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Please read these descriptions before applying:

ARTISTS- SORRY FULL FOR 2025.

The details below will help you see if you are a good fit for this show.

 

Thank you for your interest in joining the Funky Ferndale Art Fair.   No fair is perfect for every artist. Take a moment to see if this one is right for you.

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We are a funky art fair. We celebrate non-traditional images and mediums.   Many of our attendees do not buy traditional art, but instead look for images that provoke thought & discussion.

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We may include: artists who make their own items, especially if they are edgier, wieder, unusual.

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We do not include people selling manufactured items, including designers (such as those selling silk screened t-shirts) who have their items produced for them.

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Creative items which would not be traditionally called art are more challenging.  We have avoided soaps, candles and the like.  That's not to say that you could not wow us with one of a kind wax sculptures that happened to have wicks...  But probably not. 

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Prints- We love one of a kind and signed limited edition.  We tolerate some open edition unsigned work as a portion of your booth.  

 

Fiber Arts- Suddenly everyone wants to sell silk screened t-shirts.  We get it. People love them. They are easy.  You can design once and sell for life.  While the image may be art, the shirt is probably not.  Included garments are up cycled, hand stitched, batik or otherwise unique. If you want to sell any wearable items, you must apply in those categories.

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Jewelry is an especially challenging area. Forty percent of those applying want to sell jewelry. At least half of the jewelers will be turned down.  Our criteria?  First of all, is it funky and creative. Just as important- what part do you play in the process.  Someone who is great at selecting and stringing bead, no matter how wonderful, is not as exciting to us as artists who make most elements of their work.  

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Our audience includes young adults, families and others.   Art under $500 does best, though some of our happiest artist also sell more expensive art.

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The best way to see if you would fit in is to take a look at the current artists.  

FOOD, AUTHORS, PERFORMERS, SPONSORS:

 

We are a juried visual art fair.  We're not interested in most manufactured items no matter how cool they may be.​

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We do include some food vendors.  Naturally those with more unusual menus fit our vibe best.  We go light on food as we want to support the local restaurants.

 

Authors have become a special part of the fair.  We have a tent which includes individual authors as well as some publishers.

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Performers- we include some buskers and are considering including jazz, folk and classical performers.  We are biased towards the visual arts, so if you are disrupting them things are not going to end well.   The DIY Street Fair is across the street and is much more interested in booking music.

 

Sponsors are welcome, as long as they are not featuring items that compete with the arts.  

YES- Home improvement, utilities, automotive, CBD,  high end cookware...

NO- wearables, loud hawkers, commercial retail...

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