2024 Winter Artisan Market

CALL FOR ARTISTS –   

Winter Artisans Market – Fine Arts & Crafts 

Presented by the Wake Forest Guild of Artists

 (with support from Wake Forest Downtown, Inc and ARTS Wake Forest)

Saturday, December 7th, 2024

Market Hours: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Wake Forest downtown shops and businesses are again hosting the Holiday Open House on December 7th and the Wake Forest Guild of Artists is thrilled to offer our Winter Artisans Market on the same day. 

This is an outdoor market only to be held in the parking lot of Fidelity Bank.

231 South White St., Wake Forest, NC 27587  

The event will be held rain or shine.

Market Fee for WFGA Artists - $40 

Market Fee for guest artists and artisans - $50

Interested in joining WFGA?  Visit https://www.wakeforestguild.org/join

Artist General information-

• 10”x10” outside spaces in the parking lot behind Fidelity Bank. 

• Artists must provide all material needed for display, tables, coverings, backdrops, chairs, etc.  All outdoor tents/displays must be properly secured and weighted with 20 lb weights.  

• Displays must fit within the designated spaces with room to maneuver around display

• Only original work, handmade by the artist will be accepted.  No direct sale or premade kits allowed.  Prints and cards derived from the artists’ work are allowed.  

• If the artist misrepresents their work from the application to what is sold at the event, the artist will not be allowed to participate in any future WFGA vendor events.  

Sales-

• Artists must remain at booth during sales hours. Roaming volunteers will be available to watch booths for bathroom breaks, etc.  

• All sales will be transacted by and will go directly to artists

• All participants are required to provide a valid NC Sales Tax Account ID # (9 digits, usually beginning with a 6)

If you do not have one, go to https://www.ncdor.gov/taxes-forms/sales-and-use-tax/sales-and-use-tax-registration - no fee to register

Set up-

• Setup will begin as early as 8:00 AM. Vendors are expected to be set up and prepared for customers by 9:45 AM with 10:00 AM being the official opening time for the market.  Please unload your car first and then move it to designated parking before setting up your space.  Upon arrival please check in with volunteer greeters.  Booth maps will be provided separately via email to the artists no later than November 30, as well as instructions for parking and overall market information. We plan to have volunteers to aid in unloading. 

Break Down

• Booths are expected to remain open until 4:00 PM which is the same time the Holiday Open House event ends.

• All tents, trash, etc. must clear the area by 6:00 PM. 

• Please respect our hosts and clean up after yourself.

• We will have volunteers to assist in loading. 

Application Procedure

Applications are now closed. 

• The deadline for applying is November 10, 2024. 

• Accepted artists will receive a notice by email by November 16th and payment will be due by November 30th.

• All submissions may be used for promotion in social media and print.  Please choose images that best represent your work in a clear, focused, and professional manner.  

• No Refunds 

Important Calendar Dates

• Application Deadline:   November 10, 2024

• Accepted Participants will be notified by November 16, 2024

• Accepted Participants payment due by November  30, 2024

• Final Instructions will be sent by November 30, 2024

Contact wakeforestguild@gmail.com with any questions.   

Payment of the fee indicates acceptance of the following –  

The artist does hereby release from all liability and agree to hold harmless the Wake Forest Guild of Artists, ARTS Wake Forest, The Town of Wake Forest, Wake Forest Downtown, Inc, their employees or Boards of Directors for any injury or loss suffered or incurred by the artist or by employees, volunteers, or representatives of the artist in their activities during the Forest Fest Spring Artisans Market, including set-up and break-down. The artist also agrees to exonerate and hold harmless the listed entities from any and all liability for injury or damage to their persons or property caused by the activities of the artist or its employees, volunteers, or representatives upon said premises, including, but not limited to, any costs, including attorneys' fees.