Vendor Call: Made in Hamilton Market

Made in Hamilton: August 26, 2017

Craftadian attracts thousands of shoppers looking for unique, handmade goods. They are on the lookout for artisans pushing the boundaries of craft, food and design. 


NEW Toronto Island: Craftadian is premiering a new section within the Made in Hamilton Market, a Toronto Island featuring GTA makers. If you want to meet face-to-face with Hamilton and area shoppers, Apply to be included in the Toronto Island section.  

When: Saturday August 26, 2017 10AM - 4PM


Where: McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton, ON (free parking) 


What: Made in Hamilton is a unique market that celebrate local artisans in the Hamilton area. This is the 2nd year for Made in Hamilton. New this year they are adding a Toronto Island feature showcasing a few makers in the Toronto and GTA.


Fee: $129 plus HST
Atrium (inside includes 6' table and chair)
Courtyard (outside bring your own 10'x10' tent)


Deadlines: Apply Here; Applications close June 16, 2017


For more information please visit http://www.craftadian.ca

Vendor Call: Handmade Hamilton

A Holiday Arts and Craft Show at the Staircase Theatre Wants You!
THE DEADLINE FOR THIS SHOW IS June 30, 2017!

When? Saturday December 2 and Sunday December 3, 2017
11 am to 5 pm.

Where? The Staircase Café Theatre in the popular Strathcona
neighbourhood of downtown Hamilton.  

What? A one of a kind show that celebrates 32 of the finest local 
makers of art and craft.
Handmade Hamilton celebrates it's 6th year in Hamilton and it's 4th year at the Staircase.


The show is organized by The Staircase Cafe Theatre and Lisa Pijuan-Nomura of GirlCanCreate. Pijuan-Nomura is the founder of Movies and Makers in Toronto, one of the co-founders of Queen and Jackson in Hamilton and is especially interested in bringing together the best creative makers in beautiful vintage buildings. Along with the hospitality of The Staircase Cafe, Handmade Hamilton showcases great makers, local community and good food, all under one roof.

Handmade Hamilton is looking for a variety of makers. Whether you make jewelry, clothes, art, stuffies, zines, buttons…we want you.

Please note that we cannot accept any makers of food or drink due to building health codes.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURES

The deadline for applications is midnight on June 30, 2017.

All applicants will be notified of participation by July 15, 2017.

Please email all applications to curator
Lisa Pijuan Nomura: handmadehamilton2014@gmail.com

Applicants must submit the following:
Information
• Company Name
* Primary Contact
• Address
• Phone Number
• Email Contact
• Detailed Description of what you create (250 word maximum)
• Price Range of Goods

• 3 to 5 digital images of your work
(please keep files under 500k in JPEG or GIF format.)
These photos might be used for as on screen promotion at the Staircase Theatre. If you have a logo please include that.

• Website Link (Etsy, Shopify, Blog, etc)

• Table Request
6ftx2.5ft table-$185
4ft x 2ft table-$145
Please note that there are 3 separate rooms in the building that will be used for the show. Unfortunately the building is not fully accessible, only partially accessible.

Acceptance
Upon receipt of your application you will receive an email confirmation.
We will contact all applicants by email by July 15, 2017.

Payment
Once accepted all vendor payments must be submitted by August 15, 2017. If payment is not received by this date acceptance will be withdrawn. If accepted payment info will be sent out along with your acceptance letter.

Cancellation
Once accepted into Handmade Hamilton and your payment has been submitted, your participation fee is non-refundable.

Questions/Contact Information
Contact Lisa Pijuan-Nomura at handmadehamilton2014@gmail.com with any questions.

April 2016 #TESTaroundtown

Find our talented Toronto Etsy Street Team members selling their handmade and vintage wares in person when you shop locally at these April 2016 events in Toronto, Pickering, Mississauga, and Hamilton:

Event	Date & time	Location	TEST Shop(s)
MAKE IT! Fair	Sat. Apr. 9 11am-3pm	Bowmore P.S. 80 Bowmore Rd Toronto, ON	Lynn's Lids
East End Expo	Sun. Apr. 10 11am-4pm	Pickering Recreation Complex 1867 Valley Farm Rd Pickering, ON	Namaste Freund
Green Living Show	Apr. 15-17 Fri. 12pm–9pm Sat. 10am-8pm Sun. 10am-6pm	Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Building 255 Front St. W Toronto, ON	Rong Designs
The Mamas & the Papas Craft Show	Sat. Apr. 16 10am-4pm	First United Church 151 Lakeshore Rd. W Mississauga, ON	Namaste Freund
Makeology Spring Craft Fair	Sat. Apr. 16 11am-6pm	The Cotton Factory 270 Sherman Ave N Hamilton, ON	Art That Moves carolyndraws Clayshapes Erin McMom jarred Kiriki Press Light & Paper Pikelet Workshop Sprouts Press Designs
Wayzgoose Book Arts Fair	Sat. Apr. 30 9am-5pm	Grimsby Public Art Gallery 18 Carnegie Ln Grimsby, ON	Sprouts Press Designs

Are you a T.E.S.T. member with a May 2016 event to add to our listings? Drop Lynn a line through her shop Lynn's Lids, with the Etsy Local event link to the event, along with your shop link. (No Etsy Local event for your show? Go ahead and create one with all of the details at www.etsy.com/ca/local/.)

Vendor Call: Makeology Spring Market

Makeology is hosting their first show, April 16 at the Cotton Factory in Hamilton.

APPLY HERE.

Want to be part of the fun? Here's what they're looking for.

The goal of the Makeology Fair is to bring the most talented crafters around together under one roof.  The jury will carefully select the participants in order to have the best possible curated show. Here’s some of the criteria:

• The work is unique, creative and innovative – but above all handmade.
• The work is made by you, the person who will be at the Fair.
• The work is priced adequately, we frown upon those who do not price handmade goods appropriately.
• The work is excellently crafted. The quality of the goods to be sold at the Fair must be of the best quality. We encourage you to take well lit photos (if you don’t already) of the work you submit. This will help the jury judge your work, we cannot stress the importance of photos!
• We’re looking for variety in the type of work accepted. The jurors will select a diverse group of vendors in order to offer the best shopping experience. Some categories are more saturated than others and we encourage everyone to apply!

Vendor Call: The 40th annual Festival of Friends

The 40^th annual Festival of Friends, a three day celebration of the best in music, crafts, food and more. Annually it draws over 250,000 visitors and is recognized by the province as one of Southern Ontario’s largest free Music Festivals. The main stage has been taken by noted artists such as City & Colour, The Sheepdogs, Don McLean, Great Big Sea, Lights, Leon Redbone and the Mickey Hart Band and many more. We have also introduced many newcomers and local bands to the greater Hamilton region through our two additional music stages. The Festival takes place August 7, 8 & 9 at the Ancaster Fairgrounds. Since this is a big milestone year for us there will be extra celebrations and a few surprises! 

There is a wonderful sense of community at our event as participation from our artisans, vendors, community groups, local businesses and volunteers are what hold the foundations of our organization. We stand firmly on the strength of our programming and our ability to present the best headliners and talent free to all visitors, making ours the most anticipated and well attended festival. Please visit our website for more information to be posted soon about this year’s event and headlining performers atwww.festivaloffriends.ca.

The Festival of Friends is an exciting opportunity for you to sell your products, grow your business and network with clients and other vendors. If you would like an application sent to you or have specific inquiries, please respond with some details about your work or products to sell - photos are always great.  

Robyn Allan

Exhibits Coordinator
Festival of Friends

1 Summers Lane
Hamilton, ON. 
L8P 4Y2
T: 905-777-9777
F: 905-525-2001www.festivaloffriends.ca

Vender Calls: Keep and Collect

The Keep & Collect Market is Hamilton's favourite destination for everything crafty!
Art, crafts, accessories, vintage items, jewellery, photography, fashion, stationary and baking. All locally made!

The Keep & Collect Market acts as a launching pad for local creators to showcase and sell their products while providing a new a different shopping experience in Hamilton. It's a place where shoppers can find one of a kind pieces and meet the talented people who've created them.

Launch date: Saturday June 25th
Time: 11am to 4pm
Location: The Freeway Coffee House located at 333 King Street East at the corner of Wellington St. N. in downtown Hamilton

Contact Info. / Vendor Info.: keepandcollectmarket @ gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/keepandcollect

Twitter: @keepandcollect