2026 HM Guest Juror Application

Guest Juror Application

Thank you for your interest in applying for to be a guest juror for Handmade Arcade. Please review the position description prior to completing your application. If you have questions, please emailEmmy McDonnell, Handmade Arcade's Program Operations Manager, at emmy@handmadearacde.org. All Guest Jurors must be available for an in-person jury meeting on Saturday, July 25 from 10 AM – 5 PM, at Riverstone Books, 5841 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA. Lunch will be provided.

At this time, we're especially interested in jurors with expertise in the following artistic categories:
- Bath & Body
- Glass
- Jewelry
- Wood
- Paper Goods
We're also especially interested in jurors who are BIPOC, jurors who are part of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, and/or jurors who are folks with disabilities to make sure that we have a diverse group of jurors evaluating Holiday Market applications.

Applications are due by May 30 at 11:59 PM (EST).
First Name
Last Name
Pronouns
Email
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Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
Are you a current maker?
We define a current maker as actively participating in shows in the 12 months before or after submitting this application (or actively applying or planning to apply for shows in the next 12 months)
What is your business name?
Are you planning to apply to the 2026 Holiday Market?
Have you sold at a Handmade Arcade market previously?
If yes, what years and under what business name(s)?
All jurors will be assigned to closely review a selection of the applications we receive. We anticipate that this will be somewhere between 150-175 applications, but that number will depend on the final number of applications we receive.What product category, if any, do you feel you are best equipped to evaluate based on your curatorial experience and/or area of artistic expertise? Please check all that apply.

Other
Application Responses
In this section, you will answer each the following questons:

1) Why are you interested in being a juror for Handmade Arcade? What skills or expertise do you bring to Handmade Arcade's team of jurors?

2) Do you participate in any professional organizations or networking collective with other makers? If so, please describe.

3) Do you attend six or more craft shows, markets, or maker fairs each year and have the opportunity to see a wide variety of work from diverse makers? Please describe.

4) How would you ensure that Handmade Arcade’s core values of anti-racism, collaboration, equity, financial sustainability, and transparency are met if selected as a juror?

5) Do you anticipate any conflicts of interest if selected as a juror? Is there anything else you want us to know?
You can provide the answers to the above questions in a written format, voice recording, or one video submission. Please select the format in which you'd prefer.
1) Why are you interested in being a juror for Handmade Arcade? What skills or expertise do you bring to Handmade Arcade's team of jurors?
2) Do you participate in any professional organizations or networking collective with other makers? If so, please describe.
3) Do you attend six or more craft shows, markets, or maker fairs each year and have the opportunity to see a wide variety of work from diverse makers? Please describe.
4) How would you ensure that Handmade Arcade’s core values of anti-racism, collaboration, equity, financial sustainability, and transparency are met if selected as a juror?
5) Do you anticipate any conflicts of interest if selected as a juror? Is there anything else you want us to know?
This does not prevent you from jurying, but we ask that jurors disclose any potential conflicts of interest. Please disclose if you have any financial interest, directly or indirectly, in a maker's business. Jurors are prohibited from jurying the applications of close friends, family members, romantic partners, business partners, investment partners, etc. Jurors will also be prohibited from jurying their own applications. Selected jurors will be required to sign a conflict of interest policy upon signing their juror contract.
Please answer each of the 5 questions above in one audio recording (no longer than three minutes in length) below:
Please answer each of the 5 questions above in one video recording (no longer than three minutes in length) and upload below:

Video length must be three minutes or less.
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Demographic Information (Optional)

One of Handmade Arcade's strategic plan initiatives is to diversify the makers, attendees, and contractors that participate in all of our programs and services. We invite applicants to share their demographic information so we can better understand if we are succeeding in these goals. The following demographic questions are optional, and responses will be kept private and secure.
What category best describes you? Please feel free to check all that apply.

Other
What is your age range?
Are you a member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community?
What is your gender?

Other
Are you a person with a disability (including but not limited to physical, sensory, cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities, chronic conditions, and mental illnesses)?
Anything else you'd like to share?
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Application Responses

Demographic Information (Optional)