Clone of Winter Market 2025 Application Form

2026 Winter Market at OAC - INTEREST FORM
The OAC Winter Market is a juried collection of handmade arts and crafts items that is showcased in the Fisher Room Gallery at Oliver Art Center from November 6th through December 24th.

Winter Market hours will be Tuesday - Saturday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm and Sunday from 12:00 - 4:00 pm. The OAC is open to the public and there is no admission fee. OAC staff handles all of the setup and sales for the duration of the market.

Please fill out the application below to be considered for the Oliver Art Center Winter Market. For help or additional information, call Debbie Sparks at 231-352-4151, ext 103.
Terms of participation in the Winter Market:
- Applications for new participants will be accepted through October 17th.
- Drop-off dates are between October 3 and October 31st.
- Unsold work will be available for pick-up after January 2nd. Check with Oliver Art Center for open hours. All unsold work must be removed by January 6th.
- All work must be handmade or assembled by the artist. Reselling of commercially manufactured items is not permitted. Greetings cards printed with your orginal artwork or print editions are accepted.
- Gift Shop Manager Debbie Sparks will contact you to determine how many items are allowed for initial drop-off and you will be contacted for re-stocking as needed. Storage space for backstock is not available at the OAC.
- Items are accepted on a consignment basis with a 60/40 split. The Artist retains 60% of the retail price.
- An inventory sheet and consignment agreement will be sent to accepted artists, the completed forms must accompany delivered work.
- Bar-coded price tags will be created by Oliver Art Center. Please do not tag your items other than with informational, care, or descriptive tags. Pre-priced items will have tags removed.
- The Oliver Art Center is responsible for all sales, displays, and collection of sales tax. We will set up a variety of displays, trees, mannequins, etc. Please do not bring any display items unless previously agreed upon with Debbie Sparks.
- Commission payments and sales reports will be processed via direct deposit, or mailed to the address provided on your consignment agreement. For the Winter Market, checks will go out the end of the first week of December and again shortly after the New Year holiday. (Direct deposit is strongly encouraged.)
By submitting this form, you agree to the above terms and procedures. Gift Shop Manager Debbie Sparks will reach out to you if your work will be a good fit for the Market. Please know that we may already have artists participating with work in the same media and will not be able to accept everyone, but we thank you for your interest and will keep your form on file.
Full Name

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Business or Trade Name
E-mail
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Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
Mailing Address

Street Address

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Zip Code
Product Category - what would you like to submit for the Winter Market?
Description of your Products: What else should we know? Please include information such as materials and general price range. Note that products should be "giftable" but do NOT have to be Christmas or Holiday themed to be successful in the Winter Market.
Please attach 3 or more sample photos of your products here. Images should be JPG or PNG format and with a minimum size of at least 600 pixels on the shortest side and should include your last name :

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Include any links to your social media pages that would be relevant for promotion:
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Are you a current Oliver Art Center member? (Not required for participation.)
Additional Comments:
If you have additional questions or comments, let us know here.
Thank you!

Please click the "submit form" button below to submit your information. We look forward to having your work as part of this special seasonal event!
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2026 Winter Market at OAC - INTEREST FORM

Terms of participation in the Winter Market:

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