Sunday, April 19th, 2009
be a vendor.
2010 Events:
to apply for a show, please fill out the application link. let us know what you do that is unique or different with your booth. we want interactive vendors. diy. activities or customization. more menswear too! we are a unique event, more rock and roll and we accept vendors that we think will do well & fit with our event. please be sure to check out what we are about before you apply. you must apply for each show seperately OR select all the shows youd like to apply for in your application. as well, shoot us photos if you don’t have a site. email them to monica@workshopsf.org. you can list all dates you’d like to apply for in one application, just do so under description. WE WILL NOT REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION WITHOUT PHOTOS/WEBSITE TO LOOK AT YOUR WORK. SPECIFY DATES YOUD LIKE TO APPLY.
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NEW DATE:ALAMO SQ FLEA MARKET & INDIE MART
Saturday August 21, 9-3pm
We heart Alamo Square. Call the neighborhood what you want- Alamo, Nopa or Western Addition, but it’s all love for us. We have Workshop here, we live here and we are so happy to have the Indie Mart back here and right when we lose Dolores Park in its full glory for the end of the Summer:) The Alamo Square Flea Market has been bringing you treasures, estate merchandise, vintage, antiques and even a few fun, oddball garage sales in the mix for 27 years. Ya heard! 27 years. So we decided to merge a little vintage with some indie and throw a party.
Saturday August 21st, we will be bringing you the Alamo Square Flea & Indie Mart for the best of both worlds, DIY, vintage inspired and so much more. There will be family friendly stations, you can bring your pups, there will be dogs for adoption, food and a sunshiney park to hang in. Workshop will be offering DIY activities for the whole family and adults from terrariums to crafts to cookie decorating. This will be a really fun merge and a great celebration of our hood, the history here & all the fun people here.
To be a vendor, there are two paths. For antique/ estate style vendors, apply with the Flea Market at www.alamosq.org/flea. To apply as an Indie Mart vendor for new items, vintage or anything in that realm,apply below in the form. We are looking for people with vintage or vintage inspired themes to their designs, rad processes, imagery that is vintage in theme, cool processes, customization, rebuilt and a few new vendors with indie goods too! For the IndieMart side, spaces are assigned as we closed down one street and all spaces are good spaces with equal traffic & numerous entrances & excitement on every end. It is a small block lining the park and all it’s activities, tourists & fun. expected attendance: 1500-2000. Options for spaces:
- Full 12 foot by 5 foot spaces are $50, yes, you heard us, $50 and there is a $5 service fee.
- Smaller 6ft spaces are $30.
- There also are 12ft garage sale spaces on Fulton & Hayes that are on a sharp hill for $25, these are not in the main area but super affordable!
We prefer no sharing and if you do share, you must both apply and be approved. Few things: NO POWER. SPACES ARE ON THE STREET. TABLE & CHAIR RENTALS WILL BE AVAILABLE. IT DOES GET WINDY. EARLY AM LOAD IN! NO ALCOHOL/ BAR/ ETC. Applications are open now. Git it!
Alamo Square Flea Market meets Indie Mart
- Saturday August 21st, 2010, 9-3pm
Alamo Square- Scott, Fulton & Hayes Street (Scott is closed and the main area)
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JUST ADDED: VINTAGE INDIE MART PARTY
Sunday October 3rd, 2010, 11-5pm (early due to the farmers market crowd nearby)
Think Indie Mart. Smaller & more private. all vintage. all reworked. we’ve got lots for the ladies. and a decent amount for the fellas too. this will be our 3rd event. 12 different vendors. space is limited. this event will have a small bar, djs, baked goods for sale and inside and outside spaces. previous attendance: 400-500 people
- 4 Inside Mini spaces: 3ft of a shared 6ft table. Perfect for jewelry & smaller items. Solely tabletop and area below table (you can add baskets or a bin) $40-
- 3 Inside Small table size spaces: 5ft x 4 ft $60-
- 3 Inside Full spaces (enough for 2 racks or one 6ft table & a rack): 8ft x 4ft $80-.
- 4 Sidewalk spaces: 6ft x 4ft $60-
- 4 Sidewalk spaces (on the side of workshop, very large sidewalk! VERY! You can bring lights, we will illuminate w holiday lights): 10ftx 10ft (tentable) $100-
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JUST ADDED:INDIE MART TREASURE ISLAND
Sunday October 16th & 17th, 2010, 10am- 10pm (opens at noon)
Setup Friday October 15th, 1-5pm
Treasure Island Music Festival is one of the best festivals in indie music out there. We are fortunate to be celebrating our third year there. We have a seperate tent in the fesstival that is a mini Indie Mart. It gets your label priceless exposure to a crowd of thousands of concert go-ers, bands and more. In the past we have had bands like TV on the Radio & Spiritualized shop our tent and even wear designers on stage (Turk & Taylor got to see TV on the Radio in thier gear on stage!) We only take the best of our designers & those that fit the crowd best. People want clothing, accessories, sunglasses, art, music posters and unique items that are not too big, too heavy or too expensive. We have the rare chance to offer you smaller spaces so its more affordable than getting a large space at the event. There are very limited spaces available & we do a great deal of work to be there, get you there & to get the very limited spaces available for this festival.
Band lineup & details: http://www.treasureislandfestival.com/2010/index.php
We keep prices as affordable as possible. The space price includes:
- your space, tables, chairs & lighting
- limited power for approved vendors
- the pre work, staffing & time to prepare
- indie mart paid staff help so you can take breaks, eat and peek at bands you love for a song or two.
- boots above the half table size include 2 tickets so you can have a friend work with you or trade out as you want to see bands
- mandatory insurance we have to carry for your items & storage overnight
- ticket/s for the event (value of $120 each ticket)
- fliers/promotion & a mini zine with your info listed. 2000 copies available to giveaway to vendors
- ability to give product for the bands & indie mart swag bags
We are accepting applications now through August 15th, 2010 and will be notifying everyone of our decision by early September when Treasure Island approves our vendors & group application. Payment will be due within 7 days of approval, as we need to pre-pay for everything. This event is two very long days outside (tented) with an early set up & a late take down. As well there is only bus service to the island, so you need to work with us to carpool, get dropped off, take cabs (not that expensive) or take the shuttles, which run from AT&T park. Many vendors took cabs together as it was easier and gave them the ability to load up the cab. You can come friday to set up, unload and etc. All your items will stay there at the event, but of course you can take valuables and some items home. There is security and has never been a problem. It is an amazingly fun & exhausting weekend. Thanks so much!
Spaces:
- 4- 3×4 half of a 6ft table & 1 chair space $250. (1 ticket) for you SPACE FOR ONE PERSON TO SIT
- 3- 6×4 full table (or space for one rack & a chair) & 1-2 chair space $410. (2 tickets, one of which is for you) SPACE FOR 2 PEOPLE TO SIT
- 4- 5×5 half tent space with an open floor plan (2 tickets, one of which is for you) $425.00
- 2- 10×5 half tent space with an open floor plan (2 tickets, one of which is for you & a parking pass) $670.00
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JUST ADDED: Workshop Holiday Shop Parties:
We will be hosting smaller, more focused shopping parties over at Workshop this week. Each night will feature 7-8 designers/ labels that offer rad gifts, unique processes, customization and are super, super fun! We want to offer a unique theme each night, showcasing a different area of design.TBD in early Fall. expected attendance: 300-400 people
- Wed. 12/15, 6-11pm- Pretty Little Things-Jewelry, accesories, terrariums, pie in a jar & all things cute.
- Thur 12/16, 6-11pm-The Man Mart, all things for guys! Rad gifts & neato stuff for the men in your world.
- Fri 12/17, 6-11pm- Silk screening & Letterpress- Tees, clothes, art, home goods, cards, wrapping paper, live printing & more.
Spaces available:
- 4 Inside Mini spaces: 3ft of a shared 6ft table. Perfect for jewelry & smaller items. Solely tabletop and area below table (you can add baskets or a bin) $40-
- 3 Inside Small table size spaces: 5ft x 4 ft $60-
- 3 Inside Full spaces (enough for 2 racks or one 6ft table & a rack): 8ft x 4ft $80-.
- 4 Sidewalk spaces: 6ft x 4ft $60-
- 4 Sidewalk spaces (on the side of workshop, very large sidewalk! VERY! You can bring lights, we will illuminate w holiday lights): 10ftx 10ft (tentable) $100-
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NEWLY ADDED: HOLIDAY INDIE MART
Sunday December 12th- DATE, TIMES & VENUE TBD. KEEP POSTED!
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SUMMER INDIE MARTS ON WISCONSIN STREET BETWEEN 16TH & 17TH, OUTDOOR STREET FAIR STYLE
Sunday Sept. 19th, 12-6pm- 75% SOLD OUT!PREFEREANCE GIVEN TO MENS VENDORSFOR THIS EVENT.
Sunday Nov. 7th, 12-6pm
These shows will bring you 75 of the best vendors SF has to offer. Sadly we are limiting the number of jewelry vendors for this one, based on feedback and sales for vendors. We will be selecting vendors that are the best for OUR event, about 40% new vendors and 60% existing vendors, often with new goods. Applications are excepted on a show by show basis. We get an overwhelming amount of applicants, so we cannot always promptly reply to everyone. We like to rotate in new designers to every event. So please dont be hurt if we dont accept your application, try again for the next show.
The Indie Mart is an original…we are not like other design fairs. We feature independent makers of all sorts…clothing, accessories, bikes, baked goods, prepared foods & packaged foods, zines, taxidermy, anything is welcome. We also like to layer in lots of vintage, antiques, collectibles, records and are open to new items as well. It is more about a community and a lifestyle…that being fun, a bit rock and roll, eclectic and different. I hand select vendors based on originality, uniqueness of product or how it is made, requests by our indie-marters and if I think your designs would fit our rock and roll, unique, DIY crowd.
We PREFER creative fun folks that are willing to talk about their items with customers and even can be interactive at the event..making things, demonstrating, doing live silk screening, etc. If you want to sit in a chair and not talk to folks, let the items sell themselves…DO NOT APPLY. Our reputation as an event is very important…we expect you to interact with customers and showcase your items. We do not want to be like every other craft event and we are not about mainstream stuff….make it interesting please! There are only so many deer shirts and feather headbands we need amongst the vendors:)
DIRECTIONS TO APPLY FOR A SCHEDULED SHOW:
1. Sign up for our mailing list first off, so we can send updates when shows are announced.
2. Fill out an online application. Be sure to include all information and if you dont have a website with current photos, please email them to kelly@indie-mart.com. Please list the following info in your application:
- Please include what size space you would like and a second choice
- What makes your items different or interesting, any special processes.
- How your booth will be different, interactive or what you will do to make it interesting
- How you will promote
For our upcoming show, the following spaces are available.Prices have gone up a few dollars since we are offering a more refined selection of vendors. We have insurance, security, lots of staffing and promoting expenses to cover, so prices do differ for each show based on the venue, permits & fees, amount of vendors, etc.
- 5 small sidewalk spaces- 6 ft wide x 3.5 ft - $75 /$115 with half page zine ad / $145 with full page zine ad
- 50 half spaces- 10 ft wide x 5 ft - $90/ $130 with half page zine ad / $155 with half page zine ad
- 15 large street spaces-10 ft x 10 ft - $150/ $185 with half page zine ad / $215 with full page zine ad
- 3 inside spaces- 6 ft wide x 3.5 ft - $75/ $115 with half page zine ad / $145 with full page zine ad
- Tables & chair rentals can also be added on to your payment if you would like to rent. Folding chairs $3. each, 4 foot folding tables $12. each & 6 foot folding tables $15. each
SPACES ARE NOT CONFIRMED OR HELD UNTIL FULL PAYMENT IS MADE. (Sorry we often have unpaid folks cancel last minute, which just isnt cool. We will not hold spaces and sell out FAST. Please be prompt to ensure your spot:)
To submit an application, please FILL OUT THIS FORM.
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