Event Name: Markets at 11
Venue: Ballantyne’s Backyard
Address: 11611 N. Community House Road, Charlotte, NC 28277
Date/Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 14

Non-refundable Vendor Fee: $90 for a 10x10 space outside

These spaces are OUTSIDE 10x10 tent space. Your display must fit under your 10x10 space if you are an outside vendor, nothing shall be set up in the walkways. Vendors must have 20lb velcro sandbags for each tent leg to weigh the tent down, or an alternate approved weight system.

Electric is NOT provided and ALL outside Vendors will be required to provide their own Battery Operated Light source — NO GENERATORS!!!

FYI
Family-friendly
Dog-friendly -Well-behaved, leashed pets are welcome in Ballantyne’s Backyard.
Outside food and beverages are not permitted at the event. Thank you for supporting our local food and beverage partners.

Event is Rain or Shine! No refunds or credits given.

Parking Address & Info: 11611 N. Community House Road. Park in the parking garage attached to Cabo Fish Taco Ballantyne. Additional parking is available in the garages near the Wells Fargo, Calhoun and Everett buildings.

Entrance/ADA Entrance: Walking path to the right of the Wells Fargo Building, at the traffic circle.

Exit/Additional Entrance: Walking path and stairs to the left of the Wells Fargo Building.

ADA Parking: Available around the traffic circle.

Vendors are expected to share event on social media  
Tag us in your posts @starvingartistmarketclt, #starvingartistmarketclt & #Marketsat11 @goballantyne @northwoodoffice  
         
FACEBOOK PAGE:  https://www.facebook.com/starvingartistmarketclt/                                             
INSTAGRAM:   https://www.Instagram.com/StarvingArtistMarketCLT

HELPFUL LINKS
Park guidelines: https://www.goballantyne.com/things-to-do/ballantynes-backyard/
Event details (schedule/vendor list/food list/music): https://www.goballantyne.com/events-and-activities/markets-at-11/
RSVP to future Markets at 11 events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goBallantyne/events/
Subscribe to our newsletters to get monthly news (The Ballantyne Blast!) and timely, event-specific news (The Ballantyne Blast: Events Edition.) https://mailchi.mp/goballantyne/the-ballantyne-blast-events-edition

Vendors are responsible for bringing the following:

NC Certificate of Registration


OUTSIDE TENT VENDORS
- Tent (if you wish to set up without a tent, that is ok too)
- Tent weights 20lbs minimum for each leg. Tent weights will be weighed at check in and any weights that do not meet the minimum requirement will need to be refilled in order to Popup the tent.

Approved weights are velcro sandbags, or the cement PVC tubes. The approved tent weights that can hold 28-30+ lbs can be ordered from Amazon from these links below:

You can get these for $26+ and these can hold up to 55lb https://amzn.to/3BOHt0y
These are $20 and can hold up to 28lbs https://amzn.to/3iR8kjZ
These are $26 and can hold over 30lbs https://amzn.to/3x7bdSU

If you would like to order your own scale to check the weight of your tent weights prior to the event you can order that here: https://amzn.to/37ZdNjX ** We will be checking the tent weights upon your arrival and you will not be able to set up a tent without the proper weight requirements.

If you have questions about your weights please message info@starvingartistmarketclt.com 
- Tables
- Chair
- Displays
- Battery operated lights for your tent if needed

Vendors are REQUIRED to stay for duration of market. No early Break down!! When you sign up for these markets you are signing up for the entirety. Please be respectful of this. Early Breakdown will result in a ban from the markets.

https://www.cognitoforms.com/StarvingArtistMarket1/_2022SAMVendorsLiabilityWaiver

There is a MANDATORY Vendor Liability and Non-Refundable Vendor Fee Waiver that every vendor needs to sign. If you have not already signed your waiver, please do so here. THIS IS A ONE TIME SIGN - AND WILL BE GOOD FOR ALL OF 2022. Failure to have a waiver on file, will exempt you from being chosen as a participating vendor.

STEP 1: Make sure you sign the waiver if you have never done a market with us in 2022 yet.

STEP 2: If you are selected to be a vendor, you will get an invoice sent from StarvingArtistMarketCLT from Square, or a direct link to pay through PayPal.

Please note; like most markets and festivals, this market is NON_REFUNDABLE. We plan to hold the market rain or shine, but in the event of severe (dangerous) weather, or other unforeseen emergency, we will cancel. If we are forced to cancel due to weather, or you are unable to attend, we will not issue refunds or credits since vendor fees will have been spent on marketing, supplies, and all other market costs. Thank you for your understanding.

HANDMADE VENDORS ONLY PLEASE!!!!

Please read:
The purpose of the Starving Artist Market (SAM) is to promote local artists and artisans while providing them with venues to set-up, sell and share their handmade pieces.

1. Applications must be filled out in their entirety and the non-refundable vendor waiver must be signed. That waiver just needs to be signed once, and will cover you for all of 2022 events you do with SAM. There might be other waivers you will need to sign on a venue by venue basis, when that happens you will be emailed with that waiver to sign.

2. All items on display must be handmade. No MLM companies will be accepted in addition to your handmade products.

3. No tents exceeding 10x10 feet will be allowed. Tents are not allowed to be set up at any of our inside venues.

4. Tent weights are mandatory for each leg. 20lbs+ each. Failure to have adequate weights, you will be asked to take down your tent during set up. Approved tent weights include, velcro sandbags filled with at least 20lbs of sand EACH, cement PVC tubes, 30lb cinder blocks tied to the legs and top of tent. Anything else ( free weights, tent disk weights, water jugs, bricks) are not approved.

5. SAM does not provide electricity, wifi, tables, chairs, tents or tent weights.

6. Our events are advertised as “rain or shine”  and is treated as such. All participants are expected to participate during any weather we might encounter, and are expected to have the necessary equipment to accommodate for these weather conditions.

7. Each vendor is responsible for space clean up. Failure to do so will result in a $20 fine that you will need to pay before you can participate in a future event.

8. Vendors must remain open for the entirety of the market, and cannot tear down until the event conclusion. Early breakdown will result in a ban from all future markets, with NO REFUND - if you were previously accepted.

9. Vendors will be responsible for the behavior of their guests/children. For safety reasons, all children under the age of 13, must stay within the designated vendor booth or have parental supervision while shopping the market.

10. The Starving Artist Market Committee reserves the right to ask any vendor at any time, for any reason to leave the event.

Starving Artist Market does NOT in anyway guarantee sales or customer buying potential.