Hello Artisans!
The time has come to announce that after lots of brainstorming and seeking out options that align with what we need for a successful in person show, we have decided to offer the 32nd Women’s Festival of Crafts virtually. It took until now to gauge community safety and accessibility to come to this decision. Last year's first attempt at a digital “market” offering was a HUGE success. We received numerous positive feedback from vendors and shoppers who enjoyed the platform so we are excited to give it another try!
This will not be an active event that customers will log into a platform and “shop” a live booth. Instead it will be a chance to be heavily promoted on social media platforms as well as have your business information listed on our website. Last year we received over 10k visits to the website in the first two weeks of the event! Customers WILL be looking to support you again this year as they have in the past! Advertising will be done online and locally in print to let our customers know we are still here creating and how to contact and support us.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
This has never been a curated show primarily to give artisans a fair opportunity to participate. New vendors who are showing their work for the first time and seasoned vendors get a fair chance for inclusion. With that being said, we wish we could have all the amazing potters, jewelers and the like to participate but we need to have variety within categories. There will be a limit of spots within specific categories. Categories will fill up fast so get those applications in!
Here are the options for participation:
Online Website Listing: $40
Includes: Your business listed on the Women’s Festival of Crafts website. Website link, 1-2 picture provided by the vendor, special promos and any additional contact information for customers to make a purchase directly from you. This could even work for vendors who may not have an online presence at all. We will encourage our shoppers on all social media platforms and advertisements to frequent the Women's Festival of Crafts website for a listing of local artisans to support and how to connect with them.
These listings will stay on our website into the New Year.
Online Website Listing PLUS Social Media Promotion (Active November 19-28th): $75
Includes: Website listing above + promotion via our social media channels (instagram & facebook), 1 main page feature on social media (up to 3 images provided by artist), 3+ social media stories.. Artists must have an active social media account to participate in this tier. This promotion will start November 19th through the 28th. The week of the “show” I will be posting vendor content often via social media stories and main page features along with paying for sponsored ads throughout the event. Our new instagram page currently has 2,700 ORGANIC followers. That means these are real people who are following along and supporting our creative work.
Final Push Promo Social Media Only (Active Dec 1-Dec 18): Additional $25
Includes: 1 main page feature and 3 story features on our social media platforms. We will choose the content based off of what you’re posting on your social media around that time. So make sure to TAG @womensfestvt if you sign up for this tier so we can find you easily.
Additional Opportunity for Exposure:
Last year we tried a social media giveaway and it was extremely engaging! This year we are hoping to offer a weekly giveaway instead of one huge one. This will depend on the amount of vendors that would like to donate an item to this active promotion.
You would simply drop off/mail us an item of your choosing, and we do the rest!
Applications close Friday Oct 29th.
Once you are accepted (by Nov. 5), your payment will be made via Paypal, Venmo or check and is non-refundable.
This has always been such a vibrant event full of many talented artists.
We will do our best to make you visible and accessible to all who want to support local this holiday season.
Good luck and we can’t wait to see what you all are offering this year!
Happy creating,
Nikki Laxar
Director of the Women's Festival of Crafts
www.womensfestivalofcrafts.com
womensfestvt@gmail.com
Instagram @womensfestvt
The time has come to announce that after lots of brainstorming and seeking out options that align with what we need for a successful in person show, we have decided to offer the 32nd Women’s Festival of Crafts virtually. It took until now to gauge community safety and accessibility to come to this decision. Last year's first attempt at a digital “market” offering was a HUGE success. We received numerous positive feedback from vendors and shoppers who enjoyed the platform so we are excited to give it another try!
This will not be an active event that customers will log into a platform and “shop” a live booth. Instead it will be a chance to be heavily promoted on social media platforms as well as have your business information listed on our website. Last year we received over 10k visits to the website in the first two weeks of the event! Customers WILL be looking to support you again this year as they have in the past! Advertising will be done online and locally in print to let our customers know we are still here creating and how to contact and support us.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
This has never been a curated show primarily to give artisans a fair opportunity to participate. New vendors who are showing their work for the first time and seasoned vendors get a fair chance for inclusion. With that being said, we wish we could have all the amazing potters, jewelers and the like to participate but we need to have variety within categories. There will be a limit of spots within specific categories. Categories will fill up fast so get those applications in!
Here are the options for participation:
Online Website Listing: $40
Includes: Your business listed on the Women’s Festival of Crafts website. Website link, 1-2 picture provided by the vendor, special promos and any additional contact information for customers to make a purchase directly from you. This could even work for vendors who may not have an online presence at all. We will encourage our shoppers on all social media platforms and advertisements to frequent the Women's Festival of Crafts website for a listing of local artisans to support and how to connect with them.
These listings will stay on our website into the New Year.
Online Website Listing PLUS Social Media Promotion (Active November 19-28th): $75
Includes: Website listing above + promotion via our social media channels (instagram & facebook), 1 main page feature on social media (up to 3 images provided by artist), 3+ social media stories.. Artists must have an active social media account to participate in this tier. This promotion will start November 19th through the 28th. The week of the “show” I will be posting vendor content often via social media stories and main page features along with paying for sponsored ads throughout the event. Our new instagram page currently has 2,700 ORGANIC followers. That means these are real people who are following along and supporting our creative work.
Final Push Promo Social Media Only (Active Dec 1-Dec 18): Additional $25
Includes: 1 main page feature and 3 story features on our social media platforms. We will choose the content based off of what you’re posting on your social media around that time. So make sure to TAG @womensfestvt if you sign up for this tier so we can find you easily.
Additional Opportunity for Exposure:
Last year we tried a social media giveaway and it was extremely engaging! This year we are hoping to offer a weekly giveaway instead of one huge one. This will depend on the amount of vendors that would like to donate an item to this active promotion.
You would simply drop off/mail us an item of your choosing, and we do the rest!
Applications close Friday Oct 29th.
Once you are accepted (by Nov. 5), your payment will be made via Paypal, Venmo or check and is non-refundable.
This has always been such a vibrant event full of many talented artists.
We will do our best to make you visible and accessible to all who want to support local this holiday season.
Good luck and we can’t wait to see what you all are offering this year!
Happy creating,
Nikki Laxar
Director of the Women's Festival of Crafts
www.womensfestivalofcrafts.com
womensfestvt@gmail.com
Instagram @womensfestvt