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| Info for The
Christmas Craft Fair Exhibitors and West Coast Craft Fair Application |
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Lisa Pike is coordinating the fair this year.
Don’t hesitate to contact her if you have questions or concerns: email
her at fair@craftcouncil.nl.ca
Fair Location:
As you know, we are delighted again this year to be holding the Craft Fair at the Arts and Culture Centre. There will be several other activities at the Arts and Culture Centre during the Fair. These continue to change; regularly updated information can be found at www.artsandculturecentre.com.
Parking: The Arts and Culture Center has lots of free parking. We have secured two additional lots for after 5:00 pm each weekday and all day on weekends: one on the campus of Memorial University at lot 15 and another at the provincial government office on Strawberry Marsh Road. These are within easy walking distance and are also free.
View map here to become familiar with parking locations.
Space at the Arts and Culture Centre: The Craft Fair will be held in the three gallery spaces that previously served as the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador; during its first five days, the Fair will also located in the MMAP gallery. Some extra booth space may be located in the main floor mezzanine. As well, demonstrations, entertainment, children’s activities and food services will be in the upper and lower mezzanine areas.
The main rooms are all the same size, but do have some differences in terms of layout. These differences will be taken into account as the booth allocations are determined. One gallery space and the MMAP room are on the second floor, and the other two on the third; all are accessible by stairs and elevators. The rooms have good lighting, and Aliant will provide access to telephone and Internet lines for those who have requested it.
The committee has worked diligently with this space, and will do its best to accommodate the needs and preferences of exhibitors.
Set Up Times To Be Announced: Fair Hours: The Fair will be open the following hours:
Please be sure that your booth is open for all of the hours of the Fair.
Services from the Craft Council: Booth sitters can be arranged through the Craft Council. Fees $10.00 per full hour. Please advise
Lisa by October 28 if you will need booth sitters, so that she can schedule their times.
As in past years, the Craft Council will operate a Credit Card and Debit Booth.
Services in the Building:
Acorn Catering (a division of Red Oak) operates the food service for the Arts and Culture Centre and has agreed to operate during the Fair; it will provide a variety of food that you can take to your booth or enjoy in the exhibitors’ lounge. We have focused on healthy and convenient food; vegetarian meals will be available. Bar services will be available some
evenings.
The Public Library operates in the Arts and Culture Centre. They have a free Internet point that is available to anyone with a library card.
There is an ABM machine on site.
This year:
Admission to the Fair is FREE. We are, however, asking for donations (of non-perishable food items or money or turkeys) for the Community Food Sharing Association as part of our partnership with CBC.
We are in the process of seeking sponsors who have an interest in working with members and targeting the same market. To date we have confirmed CBC
as a returning sponsor.
This year we will be printing 5,000 copies of the program. These will be distributed in the community before the Fair, as well as handed out at the Fair. Exhibitors may choose to have an enhanced listing in the program for a fee of $99.00. Information about this opportunity was circulated in early September. Don’t miss the chance to have detailed information and a picture of your work included in the program. Submit your information now!
We will have an on-site coat check.
Demonstrations:
As usual, there will be several craft demonstrations during the Fair. More details to follow.
What do you need to do now?
Important Information from the Shop Removing Work from Shop
Consignment marketing members MUST notify the Shop of any product they wish to remove from the shop 14 days prior to the St. John’s / Corner Brook Fairs. Deadline for notification of removal will be October 23rd, 2009.
The Shop is involved in all aspects of these Fairs as well, and after this deadline staff does not have time to commit to inventory removal.
Important Note: We encourage all members to maintain a full display in the shop during the Fair. The store still sees strong traffic during the Fair as there is heightened advertising and awareness for the Craft Council in the weeks preceding it. When displays are emptied it diminishes the integrity of the Craft Council and ultimately sales and return customers are lost.
Supplies
Packaging supplies will be available to purchase at the Arts and Culture Centre at set times prior to and during the 10 days of the Craft Fair. There will be a further update as these times are confirmed.
Please Note: Other packaging items such as gift boxes and large handled paper shoppers can be purchased at the Craft Council Shop during our business hours of 10–5 pm, Monday–Saturday, and 1–5 pm on Sunday. Please contact the shop for further information on available sizes.
Returning and Bringing in New Work to the Shop After the Fair
Shop staff will be receiving stock at the Craft Council Shop, Sunday, November 15th, post Fair, from 6–9 pm.
All receiving will be done at the Craft Council Shop. There will be no one receiving work at the Arts and Culture Center.
All items MUST come with an invoice listing the item’s description, retail selling price and quantities. Due to the quantity of stock we receive, we WILL NOT accept stock without a completed invoice. We value all of our craftspeople, but we cannot make any exceptions to this rule.
Please keep any necessary tags attached – have product ready for immediate display. Thank you in advance for all your efforts. These steps insure that your work makes it back out to the sales floor as quickly as possible, and that staff can get back to selling! Please contact Shop Manager, Shannon Reid at 753-2749 or sreid@craftcouncil.nl.ca for any further information you may require. Applications:
Deadline for applications is September 10, 2010. You can choose to do one
four-day show, or two four-day shows; the application
form outlines the cost for each option. A 10% discount has been factored in for those choosing the
eight-day option.
Also,check out our CRAFT FAIR GUIDE for information on designing and managing your booth, and many other helpful tips and suggestions. Or phone us to have a copy sent to you.
CONTACT
LISA PIKE
Craft Fair Co-ordinator
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