Call for Entry: Summer Craft Fair
The Space, Nottingham Contemporary
Launch Evening Fri 6 June 5pm-8pm
Sat 7 June 10am-5pm
Sun 8 June 11am-4pm
Application Deadline: 11:59pm Tuesday 8 April.
We are delighted to be returning with our wonderful Summer Craft Fair at Nottingham Contemporary, taking place across Sat 7 & Sun 8 Jun, with a Launch Evening on Fri 6 Jun. Held in our large performance Space, our Craft Fair will showcase around 40 stalls.
Nottingham Contemporary are well established for our successful fairs, attracting visitors from Nottingham and beyond. Our previous Craft and Print Fairs draw around 4000-5000 visitors. The Summer Craft Fair will showcase a fantastic range of different specialisms including jewellery, textiles, print, ceramics, homeware, stationery, gifts and more. We attract a wide variety of talented makers from the East Midlands as well as many brilliant designers from across the country.
Application requirements:
We are looking for independent designers, makers and small businesses across a broad selection of disciplines with a focus on quality and original design.
Applications will be carefully selected on the quality of their submission. We aim to bring a variety of fields, price points and makers to our audiences. Due to the amount of applications we receive, we are unable to accept all applications. We do hold a reserve list if spaces become available.
Stalls cost £180 (inclusive of the 3 days)
Included in the cost:
- Trestle table approx 182x68cm, white tablecloth and two chairs (optional)
- Marketing via social media (with posts showing each stallholder with their work advertised)
- Paid social media advertising
- Printed flyers (+5000) and posters distributed around Nottingham
-Hand to hand flyer distribution during the weekend of the event
- Fair Launch Evening on Fri 6 Jun (a preview evening with a DJ/Live music + free drinks to the first 100 visitors)
- Mail outs to our wide audience and details across our website
- Other marketing outreach
- Our galleries will also be open and are a popular attraction in Nottingham
- 10% discount in our shop and the café, Blend at Contemporary
- Team to assist set up / take down
- Free tea and coffee throughout the weekend
- Walls, (if you have selected one, at an extra cost) which you can screw, pin, nail and stick directly onto
To Apply:
To apply please fill out the application form, and send it across with 5 high-res images, including one of a previous stall set up to craft@nottinghamcontemporary.org
Application deadline- 11:59pm Tue 8 Apr 2025
All applicants will be informed of the outcome for their application the following week.
For any questions about Craft Fair Contemporary please contact Emma at craft@nottinghamcontemporary.org
We look forward to hearing from you!
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