I put this ad in Craigslist: OK we need new blood. I love the people we have but we're getting spread pretty thin. This upcoming ArtWalk I'll be at Envoy, we'll have people in the Retama Park and in House of Rock and I'm getting artists together for our newest venture..... Farm 2 Fork! Yes! So yeah it's going to take more than just me and the usual suspects. Also we need artists who are comfortable doing live painting. Even if you're not that comfortable with it, we'll help you get there. We need more suspects! Send me, Laurette, an email with some jpgs of your work. or hit me up on my personal face book, Laurette Escobar. So spread the word. We need new blood!!!!
NOVEMBER:Busy as far as ArtWalk goes.
We have a space in the park. Casey got us a canopy, a 6' table and chairs and is renting the space at the park for us. Angela is going to use the money we have to buy battery operated clamp lights. Casey set us up by the tram so there is PLENTY of traffic. In my humble opinion, I believe prints and photography will work best there. Some framed stuff would be OK but you really have no walls and you'd have to bring easels.
We will be in the House of Rock as well this month and most likely, not next month. December is the biker show and we learned from last year; bikers are only interested in bikes and beer. So we may as well not show in the House. We'll be strictly in the park.
Also we'll be at Farm 2 Fork. Farm 2 Fork is the farmer's market I told y'all about in a previous email. It is located at 1637 Alameda (Six Points). It's a place to semi-permanently display your work. The owner, Miles Herndon, is awesome. He said he'd like y'all to come and tour the place next Saturday (10/15/11). Right now it's at the end stages of being prepared for opening. So there's a lot of construction debris and what not. He wants to meet y'all and wants to answer all the questions you may have.
And that next week I'll be accepting pieces to hang. For those of you who did not get the earlier email regarding Farm 2 Fork, I've added it to the end. *
I NEED to know who wants to be where. I really do need to know this so don't blow me off.
Email me back and let me know if you're going to be in the House, the Park and/or Farm 2 Fork (F2F).
For anyone you may know who wants to joining our little band of striving artists, forward them all this information.
Also attached are the market rules and the application for vendors at the market. None of which really apply to artists hanging work, because we're handled separately but I figure someone out there may need that info.
*So from time to time I go through Craigslist just to see what's out there. About a couple of months or so ago I got in contact with this guy named, Miles. He wanted artists to show their work in his furniture store that he was opening up. So he said, yeah I like your work and I would like to have your stuff in my store but we're not ready to open. I said OK, just let me know when. He and I emailed back and forth and we've become friends. Well I got together with him yesterday and this furniture store has now grown into a most amazing business venture.
So it's going to be a farmer's market/gallery/bar/live music station. The idea is to make an atmosphere where locally produced art, food, beer, wine, and music can meet and be profitable and beneficial for all involved. It's going to be AMAZING and completely unheard of in Corpus. In San Antonio or Austin this type of venue would not be unusual.
He is also going to make donations (get people to donate) to a charity of the month. So we'll have Metro Ministries in November. Toys for Tots in December...etc....January will probably be CASA, then Salvation Army....you get it.
This is your chance to have your work displayed somewhere on a more semi-permanent bases. This is your chance to get all those old pieces that you've been taking to show after show (I've got plenty myself) and put them on someonelse's walls. I'm going to do a three month rotation. So the opening is in November so your work can hang there from Nov. - the end of Jan. Then I'll rotate out artists. As your work sells you can add new pieces to fill the space. Now please make sure your work is ready to hang. It must be wired.
Also when pricing your pieces make room for the 20% commission the owners will take. But you don't have to worry about a sales tax permit or anything else because they'll handle everything. You don't even have to hang your own work. We'll take care of that. But you do need to prep it for hanging and make sure you have business cards and that the pieces are all marked properly......artists, title, medium, size, price..... I will be sending out press releases on this project on Monday and getting Miles booked for interviews. Y'all can go by the place any time you like.....It's at 1637 Alameda located at 6 points behind the CVS.
The grand opening will be the night of ArtWalk, I don't know about the time. We can do both ArtWalk and this opening. It'll be worth it. We will be ready to hang in two weeks, maybe less. So start thinking about what you want to get out of the house and sell.
I hope you guys take advantage of this opportunity. It'll help lessen your inventory and you have no out of pocket expense or liability. It will be AWESOME!!! Email me and let me know if you're interested.
Herndon’s Farm to Fork Market Place
Vendor Application
Name________________________________ -
Names of owners (a farm unit is defined as one business) ____________________________________
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Mailing Address
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DL#______________ DOB ___________________Phone #___________________________________
Cell #_________________________________ email________________________________________
Other Representative who might be occupying stall_________________________________________
What month or months are you applying for_______________________________________________
Location of farm, Kitchen, or studio_____________________________________________________
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Permits, certifications, licenses held _____________________________________________________________________________________
Address of production location (if different from above)
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Product Description
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How many 10 ft x 10 ft stalls will be needed________________________________________________
Will water be required (y/n)____ will electricity be required(y/n)____
Herndon’s Farm to Fork Market Place is family owned and operated. It is the purpose of Herndon’s Farm to Fork to provide a place for farmers, vendors, peddlers, artist’s and other small business owners to have a place to market and sell products to the public. Herndon’s Farm to Fork Market Place is here to have fun and help revitalize the neighborhood and local economy.
Location:
1637 S. Alameda Corpus Christi, TX, 78404
Fri-Sat-Sun from 11am-7pm
Market Rules:
1. Vendors must load and unload on-time and Park vehicles in assigned areas. Market will be open for setting up at 9am.
2. Vendors may sell at Herndon’s only on the assigned market days. Fri-Sat-Sun from 11am-7pm
3. Stall Holder dues are due by the Wednesday before the First weekend of every month. Failure to Pay dues on time could result in loss of stall seniority, or loss of stall completely. All stalls are 10’ x 10’. All fee’s and membership dues are per stall. If two stalls are needed, two memberships will need to be purchased. Maximum 2 persons per stall / 2 vendors per stall.
4. The Market manager shall assign spaces on a rotating basis on or before market days.
5. Vendors are required to sign in no later than 10am or risk losing stall to standby. Vendors must notify market manager by the Wednesday prior to market if you are going to be absent. Vendors who are no-show/no-call are subject to losing membership dues and stall fees, and may be expelled from the market. (In order to keep customers happy, vendor attendance is important)
6. All approved Vendors selling in the Herndon’s Farm to Fork Market Place shall be individually and severally responsible to Herndon’s Farm to Fork Market Place for any loss, personal injury, deaths, and / or any other damage that may occur as a result of the vendors negligence or that of its servants, agents, and employees, and all vendors hereby agree to indemnify and save Herndon’s Farm to Fork Market Place from any loss, cost, damages, and other expenses, including attorneys’ fees, suffered or incurred by Herndon’s Farm to Fork Market Place by reason of the vendors negligence or that of its servants, agents, or employees; provided that the vendors shall not be responsible nor require to indemnify Herndon’s Farm to Fork market Place for negligence, its servants, agents, or employees. Because no insurance is provided to participants in the Herndon’s Farm to Fork market Place, each vendor must carry his or her own product liability insurance and must be prepared to present it at the market. Vendors must list Herndon’s Farm to Fork as additionally insured on your general liability policy.
7 Vendors who wish to sell at the market and have not acquired a membership may do so pending stall availability. Proper criteria must be met, and documentation must be present. A one-time fee of $35.00 will be due before market starts. If vendor or producer wishes to come to market again, the membership and stall charges will be due before the next market day starts.
8 Nothing edible shall be displayed on the ground.
9. Baked goods, dairy products, canned goods, or other processed foods must be made in a licensed kitchen. Licenses must be displayed at all times during market hours.
10. There will be no sales of anything prior to the opening of the market, except the market manager, officers, vendors, or producers of the market may buy from each other before the opening time.
11. Vendors should have their prices displayed.
12. Misleading a customer, either in conversation or in signage is strictly prohibited. (example: marking products as organic with no certification is not allowed) Fines and penalties for misrepresenting your product are steep, and could result in expulsion from the market.
13. Each vendor shall display a sign stating their name and address, and contact numbers.
14. Vendors must remove unsold produce and clean up stalls before leaving the market. Vendors shall be responsible for cleanliness of their stalls. All vendors shall load their vehicle and be clear of the parking lot within 30 minutes of the closing bell. Vendors are required to bring a broom and keep their stall and the area around the stall free of debris generated by market activity.
15. Each vendor is responsible for collecting his or her own sales tax where it is applicable. Seafood vendors are required to have and display a valid commercial fishermen license.
16.Vendors are required at all times to comply with all laws, ordinances, and regulations of the United States of America, Texas, Nueces County and the City of Corpus Christi. Vendors selling food items must also follow Nueces Co Health Dept rules and regulations pertaining to an open air farmers market.
17. No Pets (excluding service animals), No Drugs, No Firearms, No beverages of any kind may be sold by any vendor unless approved by market manager prior to market time.
18. A vendor or market customer may submit to the market manager or board member a complaint against a vendor where there is reason to believe a market rule has been violated. Complaints against any vendor should be directed to the attention of the market manager only. Violations of any market regulations will be dealt with by the market manager on duty. Verbal warnings will be given for rule infractions. Following two verbal warnings the market manager may decide to fine or expel the vendor from the market for a third offence. Fines are $10-$50 depending on the severity of the infraction and frequency.
If fined, vendors may not come back to market until fines are paid in full.
If a vendor is forced to leave the market, no money will be refunded…period!
Contact for Miles Herndon:
