Hope to see you all at the 2008 Arts & Crafts Market of Durango – “Art in the Park” at Buckley Park.
- The entertainers will receive payment for appearing
- They get exposure
- They get experience in playing before a live audience
- Entertainers may put out a tip jar.
Know a food & drink vendor? Please contact us at the ACMD.
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The ACMD will set up a booth next to food vendor with a table and chairs.
Marketing
1. Radio Ads on KIQX 9:30 AM
2. New in 2008 – ACMD Newsletter
3. Check the web site, - www.ACMDurango.org - for updates on all our marketing actions and the latest news.
Credit Cards
- The ACMD has a credit card machine which is at the Market Booth
- Send your customers over with a sales receipt
- Show your name or company name on receipt
- Show total including all taxes and fees.
- Because it is satellite linked, all transactions are approved or disapproved on the spot.
- The fee to run a credit card is 4.9%, so take that into account
- Make sure your items are priced right – or
- Add 4.9% to credit card invoices
- Add 7.9% taxes
- The Wednesday following the Market, we will write and mail the checks for credit card sales
Misc. Rules & Regulations
- All artist/vendors are required to sign the Rules & Regulations Form along with the market Application Form.
- Canopies are required. Bring your own canopy – or rent one from ACMD
a. $17.50 per day – as available – reserve them in advance
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You set up and bring back to us at the end of each Saturday.
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We will demonstrate their use at meeting of May 3rd, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at Buckley Park. All vendors should attend this meeting.
- Set Up & Break Down
- Come with plenty of time. Must be set up by 9:00 am
- Do not break down before 4:00
- Local Art by Local Artists
- No buying and reselling allowed.
- No nudes, no smoking, no alcohol
- OK to share a booth – no extra charge
- Booths must look good
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Table covers are required
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Boxes underneath
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Don’t let it look like a flea market!
Prepare for rain & wind – bring plastic sheeting to cover your goods.
City Business License, State Reseller Permits, Collecting Taxes
- No City business license or State resellers permit is required to participate in the ACMD
- You DO have to charge your customers 7.9% tax
- At the end of each day, write a check for all taxes collected (minus credit card sales) to the ACMD, Inc. who will pay the city, county & state agencies their cut of the 7.9%
Now, Artists Can Participate From an E x p a n d e d Area!
That’s right, we’re allowing more artists to participate in the market. If you are an artist who creates your art in the “4-Corners Area” you may participate in the ACMD. Whether you’re from the 4-Corners portion of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico or Colorado, you’re welcome here.
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Here's what the artists are saying about the ACMD.
Just wanted to email to let you know how much I appreciate what you have both done for the ACMD. It is awesome & I know you've put lots of hard work into making it run well. It is the best Market of its kind I have ever seen & I am learning a lot about how to market my stuff better too.
Yes, I'm proud to be part of an amazing show!
Thank you for all your work!
C.B.
Thank you for such a great opportunity to display my work. People enjoy seeing something different is the response I get from folks about my work and others.
-Many thanks M.F.
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Thank you for all the hard work you have put into the A&CMD. I really appreciate all your time and effort. Next year I am sure it will grow and blossom into something that everyone in Durango will look forward to and enjoy visiting. It was great to get the exposure to the public, and I have some customers that have placed second orders. That is FANTASTIC!
Again, THANKS A MILLION!
E. L.
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It has been such a succesfull first year!
Thank you both very much for all of your hard work and hospitality. You have brought a great thing to Durango! Congrats on our first buisness year!
Artist Power
CK
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You are doing such a wonderful job with the marketing, thinking of ways to cover every angle. I believe many artists, absolutely including myself, have a hard time with the marketing side. Not just the marketing, but the conceptual side of this whole event. I can't thank you enough for doing what you're doing, for all the hard work and leg work and brainstorming and selfless actions to help the group of us who can- must- produce art, but don't know where to go after that. Thanks for inviting us all and for giving us all a chance. It's working out great for me, and I think for many of us, and I am truly indebted to you both for your thoughtfulness and planning. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you.
Sincerely,
E K
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Thanks, it has been a great opportunity and I look forward to the holiday mkt!!
thanks
lw
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Thanks for all the hard work and cool thinking you have done for all of us this summer. It has been great holding hands with you on the way.
This has a chance of becoming something special.
See you soon,
R.K.
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Thanks Rene and Patty for everything that you have done! Enjoy your winter!
M
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I think you're doing a great job!!! Thanks again for all your hard work. We really appreciate it!!
J G
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I stopped by the show at (edited) this last weekend and the stuff at the ACMD is much better overall! I think the sales have been pretty good! thanks for all your work and efforts. N A
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Congratulations to you as well. Things went well. I was pleasantly surprised to see how smooth the set up went. You guys had things together! I did have several custom orders through the show so that will help. I have seen a lot of posters up around town. Keep up the good work.
TC
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Thank you for your time and I appreciate your efforts to support the arts in our community,
KH
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Hey Artitst, want to learn more about becoming a vendor at the upcoming Market - "Art in the Park"at Buckley Park in Durango? The Frequently Asked Questions Page has answers to the most frequently asked questions, as the name implies.
"The ideal artist is he who knows everything, feels everything, experiences everything, and retains his experience in a spirit of wonder and feeds upon it with creative lust..."
~ George Bellows ~
