Art, Paperie & Pleasantries 2009
The ZNE ConvenZioNE Vendor Fair
Thank you for your interest in obtaining a booth at Art, Paperie & Pleasantries 2009.
Our vendor fair features artisans, craftpersons, and purveyors of art supplies and vintage antiquities: Art, Paperie & Pleasantries 2009 will include live entertainment, local and nationwide arts and craft media, arts and craft industry celebrities, day long make and take demonstrations, and more.
This is a tremendous opportunity to reach a targeted market of artists, craftspersons, art and craft enthusiasts, art and collectible buyers and patrons, as well as the arts and craft media, in one location during the event weekend.
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Produced by: ZNE Events; a division of variaZioNE - ZNEart.com
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA - the vendor fair takes place INDOORS.
When: Saturday May 2, 2009, Sunday May 3, 2009 11 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. both days
Buyer Admission: $3.00 ~ Parking $8.00 daily
Advertising: ANG Newspapers, Inside BayArea.com, Local Press (Pleasanton Weekly, Livermore Independent, SF Weekly, East Bay Express), National Press ~ Stampington & Co. Magazines, Mary Engelbreit Magazine, CRAFT Magazine, and more to be announced.
Basic Package - 2 day Package Includes:•10’x10’ booth space •(1) Parking Pass *Tables and chairs are available for an additional fee.
Housing - We are working with Par Avion (the same company that handles CHA's travel arrangments) on our housing blocks. Room blocks are now available at the Pleasanton Marriott at the reduced rate of $99 per night for ConvenZioNE registrants and merchants. The room rate includes a Starbucks gift card each morning and 15% off breakfast in their cafe. To secure a room, scroll down to the 2009 event - HERE.
BOOTH APPLICATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES:
All applicants must be ZNE Members. Annual ZNE Membership is open to all and costs $25-$50 per year. If you are not already a ZNE member, please clck on the log below to join, and then return to complete your booth application.
Booth Categories:
ARTISAN: Your sales product will consist of 55% or more of your own handcrafted items.
VENDOR: Your sales product consist of 55% or more of handcrafted items not made by you, art supplies, and/or vintage antiquities.
Please note: Multi-Level-Marketing products will not be allowed at the show, with the exception of handcrafted items using the items (in this event, product sales catalogues will not be allowed). Mass produced gift items or licensed artwork will *not* be allowed, unless in very small quantities to compliment your handcrafted items (such as votives to compliment hand made candle holders, etc.) and/or unless they are art supplies, or YOU are the original designer of the item and will be present in the booth, or your store or product line is a featured sponsor of the event. There will be very few exceptions. If you have a question about this policy, please contact ZNE directly.
To apply for an Artisan or Vendor space, please fill out the application form and pay for your spot via credit card or PayPal. (We can not accept checks or money orders.)
Space is limited and applications and allotments are made on a first come, first serve basis.
Applications are juried to verify compliance with seller product specifications, as above. In most cases, you will be notified of your acceptance within 72 hours of the event. If your application is not accepted, you will be refunded immediately. Booth space fees are as follows:
Artisan: $350
Vendor: $400
An installment plan is available through January, 2009. Via the installment plan, you pay $200 at the time of submitting your application and the remainder on or before January 15, 2009.
Full ZNE ConvenZioNE event registrants (single day registrants excepted) will be given a 10% discount on their vendor fees via refund at the time of their event registration and/or booth application acceptance.
Priority for spaces will be given to full event registrants.
The Booth Space Fee includes a 10’ x 10’ booth space, and a two day parking pass. Any other requested accommodations to your booth space including electricity, tables and chairs, can be provided at an nominal extra fee as determined by the Alameda County Fairgrounds.
Sales Tax: You may apply for and reserve your booth without a sellers permit, however - all sellers must possess a resale number, collect taxes, and be responsible for all their own sales and collections. A resale number can be obtained from the California State Board of Equalization. Sellers permits are available for single weekend events for out of state and infrequent sellers. You must provide your resale number on or before April 2, 2008 - or your space will be forfeited and there will be no refund.
Parking: One vehicle pass will be provided for each vendor. Any vehicle parked in an authorized area of the event site will be cited and/or towed at the owner’s expense.
If you need more than one vehicle pass, you can purchase additional passes from ZNE at the cost of $8 per day, each.
Set Up & Break Down: All booths must be setup and ready for business by 10:30am each day and you cannot break down until 5 minutes after close at 5:00 p.m.
Clean Up: Each vendor is responsible for the condition of his/her space during and after this event. Each space must be kept neat and clean at all times during the event.
Security & Liability: You are responsible for your booth, merchandise and belongings at all times. The facility will be locked overnight, but no representation as to the relative safety of your equipment or merchandise is implied or granted. Please do not leave valuables unattended. If you choose to leave equipment or merchandise on-site overnight, you do so at your own risk. Insurance to cover these risks should be carried by the participants at no cost to ZNE or the Alameda County Fairgrounds.
Full Weekend Booth Staffing: You must commit to keeping your booth open on both days of the event weekend. However, if you are booth sharing, you may opt to have one vendor in on one day and one vendor in on the second, etc. Booth sharing specifics can be found on the application page.
CROSS PROMOTION: Vendors with a website presence must promote the event via their website and/or blog via a box banner and/or text ad on their sidebar and/or on their "Upcoming/Special Events" page (or, alternatively, the homepage of their website.) Promotion must begin on or before January 1, 2009.
MANDATORY DISCOUNT AND DONATION: All vendors must provide a 10% discount on all their product, to all buyers during the first hour of the event (11 a.m. - Noon) on each day. During this time only ZNE ConvenZioNE full event registrants will be allowed in to the vendor fair. From noon - 5 p.m., the vendor fair is open to the public and you may make sales at full cost.
You must donate a minimum of one item from your product stock valued at $10+ to the Fundraising Table which raises funds for the Pink Sky Project and the Mano Amica Scholarship program.
READY TO APPLY? CLICK ON THE LADY BELOW!
