Call for Submissions: Handmade for the Holidays– Arts and Crafts Market
Closing Date of Opportunity: October 20, 2023
Name or Organization: Art Gallery of Alberta
Contact Email: michael.goto.magnussen@youraga.ca
Post Content: The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) is seeking submissions from Alberta artists for Handmade for the Holidays, a new Arts and Craft market, taking place at the AGA on November 25 and 26, 2023. This market will be a great opportunity to showcase your work in busy downtown Edmonton and sell your handmade art, ceramics, jewelry, multiples, one of a kind items, and more. This market is a great opportunity for vendors to showcase their handmade and seasonal goods right before the holidays.
The Market will take place on November 25 and 26, 2023, from 11 am-5 pm in the Main Hall, a large public entry space at the AGA that will be free to the public to shop and browse. This market prioritizes artists that work in a variety of mediums, though we are most interested in accessible handmade work, ceramics, textiles, multiples, and prints.
This market is presented by Canadian Western Bank.
Submission Process
Please complete the submission form by October 20, 2023. If you have any barriers to submitting online, please contact Michael Goto Magnussen at michael.goto.magnussen@youraga.ca or 780-392-2467.
If selected, you will be notified in early November. If you have any questions, please email Public Programs and Outreach Coordinator, Michael.Goto.Magnussen@youraga.ca
Through this open call for submissions, a committee of AGA staff will review submissions and select the vendors for this market based on the following criteria:
*Creativity
*Uniquness
*Craftsmanship
Once selected, vendors will need to be prepared with their own payment processing equipment and will handle their own sales. Vendors are encouraged to provide a range of products at a range of price points. The AGA will not take any portion of the proceeds from sales. However, we are charging a $100+GST per day for a total of $200+GST in vendor fee which includes a 6x2 table and two chairs.
The AGA encourages applications from Indigenous, First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, people of colour, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. If you have any accessibility needs to participate in this market, contact Michael Goto Magnussen at michael.goto.magnussen@youraga.ca or 780-392-2467.
The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory, the traditional land of diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Beaver Cree, Nitsitapi/Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux/Ojibwe and Dene Peoples. We also acknowledge the many Indigenous, Inuit and Métis people who make Alberta their home today.