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This is
Muskoka’s longest running, largest and most popular outdoor art and craft
show. Visual artists from Muskoka, Ontario and other regions of Canada display
their work in a beautiful park setting to an anticipated audience of more than
20,000 people who are enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the arts. One of
Ontario’s oldest and largest rural outdoor craft shows, the annual Summer Show
is the major fundraiser for Muskoka Arts & Crafts, a non-profit,
community-based arts organization of more than 400 members. Proceeds support
Muskoka Arts & Crafts. Located north of Toronto, Muskoka is a two-hour drive
following Highways 400 and 11. The most accessible vacation area in Ontario with
recreation facilities, attractions and thousands of lakes, Muskoka has been the
traditional “getaway” destination for cottagers and vacationers for over a
hundred years. In 2011, the National Geographic Travelers Magazine editors twice
recognized this region as one of the best places in the world to visit.
JULY
20-21-22, 2012
Friday, 10am-7pm
Saturday & Sunday, 10am-5pm
Annie Williams Memorial
Park
[50 Santa’s Village Road, one
block in from Wellington Street]
Applications
must reach the office of Muskoka Arts & Crafts on or before April 30,
2012. It is recommended that exhibitors not wait until the deadline to
submit an application, as it does not leave any time to correct mistakes or
supply missing information. Incomplete or late applications will not be
considered.
Regular Booth [10’x10’]
– $452 ($400
+ $52 HST)
The Gourmet Food Marketplace is a new
addition to the Summer Show for makers of gourmet food such as jams and
jellies, cookies, dips, spreads, oils, and condiments that are consumed
at home. The applicant must be the maker of the food product represented
by his or her application. Agents are not eligible. All foods must be
made in Canada, using quality ingredients.
To
be considered, your application must include the following items:
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Three
to five samples of your product.
§
Product
list with prices.
§
Copy
of a Public Health Unit kitchen inspection.
§
Copy
of certificates for any food identified as organic or, kosher for example.
§
Description
of sampling procedures.
§
Five
to ten jpgs of your product.
§
One
jpgs of your booth set-up.
Only ten booths are available for
gourmet food vendors in a separate section of the show. All booths are
10’x10’. A flexible booth design is highly recommended as the ground for
some booths may not be level due to natural irregularities within the park. It
is recommended to have a canopy or shelter that can also be used for protection
from sun and rain. You must provide
your own equipment such as a canopy, tables, chairs, backdrops, display stands
and, if required, cold storage. Vehicles or trailers are not permitted to be
part of your booth display. All exhibits, display materials and chairs must be
confined to the limits of your booth.
NOTE: Limited electricity may be made
available in the park, but Muskoka Arts & Crafts cannot guarantee its
availability. If you require electricity, on the application, indicate the
wattage required and how it will be used. Please note that electricity may not
be supplied at your booth, but rather in an area near the Gourmet Food
Marketplace. Exhibitors requiring the use of a generator must receive prior
permission from Muskoka Arts & Crafts.
After
you check-in, you may set up your booth on Thursday, July 19, between
8am and 6pm, or Friday, July 20, between 7am and 9am. On Thursday, you
may drive your vehicle to your booth to unload. During the three days
the show is open to the public, prior to its opening, you may drive your
vehicle to your booth to unload. All vehicles must be removed from the
show area by 9:30am. After the show closes, you may drive your vehicle
to your booth to load any stock. Vehicles are not allowed into the park
until half an hour after the show closes to give visitors time to safely
leave the show area. You must have your exhibit intact and open for all
three days of the show. Under no circumstances should you close your
booth early or take it down during show hours without first consulting
the Show Coordinator who is present at the Information Booth from
Thursday to Sunday. All booths and equipment must be removed from the
park on Sunday, July 17, 2011, by 8pm. You must be prepared to have your
booth intact for all three days of the show.
Security is provided Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. Many exhibitors,
however, pack and remove their merchandise at the end of each day.
NOTE:
You are responsible for your own
liability insurance.
Muskoka Arts & Crafts, its employees, volunteers, agents or
representatives are not responsible for any damage, breakage or theft of your
work, booth, display props or other personal or business property.
SALE SIGNS
Signs offering Discounts, Sales, No HST, Show Specials, Reduced Prices or other
signs of this nature are not permitted to be displayed and you will be asked to
remove the sign from your display. Any sign that is part of your display must be
within the confines of your contracted space and must not obstruct other booths
or come out into the aisles. If this happens, you will be asked to remove or
reposition your signage.
SALES
TAXES
Exhibitors must collect and remit any appropriate tax.
FOOD
& WASHROOMS
Food concessions are present during the three days the show is open to the
public. Alcohol cannot be consumed in the park during set-up or take-down
times or during the three days the show is open to the public. Portable
toilets are located near the food concession area.
OVERNIGHT
ACCOMMODATION
Over night camping in the park is not permitted.
TELEPHONES
& DEBIT MACHINES
There are no public telephones located in or near the park. The availability
of a debit machine will be announced later.
SMOKE
FREE BOOTHS
To protect your fellow exhibitors and customers from the hazards of
second-hand smoke, smoking is not permitted in or near your booth.
PETS
Exhibitors’ pets are not permitted in the show. Muskoka Arts & Crafts
reserves the right to ask exhibitors to remove their pets from the show
area.
RADIOS
& AMPLIFIED SOUND
When the Summer Show is open to the public, amplified music may not be
operated.
EXHIBITOR
PARKING
Exhibitors must park their vehicles in the designated areas.
SUMMER
SHOW COORDINATOR
The coordinator for the Summer Show is present throughout show and may be
contacted at the Information Booth, located at Gate 1.
PROMOTIONAL
MATERIAL
Muskoka
Arts & Crafts reserves the right to use the images and promotional
material submitted by exhibitors and those photographs taken at the Summer
Show for promotional purposes without notice or payment to the exhibitor.
PERSONAL
INFORMATION
The
information you provide to Muskoka Arts & Crafts is for the sole use of
the organization. Muskoka Arts & Crafts collects, uses and discloses
personal information only for purposes that a reasonable person would
consider appropriate to administer the organization, its programs and events
as well as to communicate future events or promotions. Information such as
your telephone/fax numbers, mailing address, studio location, web site or
e-mail is given to potential customers or clients only with your consent. If
no preference is indicated, it is assumed that this information may be
released. Muskoka Arts & Crafts does not rent, lend, share, trade nor
sell its mailing lists with any other individual, corporation or similar
cultural organization.
Download
an Application
Applications are also available by mail, fax or e-mail.
Please email your request to info@muskokaartsandcrafts.com
You will be notified, by mail, of
your application status by the end of May. If your work has been
accepted, your booth fee payment will be processed and you will be sent
an acceptance letter and additional information about the show and a
receipt. If you work is not accepted, your payment will be voided and
returned.
If you have any
questions or comments, please contact Muskoka Arts & Crafts.
Telephone
1-705-645-5501
Fax
1-705-645-0385
E-Mail
info@muskokaartsandcrafts.com
Mail
Box 376, Bracebridge, Ontario, P1L 1T7
Applications are also available from Muskoka Arts &
Crafts by mail, fax or e-mail.
When making your request, please indicate how you would like to receive the
application.
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