McKinney Center Market

PURPOSE:  The purpose of this market is to provide a safe environment for artists and crafts people to sell their products, to provide a safe environment for patrons to shop for products, and to help artists and the McKinney Center recoup lost income due to COVID-19 cancellations.

There will be a series of five different markets.  Vendors may register for one or more of the markets at a time.  You may also register for one now and register for another later.  Please pay close attention to registration deadlines for each market!  

DATES – Rain or Shine

Friday and Saturday, February 26 & 27.  Friday, noon - 7pm and Saturday, 9am -7pm.

Friday and Saturday, March 5 & 6.   Friday, noon - 7pm and Saturday, 9am -7pm.

Friday and Saturday, May 7 & 8.  Friday, noon - 7pm and Saturday, 9am - 7pm.

Friday and Saturday, June 11 & 12.  Friday, noon - 7pm and Saturday, 9am - 7pm.

Friday and Saturday, July 9 & 10.  Friday, noon - 7pm and Saturday, 9am - 7pm.

COST for each weekend market

$75      inside space                 plus a donation of a product(s) totaling a value of $25 or more

$50      outside space               plus a donation of a product(s) totaling a value of $25 or more

*Donations will be used for the Masterpiece Mingle Fundraiser in Spring 2021 which covers the cost of our 2020 scholarship students!

*Only 12 inside spaces are available

*Only 8 outside spaces available

VENDOR CRITERIA

• Original Work – only artists selling their original work will be accepted.  
• Photos – you must turn in 3 examples of your work with the application.
• To ensure that we have enough vendor participation to have the event, to review submissions, and to plan appropriate publicity you must apply for all the weekend markets you wish to attend now or one month prior to each market.  The registration deadlines for each market is the following:
  •      January 25 is the deadline for the February 26 & 27 market
  •      February 8 is the deadline for the March 5 &6 market
  •      April 5 is the deadline for the May 7 & 8 market
  •      May 3 is the deadline for the June 11 & 12 market
  •      June 7 is the deadline for the July 9 & 10 market
• Vendors must wear masks (if still mandated by the Town of Jonesborough or Washington County), provide hand-sanitizer at your booth, and maintain a safe environment.  Masks are also to be worn by vendors outside.  This is being promoted as a socially distanced and COVID
• -safe event.
• Art, craft, and food vendors are welcome and encouraged.

BOOTH SPACE AND LOGISTICS 

• Booth space is 10x10. Booths will be set as far apart from each other as possible.
• No tents inside.
• We can provide chairs (hard plastic).  We can provide some tables (6ft and 8ft). Vendors will be asked to retrieve their tables and chairs during set-up and take them back to their storage location at the end of the weekend.
• Applications will be reviewed as they are received.  Phone reservations will not be accepted.  Online forms only.  
• Applications will be first come, first serve.  We will take applications until the deadlines or until spaces are filled. Artists will be placed in the auditorium first and then in two adjacent classrooms.  Placement is also first come, first serve.
• Please have your artwork priced and visible to visitors.
• Artists should staff their booths at all times.
• There is limited electricity outside.
• There are restrooms in the building.
• There is a kitchen in the building. You may use the ice machine and fridge if necessary.
• Booths open at noon on Fridays and close at 7pm.  Booths open at 9am on Saturday and close at 7pm.  PLEASE – NO EARLY BREAKDOWN.  
• Have your booth ready for customers by noon on Friday.
• You will be notified the week of the market where your space is designated.  Your space will be marked with an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper with your last name.

SET-UP and BREAK DOWN

• You will receive a time for set-up and break-down for Thursday afternoon or Friday morning.  We will do our best to accommodate your needs.  We have a small front parking lot where you will want to unload and pack up but only 2 entrances in the front.  We need to schedule your unload time to help with congestion and safety.   We do have a large parking lot along the side and back of the building but to avoid stairs we want everyone to unload in the front where it is one level!
• You must park, unload, and immediately move your vehicle to the designated vendor parking area in the adjacent field.  THEN, you can set-up your booth.  Again, this is to make sure that everyone can unload on the same level and not have to use the stairs.  Vendors will not be allowed to park in the parking lot to make sure every space available is for customers.
• On Saturday, when it is time to breakdown, please be patient and courteous to your fellow artists and park in one of the front parking spaces to load up.   

PUBLICITY

• Provide us with a jpg. of your business logo or business card so we can promote you better on social media prior to the event.
• We will write 2 press releases about this event, 2 paid Billboard ads, and paid social media promotions for this event.
• We expect vendors to help with publicity by sharing flyers and social media posts.

OTHER:

• Any vendor not abiding by the guidelines set forth in this document will be asked to leave the grounds and will forfeit their space.
• You or a representative will be present at your booth at all times.  To maintain the integrity of the event, all vendors will maintain their booths until 7pm.  Failure to do so will forfeit a vendor’s right to a booth space for the next weekend or next event without a refund.
• All vendors must collect and submit Tennessee State Sales Tax.
• The event will be held rain or shine.  No refunds are given for inclement weather.  Additionally, no refunds will be given for any natural disaster, such as, but not limited to, tornado or flooding, that occur or other uncontrollable circumstances that would require event cancellation. No refunds for any reason.
• The Town of Jonesborough and the McKinney Center are NOT responsible for anything lost or stolen.

Thank you for believing in this event!  Rest assured that attention to every detail in promoting this event will be a Town priority.  Please do not hesitate to contact me with any thoughts, concerns, or questions.

Theresa Hammons, Director, McKinney Center and Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts

423.753.0562 or [email protected]