About Corvallis Artisans Market
Corvallis Artisans Market is a Limited Liability Company organized
to enhance the Corvallis downtown experience by providing a venue
that offers cultural experiences for all members of the community
and an opportunity for local artists to show and sell their work.
Corvallis Artisans Market welcomes all regardless of race, creed,
color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, nationality or
marital status.
Membership
The Corvallis Artisans Market membership
is composed of vendors and members of the public who support the
Market. They direct the future of the Market by participating in
vendor surveys, sharing ideas and voting. A general membership meeting
is held once a year.
Market Staff
The Corvallis Artisans Market is managed by a full-time General
Manager. More positions will be added as the Market grows.
Market Season
The Corvallis Artisans Market is open every Saturday, rain or shine
on the riverfront in downtown Corvallis from the third Saturday
in April through early November. The Market hours are 9:00 am to
1:30 pm. Members should be set up and ready to sell by 8:45 am and
are required to stay set up until 1:30 pm. If a member sells out
before Market's closing time, they are asked to leave their structure
set up until 1:30 pm so as to not disrupt sales of other members.
Market Standards
What the Jury Will Consider
Jury is based on the following standards:
1. Items must be handmade, or grown or gathered by the Market member,
a member of their immediate family or a partner in craft.
2. The member contribution to a finished product must outweigh the
contribution of any commercial components used in the making of
that product. Skills in craftsmanship, as well as creative abilities,
ingenuity and design skills are examples of member contribution.
3. The product must meet basic expectations of product life, function
and safety.
THE CORVALLIS ARTISANS MARKET RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO PROHIBIT ANYONE FROM SELLING AT THE MARKET OR ANY PRODUCT
FROM BEING SOLD AT THE MARKET.
Craft-Specific Standards
Artwork, Original: Items must be created by the
member. An Item copyrighted by someone else is an example of artwork
that is not created by the member.
Artwork, Reproductions: Commercially manufactured
reproductions of the member's original art are permitted if original
artwork of the same general classification is simultaneously displayed.
Belt buckles, commercial: Plain, unmarked commercial
buckles must be attached to a vendor-made belt and may not be sold
or displayed separately.
Belts, commercial: Plain commercial belts must
be displayed and sold attached to a member-made buckle. Machine
embossing is not acceptable.
Body Care Products: Any products applied to one's
skin or hair. These might include soaps, aromatherapies, oils, lotions,
salts, powders, etc. All products in this category must comply with
the following standards:
• Soaps: No commercially produced soaps or
soap preparations kits are acceptable.
• Glycerin soap: is acceptable when handmade.
No melt and pour glycerin soap is allowed.
• Finished products using a blend of commercial ingredients
must undergo significant transformation. This means
using three or more ingredients unless the producer can clearly
show significant transformation with fewer.
• Products must have labels listing all ingredients. All labels
must meet federal requirements. Artificial, imitation or synthetic
ingredients must be explicitly identified as such.
• For products that require molds, please refer to the glossary
for descriptions of molds that are allowed and not allowed.
• Members giving samples should be aware of the impact their
samples may have on other vendors' products. Spraying scents into
the air is considered hawking and is not allowed. Paper towels should
be provided for people to remove lotions and salves before they
move on to another booth. For products that have scents, please
refer to "Scent," for more complete guidelines.
Buttons, badges, pins, stickers: Each must be produced from the
original artwork of the member. (see Artwork, Reproductions)
Candles: Please refer to "Molds" for
use of molds for candles.
Clothes: Must be made by the member. Commercially
made and bought clothes, which have been extensively embroidered,
dyed or printed by the member, are acceptable. Imported fabrics
made into clothing by the member are also acceptable.
Computer Art: Commercial computer art such as clip
art, scanned art or other commercial designs are considered as a
commercial component of any created ware and must be significantly
transformed in a way that makes the final product unique.
Collage: The composition must be the original work
of the member.
Flowers: Flowers must be grown by the member.
Frames, Commercial: All artwork sold with commercial
frames must be the original artwork of the member.
Frames, Handmade: Commercial art may be displayed
in handmade frames, for display purposes only. The artwork must
be removed at the point of purchase and cannot be part of the sold
product.
Franchises: No business that is a result of a franchise
agreement is permitted.
Hats: Commercial straw or felt hats (or any commercially
made hats) either decorated or undecorated, may not be sold.
Hawking: Hawking is not allowed. Hawking is defined
as offering goods for sale aggressively by calling out, or by making
Market patrons feel personally confronted by wares. (Also see page
6)
Jewelry: Commercial components must be secondary
to original handcrafted components. No commercial pendants, unless
significantly modified.
• Beadwork: Stringing single strands of commercial
beads will be allowed based on creativity of design, pattern, color
and texture. Single strands of uniform beads are not allowed.
• Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelets: Commercial
bell caps, commercially made pendants, fetishes or ornaments, half
drilled beads on posts or commercial stud earrings are among the
components that are not allowed unless they are incorporated in
a handmade product which causes them to become secondary in the
piece of jewelry.
• Gemstones, unmounted: Unmounted stones
not cut by the member must be displayed separately with a note to
the public that such stones are for custom orders only. They may
not be sold otherwise. No unaltered commercial stone settings are
permitted.
• Gemstones, member carved/faceted: Member
carved or faceted stones will be allowed
with a plain commercial setting. This does not include cabochons
in any form.
Kits: Corvallis Artisans Market does not allow
products made from commercial kits.
Lapidary:
• Gathered minerals: All gathered minerals
must show significant transformation through handcrafting.
• Tumbled rocks/stone slabs: All tumbled
rocks/stone slabs must show significant transformation through handcrafting.
Molds:
Commercial representational molds are not allowed in the making
of any product. Representational molds must be the original design
of the member.
• Commercially made molds of generic shapes are allowed. Examples
that are acceptable are squares, cylinders or pyramids.
• Commercially made molds of embellished geometric shapes
or representational shapes are not allowed. These molds do not pass
Market standards. Examples that are not acceptable are Santa, teddy
bear, angel or flowers.
• Natural found objects are acceptable as molds.
• Man-made objects are only acceptable as molds if the object
is a generic shape.
Music:Commercially recorded tapes of musical performances
are permitted as long as the performer is the member. Amplified
music is not allowed at the Market.
Oregon-made Products: Products made outside the State of Oregon
can only be sold at the Market by the Market member who made them.
Products made outside of Oregon by family members cannot be sold.
Painted Objects: Any commercial object painted
by the member must be appropriately finished using a safe non-toxic
paint, sealant or process. Items which may be used for food and
beverages (mugs, bowls, platters, etc.) must be glazed using food
safe glaze.
Pipes & Other Paraphernalia: Oregon State law (475.525) prohibits
the sale of any drug paraphernalia. Corvallis Artisans Market prohibits
the sale or advertisement for sale of any drug paraphernalia at
the Market. This specifically includes the sale of any pipes made
of any material.
Plants: All plants must be grown by the member.
Pottery: Commercially produced bisque ware, greenware
or ceramics are not acceptable, unless used as a very minor component
of a larger work. Pottery must be the original work of the member.
Product Safety and Durability: All products must
meet reasonable expectations of product life, function and safety.
Raw Materials: Raw materials such as wood, stone,
clay, commercial beads, fabric, etc. are not acceptable for selling
at the Market.
Scent: Members should be aware that strong scents
can trigger asthma and other health problems. The Market requires
that members whose product may have an impact beyond the confines
of their booth be sensitive to the impact of their products on other
members and the public, and to cooperate with reasonable mitigation
requests. If mitigation is not successful, the member may be asked
to leave.
Sound: The Market requires that members whose product
may have an impact beyond the confines of their booth be sensitive
to the impact of their products on other members and the public,
and to cooperate with reasonable mitigation requests. If mitigation
is not successful, the member may be asked to leave.
Stuffed Toys: Commercially bought dolls, stuffed animals and toys
may not be sold or included as a component in any product sold at
the Market. They may be used only to display items made by the member.
Also, commercial doll clothes can only be sold on a handmade doll.
Tiles: Tiles must be handmade by the member.
Written Works: Commercially published written works
are permitted as long as the author is the member and another does
not extensively illustrate the work. Authors are encouraged to sign
and date each copy of their work sold.
New Product Review: Members adding new products
will need to fill out an application and have the new product approved.
There is no additional jury fee for members who are already established
as vendors in the Corvallis Artisans Market.
The Corvallis Artisans Market reserves the
right to prohibit anyone from selling at the Market or any product
from being sold at the Market for any reason.
Who May Sell
At Corvallis Artisans the Maker is the Seller! Except for reasonable
breaks throughout the day, the member must be present. The only
other persons permitted to sell are:
• family members, defined as anyone living in the same economic
unit with the member, or any legal relative of the member living
in Oregon. Sellers meeting this definition must be involved in the
making of the product and be conversant in all aspects of its production.
• partners in crafting who actually participate in the making
of the created item on a day-to-day basis.
Any wares produced outside of Oregon can only be sold at the Market
by the maker themselves.
No business that is a result of a franchise agreement is permitted.
Every member is required to declare on their vendor application
or renewal that any item that they sell is of their own creation
and was created or produced in their presence and under their direct
and personal supervision. The member should be able to demonstrate
the production of any item offered for sale upon one week's notice
and in the presence of a representative of the Market at the Market’s
request. This work shall be done within a distance and at a site
deemed reasonable by the Market Manager.
Employees or non-family members are permitted to sell a maximum
of 10% of the time a member sells in a season. Advance written notification
to the Market office is required. Additional sellers used under
this exception must be fully informed about all aspects of production
so that they are able to answer customers' questions.
Code of Ethics and Conduct
The Corvallis Artisans Market operates within legal bounds, and
with concern for the welfare of the public and its members. The
rights of all members and patrons must be respected.
• Members must comply with all Federal, State, and local regulations,
special statutes and ordinances regarding public health, safety,
and welfare. Examples include product labeling laws and required
licenses.
• Members are expected to be aware of and to comply with all
current Corvallis Artisans Market rules, regulations and guidelines.
• Behavior that is verbally or physically abusive or dangerous
and disruptive to Market activities will not be tolerated and may
result in immediate termination of membership rights.
• Members are responsible for the behavior of friends and
family who visit or stay in their booth.
Hawking: Members may not "hawk" their wares. Hawking is
defined as offering goods for sale aggressively by calling out,
or by making Market patrons feel personally confronted by wares.
Market members are responsible for keeping their business within
the confines of their booth.
Sound: The Market requires that members whose product may have an
impact beyond the confines of their booth be sensitive to the impact
of their products on other members and the public and to cooperate
with reasonable mitigation requests. If mitigation is not successful,
the member may be asked to leave.
Smoking: Vendors are not allowed to smoke on or around the Market
grounds.
Scent: Members should be aware that strong scents can trigger asthma
and other health problems. The Market requires that members whose
product may have an impact beyond the confines of their booth be
sensitive to the impact of their products on other members and the
public, and to cooperate with reasonable mitigation requests. If
mitigation is not successful, the member may be asked to leave.
Selling Rights: Members who violate Corvallis Artisan Market rules
may be subject to suspension or termination of their selling privileges.
Members whose selling privileges have been suspended are not considered
eligible for space assignment.
Licensing and Permits
Vendor is solely responsible for any and
all required licenses and permits.
Contract
All members must submit a signed annual membership agreement before
they are assigned booth space or scheduled any date to vend.
Fees
Members are expected to pay all their fees when due.
Overdue fee payments or other financial obligations will affect
a member's ability to sell at the Market. (See "Late Fee Policy")
Receipt Books
Members are resopnsible to provide their own reciept
books.
Membership: The seasonal membership fee is $40.
New members may pay their membership fee along with their jury fee
when they first apply to the Market. membership must be paid before
vendor may sell at the Market. Each returning member must pay a
membership fee on or before their first selling day of each season.
Jury Fee: A jury fee of $10
is required by each applicant when they first apply to the Market.
Continuing members do not pay an additional jury fee for any consecutive
year that they remain members. The jury fee is not refundable.
Partnership: Only individuals can be members of
the Market. In the event that the business is a partnership, the
Market recommends that all partners be members, as points are only
given to members. If the partnership ends, points cannot be issued
retroactively.
Vendor Booth Fees: A daily fee of $20.00 for each 10'x 10' space allocated.
Check out: Fees are due at the end of each selling
day and should be paid between 1:45 PM and 3:00 PM to the Market
Manager. Members who habitually miss this deadline are subject to
fines or other actions as determined by the Market Manager. All
outstanding balances must be paid before a member will be allowed
to sell.
Space Assignments
Space assignments are assigned as follows:
• The space assignments are determined by vendor choice, availability
and by the best interest of the Market. Vendors are given the opportunity
to choose spaces in accordance to the number of points they have
accumulated. New vendors will be issued points according with the
order their applications were received and how well prepared the
vendor seems to be for participation in the coming year. Vendors
with the most points get to choose first.
• All members wishing to sell on a given Saturday must contact
the market manager no later than 7:00 pm on the evening before market.
Again, Vendors are given the opportunity to choose spaces in accordance
to the number of points they have accumulated. Ties are broken by
order in which vendors were added to the list.
• The Market will keep a waiting list of vendors willing to
take spaces of vendors with unannounced absences. Such replacement
vendors are given double points for the day.
• Persons who wish to sell at Corvallis Artisans Market must
be current members before they will be considered for space assignment.
• The Market will accept new members throughout the season.
New members must jury their wares before they are permitted to sell.
• Members holding reserved booth spaces who wish to change
their location for the day may participate in the non-reserve booth
assignment process by contacting the office by Friday of the week
you would like to change spaces.
Corvallis Artisans Market does not guarantee a space assignment
to all members wishing to sell on a given Saturday. You may call
the office anytime during the week for ideas of how to increase
your chances of getting a space on a given Saturday.
Unpaid Fees: Members who have unpaid fees on their
record will not be considered for space assignments until all outstanding
fees have been paid or unless other arrangements have been made
in advance with Market management.
Selling Privileges: Members must comply with the
Membership Agreement. Members whose selling privileges have been
suspended are not considered eligible for space assignment.
Payment Credits: Point credit is only given for
payments paid on time. Please pay your fees on time!
Booth Set-Up: Members are to be set up by 8:45
a.m. If a member has not completed their booth set-up by 8:45 a.m.,
it is their responsibility to keep the aisle in front of their space
(and their neighbors' spaces) clear for customers.
Reserved Spaces
Allocation: reserved spaces will be assigned at
the beginning of each Market season. Members wishing to reserve
a space or change their current reserved space may submit a written
request to the Market Manager.
Reserve Fee: Spaces may be reserved by the month
for an additional fee of $20 per month or $110 for the entire season.
No refunds are made for any reserves.
Attendance: All reserve space holders must sell
in their reserved space at least once a month and no fewer than
nine times per season.
Payment: In order to reserve for the following
month, current monthly reserve holders must pay reserve fees by
the last Saturday of the current month.
Reliability: Every member must occupy their booths
on the days that they have signed up for them, or inform the office
no later than 8:00 am Saturday that they will not be able to attend.
Any vendor with an unannounced absence will forfeit all of their
reservations.
Vacations: Reserve spaces can be held during a
one-month "vacation period" with prior notification and
payment of reserve fees.
Non-Reserved Spaces
Saturday non-reserved space assignments are based on a member's
accumulated points. A member receives one point for each day sold
during the current season and one point for each continuous year
of membership for five years. After that a member receives a point
for each additional five years of continuous membership. This applies
only to continuous years of membership. If a member does not renew
each year, all points are lost.
At the beginning of the year, a member starts with their membership
points, as well as 1/10 of the points earned for each day they sold
at the park blocks the previous year (rounded up).
A point is given after payment is made for the day.
Animals
Service animals are always welcome. Vendors are not allowed to bring
any other animals.
Booth Structures
Booths and displays should be built with concern for public safety,
as well as beauty, function, and comfort. Creative, but tasteful
booth designs are encouraged. Eugene Saturday Market has granted
us the use of their booth plan. You can find a link on our site.
Vendors that have used them say that compared to other types of
booth structures they are easier to assemble, lighter to carry,
and less likely to get caught in the wind. The plans are available
at the office and on our website. In designing your space, please
keep the following in mind:
• Standard space size is 10 x 10 feet.
• Overhangs facing the aisle must be 7 feet off the ground.
• When used, roofs are required to be fire resistant.
• Construction must be sturdy and safe.
• Tables must be covered on the sides and front by skirts
that reach all the way to the ground.
• All Food booths must have a 2A10BC fire extinguisher or larger.
The extinguisher must have a tag indicating that it has been inspected
within the last 12 months.
Sharing Your Space
You may share your space with another craftsperson not related to
you or your craft process. However, each such person is required
to become a member of the Market and pay the annual membership fee
. The daily booth fee may be shared.
Each member must check out separately under his/her own name in
order to assure that proper point credits are received.
Wares crafted by two or more Market members may only be sold in
one Market space at any one time.
Loading/Unloading and Parking
There is a 20-minute parking limit on the lot when loading and unloading.
After unloading your vehicle, you must move your car to the approved
vendor parking on first street north of VanBuren , only after which
you then come back and set up your booth.
Its very important to keep parking spaces around the downtown area
open to customers of the market and of surrounding businesses. Market
members are prohibited from using them. It is imperative that you
follow these parking requirements – violations will result
in a $30 market fee the first time and $60 market feet for any following
violations. This is in addition to any parking fees the city of
Corvallis may charge. Continued violations may result in suspension
from the market.
Point System for Vendors
The seniority point system is used when it is necessary to determine
who should come before someone else in selecting a space at the
Market. This system is designed as a way to give preference to members
who are currently supporting the Market by attending on a regular
basis and reporting their gross sales honestly.
Non-reserved space assignments are based on a member's accumulated
points. A member receives one
point for each day of participation as a vendor during the current
season and one point for each continuous year of membership for
five years. After that a member receives a point for each additional
five years of continuous membership. This applies only to continuous
years of membership. If a member does not renew each year, all points
are lost.
For the initial space assignments at the beginning of the first
year, vendors will be issued points according with the order their
applications were received and how well prepared the vendor seems
to be for participation in the first year
In future years, at the beginning of the year, a member starts with
their membership points, as well as 1/10 of the points accumulated
in the previous year for vending and gross sales (rounded up).
Each Wednesday, booth spaces are assigned members who have signed
up for the following Saturday, but do not have a reserved space.
The order in which these spaces are assigned to members is determined
by using this point calculation.
As non-reserved vendors continue to attend Market and pay their
fees, they earn more points and are able to choose better spaces.
Late Fee Policy
Members who have unpaid fees on their record will not be considered
for space assignments until all outstanding fees have been paid
or unless other arrangements have been made in advance with Market
management.
Members are encouraged to meet with the Market Manager to set up
a payment schedule for unpaid fees. If a payment schedule is adhered
to, late fees will be waived. If there is no contact with the General
Manager, the following late fees will be applied:
• Fees not paid by the Wednesday following the Market will
be considered late. For each month the member is late paying fees,
$5 is added to the balance due.
The Linn-Benton MicroBusiness Program
Corvallis Artisans Market works with the
Linn-Benton MicroBusiness Program, a program of Willamette Neighborhood
Housing Services and Linn-Benton Community College. Their services
include training, counseling and technical assistance, and access
to capital in the form of Individual Development Accounts (Matched
savings accounts) and Microloans. The program is designed for low-
to moderate-income individuals; the only cost to participants is
a small materials fee. To learn more about this program and to find
out if you qualify, contact Matt Holton at 541-752-7220 ext.308
or visit them online at
www.w-nhs.org.
The Linn-Benton MicroBusiness Program holdins
Introduction to MicroBusiness sessions at various times throughout
the year. Learn more about the 12-week workshop and the other services
they have to offer. There is no cost to attend one of these sessions.
Feedback/Comments
Forms for written input concerning any aspect of the Market are
available from the market manager.
This is the end of the Vendor Handbook
We wish to give credit to Beth Little and
the Eugene Saturday Market for graciously providing materials and
advice used in the production of this Member Handbook.
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