Application Process
The South End Open Market is a juried show. All
applicants will be reviewed for acceptance. It is our
goal to have a wide variety of products offered at the
Market with little or no duplication.
We are currently accepting applications for the
following types of vendors:
- Artists and artisans - All artwork and crafts
must behandmade using original designs.
We are
unable to
accept vendors who design their product but have it
fabricated overseas.
- Antique and Collectable Dealers
- Farmers and Prepared Food Vendors
- Artisan Based Import Dealers -
There are a
very
limited number of spaces open for import dealers
whose business coincide with our vision of the South
End Open Market. For more information please
contact us directly at
info@southendopenmarket.com.
The easiest way to apply is to use our
online application. You must include 3
photos of your
work
for your application to be considered. If you are
unable to use our online application we also accept
submissions via snail mail. Online
applicants will
receive notification of acceptance within one week.
Postal applicants will receive their notification within
two weeks.
Reservations
Here's a little refresher course on how to reserve your
space at the South End Open Market - pay attention
because you will be quizzed!
Reserved spaces are the only way to have a
guaranteed spot at the South End Open Market. In
order to reserve space you must sign up for a
minimum of 5 days/weekends. Please note that
special event weekends count as 1 reservation, not
2.
Please fill out the
Online Application with the dates
you would like to reserve. (Don't forget to send 3
images of your work to
info@southendopenmarket.com.)
Reservations should be made one month in
advance.
For Opening Weekend (May 17 and 18), South End
Open Studios (September 13 and 14), it is advised
that reservations be made at least two months in
advance. These dates fill up quickly.
Payment Guidelines
After acceptance into the Market, payment is due
no
later than 9 days prior to each event. To view
payment
deadlines for each date, please go to the
Calendar Page on the website. If all payments
are made at
once, you will receive one free Market
date!
Last year we had some problems with vendors
reserving space but not showing up. This is
disrespectful both to your fellow vendors and us here
at Market HQ. In many categories there are limited
number of vendors accepted for each event - if we
give you a day it means that we had to decline
someone else's application. So what does this
mean?
Unfortunately we've had to change our policy
regarding payment.
The first time you miss a payment there will be $25
surcharge. If you miss payment a 2nd time we will
notify you via email that you will have the choice to
either pay the entire balance of all dates reserved or to
forfeit your remaining reserved dates and become an
unreserved vendor. Unreserved vendors are not
guaranteed space and are charged $75 a day.
