Art Is An Outdoor Market Spring Edition 

 When >>> MARCH 21st 11a to 6p

WHERE >>> Eldridge Oaks, 1080 Eldridge Parkway, Houston, Texas 77077

Hosted by The Art Cellar of Houston, Guerra Studios, and Transwestern 

For the Makers:

ART IS AN Outdoor Market will be hosting a spring art market at Eldridge Oaks, on Saturday, March 21st, 2020 featuring local artists, makers, and farmers to the residents of the Energy Corridor District, Katy, Cypress, South Houston, Richmond, Sugarland, and surrounding residents. We invite you to participate in this one of a kind market held from 11a to 6p, at Eldridge Oaks Phase I (1080 Eldridge Pkwy, Houston 77077).

Art Is An Outdoor Market welcomes applications for artists including but not limited to painters of all mediums, sculptors, woodworkers, printmakers, leather makers, quilters, milliners, candle makers, sewistas, paper makers, welders, vintage clothing, candlemakers, soap makers, apothecaries, fruit, vegetable, or honeybee farmers; and makers offering handmade products. No direct sales will be accepted. We will accept 60 vendors for this property. A completed online application, payment, and signed forms MUST ALL be received to be considered a vendor for ART IS AN Outdoor Market. An incomplete application will cause delay in processing. You will not be accepted until your online payment is received. We do not accept checks.

To ensure we serve you to the best of our abilities, please complete the following steps.

1. Fill out the online application completely, so we may contact you by phone & email with any information regarding the events. It is important to include a detailed description listing ALL of your products you plan to sell at our market. Vendors will not be allowed to bring products that are not included in their description of products.  Returning vendors do not need to complete the online application;

2. Applications are processed upon receipt.  You will receive a confirmation by email once your business is approved including the payment link. Please allow 48 hours for us to review your application and respond.

3. Vendor Guidelines: Please read through this document completely;  Sign, date and return pages 4 and 5 and email the signed pages to artisanoutdoormarket@gmail.com.  These  pages MUST be signed and dated by a representative of the applying company;

4. Email four (4) Pictures of the company’s products and booth display; Poor quality photos will NOT be posted. Please include 4 photos of your operation, market display, and the products you intend to sell. Applications that do not include photos will not be considered.

5. Vendor Booth Fee: $85 per vendor and includes one 10x10 space. Vendors are responsible to provide their own table, tent, and chairs. Payment is made online through the payment link, and must be received to include your business as a vendor. We do not accept cash, checks nor keep credit card information on file. Your application will be rejected if your payment is not received. There are no refunds nor transfers due to vendor cancellation once payment has been processed.

6. Booth size is 10x10. Tents are not required, but helpful on a sunny day. You are welcome to bring walls to feature your work.

7. We require Vendors take payments themselves via credit card reader (i.e. Square).

8. Food Vendors MUST provide all applicable insurance documents, licenses and City of Houston permits to sell at our market.

9. All vendors MUST have a minimum of 10 pound weights on each leg of your tent (40 LB total). This is a safety issue. Please comply.

Texas Sales Tax is the responsibility of each vendor.  Please have your Sales Tax documents on hand the day of the market, in the event of surprise inspection.

Upon receipt of your application, payment, signed documents and photographs, we will post your business on social media (including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) to advertise you through “ART IS AN Outdoor Market”, and the Art Cellar of Houston.  Thank you for sending three (3) high resolution images of your products and (1) booth set up.  Poor quality photos will NOT be posted.

Please remember to RSVP to our Facebook page through this link:  https://www.facebook.com/ArtisanOutdoorMarket/, and our “Event Page”. This will help you stay up to date on activities and news. It is where we will advertise you as a vendor.  You are welcome to post your own products on our event page. We greatly appreciate your help promoting the event.  Please share the event on your social media pages as often as you can.

The week of the event we will send a map showing your load in location, parking, and booth space. Load-In begins at 9am, and ends at 11a. The market promptly starts at 11a. Please arrive no later than 9am to set up.

Please remit a copy of your business liability insurance, listing the following business as Additional Insured specific to this ART IS AN Outdoor Market at Eldridge Oaks:

The Art Cellar of Houston

1460 Eldridge Parkway Suite 120

Houston, Texas 77077

Please EMAIL:  artisanoutdoormarket@gmail.com or PHONE: 832.596.7983 with any questions.

Event Coordinator: Sarah B. Lowe