100 Taylor Art Market Vendor Agreement

By submitting payment and participating in the 100 Taylor Art Market, each vendor agrees to the following terms and conditions.

Vendor Fees and Payment

• Indoor vendor space: $75
• Outdoor vendor space: $50
• Vendor fees are due no later than the 1st day of the month of the market.
• A vendor space is not reserved or guaranteed until payment has been received in full.
• If payment is not received by the due date, the space may be released and offered to another vendor without further notice.
• Vendor fees are non-refundable except in the event the market is canceled by the 100 Taylor Art Market organizers and no rescheduled date is offered.
• If the market is canceled and rescheduled, vendor fees will automatically transfer to the rescheduled market date.

Artist-Made Work and Product Standards

• All work offered for sale must be created, designed, or substantially handmade by the participating vendor.
• The 100 Taylor Art Market is a curated market focused on handmade art, original goods, and quality products.
• The market reserves the right to decline, remove, or prohibit items that do not meet the quality, handmade, originality, or overall spirit of the event, including mass-produced resale merchandise.
• Vendors are responsible for ensuring that their products, branding, displays, and sales practices comply with all applicable laws, permits, licenses, and tax requirements.

Setup, Market Hours, and Breakdown

• Setup begins at 12:00 PM.
• Vendors must be completely set up and ready for customers by 2:30 PM.
• Market hours are 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
• Early breakdown is not permitted. Vendors who begin packing, removing displays, or leaving before the market closes may not be invited to participate in future markets.

Load-In and Parking

• The 100 Taylor Art Market does not provide free parking privileges in any parking lot. Vendors are responsible for locating, paying for, and complying with all parking requirements for their vehicles.
• Vendors must unload at the designated garage-door loading area only.
• After unloading, vendors must immediately move their vehicle to the gravel lot or other approved parking area before taking items to their booth.
• Vendors may not leave vehicles in the load-in area while setting up their booth.
• Vendors are solely responsible for all parking fees, towing charges, citations, vehicle damage, theft, or loss related to parking or use of any parking area.

Booth Spaces and Displays

• Vendors must remain within their assigned booth space.
• Vendors must provide their own tables, chairs, tents, display materials, lighting, extension cords, and other booth equipment.
• Outdoor vendors must provide their own tent when needed.
• Outdoor tents must be properly weighted and secured for safety.
• Nothing may be attached to ceilings, pipes, beams, sprinklers, lights, electrical systems, or other building fixtures.
• Nails may only be used in designated areas and must be approved when reserving booth space.
• Vendors not assigned a booth with approved nail access must provide free-standing display walls or structures for hanging work.
• Vendors are responsible for any damage caused by their displays, products, equipment, customers, employees, assistants, or guests to walls, floors, building surfaces, or property.

Hallway Booth Spaces

• Some vendor spaces are located in hallways.
• Hallway displays may not extend more than 24 inches from the wall.
• Walkways, exits, and accessible routes must remain clear at all times.
• Vendors must comply with any direction from market staff regarding display placement, safety, traffic flow, or accessibility.

Clean Up

• Vendors are responsible for removing all trash, materials, displays, merchandise, and personal belongings at the end of the event.
• Each booth space must be left clean and returned as closely as possible to its original condition.
• Vendors may be charged for excessive cleanup, trash removal, or damage caused by their booth or participation.

Conduct

• Vendors, assistants, employees, and guests must treat customers, fellow vendors, market staff, building staff, and guests with respect.
• The 100 Taylor Art Market reserves the right to remove any vendor, assistant, employee, or guest whose behavior is disruptive, unsafe, disrespectful, or inconsistent with the standards of the event.
• Removal from the event for conduct violations does not entitle the vendor to a refund.

Weather, Emergencies, and Event Changes

The 100 Taylor Art Market operates rain or shine. However, the market may be delayed, modified, relocated, shortened, or canceled due to severe weather, building issues, safety concerns, government requirements, emergencies, or circumstances beyond the control of the market organizers.

If a market is canceled and rescheduled, vendor fees will transfer to the new date. If the event cannot be rescheduled, the market will determine whether credits, refunds, or other accommodations are appropriate based on the circumstances.

Social Media Promotion

• Each vendor agrees to create and post at least three social-media posts promoting the 100 Taylor Art Market during the month of the event.
• Vendors are encouraged to invite the 100 Taylor Art Market as a collaborator on Instagram posts whenever appropriate.
• Collaborative posts do not have to be directly related to the market, but vendors are encouraged to use collaboration opportunities to help increase visibility for both their work and the event.

Photography, Video, and Marketing Release

Vendors understand and agree that photographs, video recordings, livestream footage, and other media may be taken during the 100 Taylor Art Market.

By participating in the market, each vendor grants the 100 Taylor Art Market, Crystal Shade Pottery, Crystal Derr, and their representatives permission to photograph, record, reproduce, edit, publish, display, distribute, and use the vendor’s name, business name, booth, artwork, merchandise, likeness, voice, and image for promotional, advertising, social-media, website, print, press, archival, and other marketing purposes related to the market or associated businesses.

All photographs, videos, and other media created by or for the 100 Taylor Art Market during the event shall remain the property of the 100 Taylor Art Market and may be used without further notice, approval, payment, or compensation to the vendor for promotional, advertising, social-media, website, print, press, archival, and other marketing purposes.

This photography and marketing release does not give the 100 Taylor Art Market, Crystal Shade Pottery, Crystal Derr, 100 Taylor Street, or any affiliated party the right to reproduce, manufacture, sell, license, distribute for sale, or otherwise commercially exploit a vendor’s artwork, designs, merchandise, or intellectual property. All ownership rights in the vendor’s original work remain with the vendor.

Assumption of Risk and Release of Liability

Participation in the 100 Taylor Art Market is voluntary. Vendors assume all risks related to participation in the event, including setup, breakdown, loading, unloading, parking, customer interactions, weather, theft, loss, damage, injury, and use of the event premises.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, vendors agree that Crystal Shade Pottery, Crystal Derr, the 100 Taylor Art Market, 100 Taylor Street, the building owners, property managers, market staff, volunteers, sponsors, and affiliated businesses are not responsible for:

• Personal injury, illness, accident, or death;
• Loss, theft, destruction, or damage to merchandise, artwork, displays, equipment, vehicles, personal property, or business property;
• Lost sales, lost income, business interruption, weather-related losses, or cancellation-related losses;
• Parking fees, towing charges, parking citations, vehicle damage, theft, or loss;
• Acts or omissions of other vendors, customers, guests, contractors, volunteers, or third parties.

Vendors are responsible for obtaining any insurance they believe is necessary for their merchandise, equipment, vehicles, employees, assistants, guests, and participation in the event.

Acceptance of Terms

Payment of vendor fees, submission of an application, participation in the event, or setup of a booth constitutes the vendor’s acceptance of this Vendor Agreement and all market rules.