Holiday Makers' Market Artist Application 2025

The Holiday Makers' Market is an annual pop-up shop featuring work from local artists and makers.  Offering paintings, prints, jewelry, ceramics, glass, cards, ornaments, bath and body products, and much more, the market gives community members and visitors an opportunity to support local talent and give handmade gifts.  Visitors can shop multiple times, and the offerings change over the course of the the show as artists restock their tables. This year's market will be open December 10-23, 2025. A percentage of sales supports the Art Association studios and programs.

Requirements:

• Applicants must live/work no more than 100 miles from Jackson, WY.
• Displayed work must be handmade by you.
• Artists who are Art Association members and/or who make work in Art Association studios have preference for this show.
• Each artist has up to 6’ linear feet of space to display work.  If you need wallspace as well as table space, please note that in your application.
• You may choose to share a table with another artist. If you have an artist you want to share with, please note that artist's name in your application.  If you don't have an artist in mind to share space with, we can pair you with another person upon request.
• Locations will be assigned.  Past participants may request their previous space, but locations are not guargallery and the library/loft.  Loft tables are 5' long.
• Artists are responsible for the initial setup of their displays. Feel free to bring display items (like crates, baskets, etc), business cards, etc.
• Extra inventory may be left with staff to restock throughout the show.  Inventory left should be priced (see information below on inventory tracking) and boxed for easy storage.
• You may bring additional work throughout the sale.
• You are welcome to visit with customers on any day, but it is not required.
• All work will be secured each night in the Art Association Gallery.

Setup/Teardown:

• Setup will take place Monday, December 8  and Tuesday, December 9.  A signup sheet for setup times will be distributed once artists have been confirmed.
• Removal of work will take place at 4 PM on December 23 and December 29-30 from 12-4 PM. 

Inventory Tracking:

• To avoid confusion and errors in checkout, each participating artist needs to send a price list prior to the show.
• Price lists should be simple (price points and quantities), for example:
  $4.50 - 25
  $18 - 32
  $50 - 8
• Price lists must be provided NO LATER THAN December 5. If you are unsure of quantities, please overestimate.
• We will print stickers with barcodes and prices that you can pick up prior to the show to label your work.
• We can print additional stickers for items added after the opening of the show. Requests for additional stickers should be emailed to jenlee@artassociation.org.
• Every item must be labeled. You may use string tags or apply the labels in other creative ways. Unlabeled items will not be sold.
• Please consider that most work that sells in this show is usually under $50.  People tend to be looking for last minute gifts, stocking stuffers, holiday decor, etc.  That being said, we have sold original paintings and fine art for much more than the average in past years.  It is a good rule of thumb to have a variety of price points to appeal to more shoppers.

Sales Commissions:

• 40% of sales supports the Art Association; 60% to artist, so please price your items accordingly 
• The Art Association will handle all sales and sales tax collection.
• 3% credit card fees will be split between the Art Association and the artist (1.5% each).
• There are no registration fees or booth fees for this sale.

Important info for applicants:

If you are applying to this show for the first time, or if your work has changed significantly, please upload sample photos of your work.  If you have participated in the past and your work is similar, you do not need to upload images unless you choose to.  You can email high res shots of your work to jenlee@artassociation.org for use in marketing efforts.