TARRYTOWN • MORRISTOWN • WESTPORT • RHINEBECK • NEW YORK CITY • GUILFORD
Artrider Productions Inc. has been nationally acclaimed for producing innovative events in the Northeast since 1982 and produces shows and festivals that maintain the highest standards and reflect and unwavering commitment to excellence. Our events have been ranked among the top nationwide.
We have demonstrated a longstanding commitment to the craft and arts communities, raising thousands of dollars for CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund + Artists' Emergency Resources), the Guilford Art Center, the Westport Young Woman's League and more than $3 million for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Artrider produces Crafts at Lyndhurst, CraftMorristown, CraftWestport, the Rhinebeck Crafts Festival and CraftNewYork at Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center.
ABOUT US
We are handmade. We are made in America. We are a family business. For 40 years we have been producing some of the most acclaimed arts and fine craft events in the nation. We have an overwhelming passion for art, for fine craft, for the artists and makers that participate in our events and the community that supports this unique phenomenon.
ABOUT ARTRIDER
OUR STAFF
KATHI
MCNAMARA
Bookkeeper/Office Manager
with Artrider since 2015
My parents produced their first craft show in New York City while I was in utero so Artrider is in my DNA. Two years later we moved to Woodstock, NY where my playroom was the office.
After college I left the Hudson Valley for many years but ultimately chose to move back to be a part of Artrider's future.
I realized this community, its culture and the people, are my passion. I’ve “officially” been with Artrider for over ten years now and haven’t looked back since.
JACKIE
JARIT SOBEL HERSH
Director
with Artrider since 2010
The day I walked into Artrider and met Stacey and Jackie I felt I would truly love being a part of this team.
My professional life has always revolved around accounting and bookkeeping and those skills help me in all I do here at Artrider. Plus, I have the pleasure of working with the most amazing and creative artists in North America. I am very proud to be a part of this company and proud of the care and quality we put into every show.
But I spend too much money at the shows – please stop me!
CO-FOUNDERS
STACEY JARIT & JEFF SOBEL
“Since their first show at the 14th Street Armory in New York City (in 1982), Stacey Jarit and Jeff Sobel have forged a reputation within the industry for producing retail shows featuring quality work from some of the best artists in the country.” Craft Business Magazine
Stacey's (1952-2017) experience making one-of-a-kind cloisonné enamels at craft shows in the 1970’s and Jeff's keen eye as a city planner gave them an edge in creating Artrider after their favorite New York City show was cancelled. Three decades later Artrider has become an industry leader. They've seen their imaginings turn into hundreds of events that have brought together thousands of artists with hundreds of thousands of visitors and raised millions of dollars for very worthy non-profit organizations. Jeff remains president of Artrider since Stacey's passing in 2017.