etsy Success & Virtual Labs, Liz Grotyohann and Jeff Fein-Worton – Cosa Verde – Bar Pilar
• Tax Implications of Starting a Business with Michael Kreps, Debbie Leung, Benjamin Takis and Paige Totaro – Washington Area Lawyer for the Arts – Solly’s
• Organizing a Craft Fair with Al Hoff, Jessica Manack – Handmade Arcade, Christy Petterson, Shannon Mulkey – ICE, Kathy Malone – Brooklyn Indie Market – DC9

3:30 – 5 p.m. Afternoon Panel: Going out on a Limb with Jeffery Everett – El Jefe Design, Kasey and Kelly Evick – Biggs & Featherbelle – Miss Pixies

-Dinner on your own-

8 p.m. – 11 p.m.  Show of Awesome Craft Party – Miss Pixies

Sunday May 3
*Make Something Awesome area open all day 10 – 3 at Miss Pixies*
10 – 10:30 a.m. Check in and breakfast – Miss Pixies
11 – 12:30 Morning Sessions:

• Make a Small Book with Esti Gerson – Miss Pixies
• Screen Printing Demo with Christy Petterson – Miss Pixies
• Copyright and Tradmarks, How to protect yourself and your work (Note this session will start at 11:30 am) – Megan Gray – Solly’s
• The Ins and Outs of Trade Shows with Rania Hassan – goshdarnknit, Sean Hennessey,  Rhonda and Elijah Wyman- Figs and Ginger – Gate 54
• Craft Fair Booth Set up and Displays with Caitlin Phillips – Rebound Designs, Shauna and Stephen – Something’s Hiding in Here – DC9

1 – 2 p.m. Lunch at Miss Pixies
2 – 3 p.m. Awesome Crafty White Elephant – Miss Pixies
3 – 3:30 p.m. Wrap up and Farewell – Miss Pixies

*All programming is subject to change, but hopefully will not!