November 30- December 29, 2024
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Haymarket Museum
15025 Washington Street
Haymarket, VA 20169

Crossroads Arts Alliance (CAA) is now accepting applications from local artists to be a vendor in our second annual Holiday with HeART Artist Market held inside the Haymarket Museum over four weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The Holiday with HeART Artist Market is a great opportunity for the public to purchase unique and original gifts from local artists at affordable prices (all items are $100 or less). Connecting creatives with the community is the foundation of the CAA mission. The Market gives our members the opportunity to directly connect with the community.

Submitting artists will provide three to five photographs showing the typical items for sale. Each artist will include a description of their artistic process to ensure that all items are original. All submissions must be family-friendly and available for purchase for $100 or less. Include the items’ descriptions and sizes, as well as whether wall space, table space, or both are required for display. Submit your entries via email (refer to the submission form) by October 26, 2024. (We cannot accept artwork dropped off at or shipped to the museum for review.)

Please note that the gallery space is small. Artists will be allowed approximately three feet of flat table space for the display of their items, in addition to three square feet of wall space to hang art, if needed. A panel of jurors will review all submissions based on originality, creativity, and workmanship.

The Market will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from November 30 through December 29, 2024, at the historic Haymarket Museum, a space dedicated to showcasing contemporary local art and fostering community engagement. A first look reception will take place on November 29 from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. The website lists all open days and hours for the show. Selected artists may also be featured on the CAA website and promoted through our social media platforms.

There is no entry fee for the show, but you must be a member of CAA. You may join here.

CAA retains a 30% commission of the selling price (which includes a 15% commission to the Town of Haymarket). CAA will mail checks to artists a check with their total sales proceeds no later than January 28, 2025.

Important Dates

* Artists must deliver and pick up their work in person (i.e., submissions cannot be shipped). If unable to drop off or pick up at the specified dates/times, CAA can coordinate other drop-off/pick-up dates/times. You will have an opportunity to do that when you are advised of submission acceptance.

Artists must agree to all vendor terms and conditions and subsequent instructional emails received from CAA.

2024 Vendor Terms and Conditions

1. All items must be original artwork. Original designs that have been reproduced onto items that are not handmade may be submitted for acceptance.
2. All items must be priced at $100 or lower.
3. Vendor must be a member of Crossroads Arts Alliance. You may join here.
4. CAA reserves the right to disallow any artist’s item(s) from being displayed at CAA’s sole discretion.
5. Artists do not have to be present at all shifts to make sales. However, CAA requires artists to either volunteer at the Market for one shift (2.5 hours) or donate an original item valued at $25 or more. Sign up to volunteer here.
6. CAA and the Town of Haymarket are not responsible for lost, stolen, or broken items due to any circumstance, during the time the artist’s items are in the Museum. The Museum is locked at end of each show; however, because CAA cannot guarantee 24/7 security of the items, it is recommended that each artist obtain their own insurance coverage for the value of their items located at the Museum.
7. Artists grant CAA permission to photograph their inventory for marketing purposes.
8. Space inside the Museum is limited. CAA will do its best to accommodate as many artists as possible, to further our mission of “connecting creatives with the community.” Artist’s items must fit within the space restrictions provided and cannot encroach or interfere with neighboring artists’ items or gallery-hung wall art. Current calculations are that each artist will have approximately three feet of flat table space for display of their items and three-square feet of wall space to hang art, if needed.
9. CAA provides tables and tablecloths. Artists must bring all other needed display items with them at the time of drop off (e.g., jewelry racks, tiered stands, bins for cards or prints, etc.). Artists can store additional inventory underneath their table space (hidden by tablecloth). When an item is sold, CAA will replenish artist displays with the additional inventory. Artists are welcome to attend the Market during open hours and re-configure their display and their items while remaining in compliance with all terms and conditions.
10. Artists must pick up their unsold items on December 30. Items that are not picked up at that time may become the property of CAA if other arrangements are not agreed to in advance.

Click the image to download the application (fillable PDF)