40th Annual YMCA Crafts Fair
Fri Nov 13th - Sun Nov 15th
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| Event Location
University Mall
801 University City Boulevard
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Location/Facility Type: service mall
Location/Facility Name: University Mall
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| Listing Details for Event #: 1255990
Posted: Jul 13, 2009
Last Updated: Jul 14, 2009
Listing Completeness %: 97%
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Event Details
Primary Category:
- Art & Craft Events
- Juried Art & Craft Show
Additional Categories:
- Art and Craft Show
- Fine Art and Fine Crafts Show
- Craft Show
Dates: Fri Nov 13th - Sun Nov 15th
Date Pattern: Always 2nd weekend in November
Show Hours: Fri Noon -7pm, Sat. 10am-7pm, Sun. Noon-5pm
Setup Time: Thursday 3-8pm, Friday 7:30-11am
Public Admission Price: Free
Attendance: 4,000 last year
Attendance Method: Estimated Anticipated Attendance
Year #: 40
Parking: Parking lot and parking garage
Vendor Parking: free parling garage and lot
RV Parking: none on site
Restrooms: 5 public bathrooms
Awards/Prizes: None
Electricity: 250 watts per booth
Water: none needed
Tables/Chairs: Tables $5, Chairs $2.50
Misc Details: Indoor Event, Juried Crafts, Juried Fine Arts & Crafts
Website: URL on file! Click Here for more info.
Advertising: Posters, flyers, newspaper articles, banners, web site ads, radio, tv, craft fair magazines, etc. $500-$750 budget
Entertainment: None
Activities: Shopping
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Jury Fee: None
Jury Requirements: None
Commission: 10% of crafter sales
Art/Craft Spaces This Yr: 88
Art/Craft Spaces Still Open: 10
Number of Apps Expected This Yr: 125
Art/Craft Space Price: $140 10x10, $125 8x10, $155 10x12, $180 10x15
URL to Offical Art/Craft Application: View!
App Deadline: unknown
Still Accepting App's: NO
Latest Notification/Hear-back Date: 2009-11-06
Vendor Types Needed: Interested in all crafts and art except jewelry
NOT Needed: Jewelry
% of Vendors that Re-Apply: 85%
% of all Applications Accepted: 90%
% of Re-applying Re-accepted: 100%
Applications are Juried ongoingly & Accepted progressively as they arrive, until all spaces are filled.
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Description
Start your holiday shopping early at the 39th Annual YMCA Craft Fair in Blacksburg, Virginia. Over 80 vendors with one-of-a-kind, handmade crafts featuring fine art & photography, unique jewelry, metal, glass, leather, and woodworks, pottery, candles and soaps, children's toys, furniture, fabric crafts, doormats, brooms and a variety of other crafts.
Admission is free. Parking is free.
The proceeds from the fair benefit the YMCA's community outreach and student leadership programs.
Come do your holiday shopping at the 38th Annual YMCA Crafts Fair in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Y Fair is known for its one-of-a kind, handcrafted works featuring unusual and beautiful glass, fabric crafts and monogrammed items, specialty food items, leather, metalworks, wooden furniture and functional wooden items, handmade candles and soaps, unique jewelry and fine art of all kinds. Over 70 artisans gather for the event which showcases New River Valley talent but attracts artists from as far away as New York State, Pennsylvannia, North and South
Carolina, and Tennessee. Admission is free. The Crafts Fair is a major fund raiser for the YMCA at Virginia Tech.
• All arts & crafts MUST be hand-made by applicant. No vendors with buy/sell, imported or commercial merchandise will be accepted. Due to an increase in concern over adherence to this policy, we will closely monitor products sold. Any violators will not be invited to future fairs. Please understand that this is necessary to preserve the integrity of our juried show and to address concerns by fellow vendors.
• All new vendors are asked to submit photos or slides detailing merchandise for sale and showing the actual work space where merchandise is created.
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Event/Application Rules & Regulations
booth remains open all 3 days
all merchandise must be handmade-no inports, retail or commercial items
250 watts of electricity only
Common Rules Selected: A percentage of vendors are cycled out each year to maintain freshness. Include a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope with enough postage for the jury materials you are sending to be returned to you. Jury materials will be returned to you. Event Helping Hands will come around/be available to relieve you for short periods. Food Service will take orders from and deliver to vendor booths. Send 1 SASE - Self Addressed Stamped Envelope with standard postage. Spots are assigned prior to show based by promoter. Conditional Partial or Full Refunds by conditions such as date and whether your space is resold. Held Rain or Shine! Overnight Security Provided. ALL product categories must be itemized on the application. No vendor may sell any soft drinks, name brand drinks, or bottled water. No streamer poppers, snaps, silly string, stink bombs or other similar items may be sold! No pop guns, marshmellow guns or other disruptive items may be sold. Trash must be removed from your space to provided receptacles. No Gas Generators. No Early Packup Allowed. Table Cloth or Drape Required. Send 1 SASE - Self Addressed Stamped Envelope with standard postage. No Eating or Drinking permitted at booth. Food Service will take orders from and deliver to vendor booths. Event Helping Hands will come around/be available to relieve you for short periods. NO Setup until vehicle fully unloaded and moved. Vehicle must be parked in designated areas. Standard Rules: All work and displays must stay within designated space.
No boxes, extra merchandise or debris should be visible.
Spot area must be kept clean throughout the event and be left spotless afterwards.
No soliciting, approaching patrons, or distribution of advertising material outside of booth area.
All vendors must have a state sales tax license. Vendors are responsible for collecting and remitting all sales tax. |
Event Quality Level Determining Flags:
Photos of workshop, supplies, or works in progress required.
All items must be entirely hand-made, no Embellishments only.
All items must be Fine Craft or Art.
Limited number of Artists per category.
Artist must be present day of show.
No inventory boxes in view.
No plain, flat table displays. Tiers, levels, or shelves required on them.
All product types to be sold must be listed on application.
Pre-show inspection of items and booths will be performed.
Vendors with items violating contract terms WILL BE asked to remove them.
Exhibitors must wear name badges.
Determined Quality Level: 4
quality levels explained
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Driving Directions From the 460 Blacksburg bypass, take the Prices Fork Road Exit towards Downtown Blacksburg (East 412). Turn left at the first stoplight (just past Hardies) on to University City Boulevard. You will see University Mall on your left.
Promoter Details
YMCA at VT
Promoter Number: 1820909 User Number: 142448 UserName: vtymcaorg
Contact Name: Terri Lynn Howard
Make Checks out to: YMCA at VT
Phone: 540-961-9622 (ask for Terri Lynn) Please mention EventLister.com!
Fax: 540-961-5217
This promoter has NOT logged in a long time!
Email: Email on file! Click Here for more info.
Website: Website on file! Click Here for more info.
Payment Types Accepted: Checks, Visa, MasterCard
Years Promoting: 5
PromoterType:
Non Profit: YES
Last Site Activity: 4 months ago
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Blacksburg, VA 24060
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