2024 Plowshares Craftsfair Application
Use this form to apply for a booth (craftspersons and community groups). 

Application Deadline: June 3, 2024 (11:59 PM)

Syracuse Peace Council’s 54th Annual Craftsfair & Peace Festival
Dates: December 7-8, 2024
Times: Saturday 10-5, Sunday 10:30-4:30
Location: Nottingham High School, 3100 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13224
Set-up: Friday evening (time TBA)

Welcome to a fair where craftspeople and community groups gather to share inspiration and talent, reinforcing the sense of community among those who support the Peace Council’s work. Plowshares is a major fundraising event for the Syracuse Peace Council.

The following guidelines aim to create a craftsfair of variety and quality, and provide a community cultural event that is consistent with our vision of a world where people enjoy their work and have control over it. Info specific to community groups is in italics.

Come celebrate with us this year!

Syracuse Peace Council (SPC), founded in 1936, is an antiwar/social justice organization. We are community-based, autonomous, and funded by the contributions of our supporters. Our political values and personal lives shape and reflect each other. In both we are committed to nonviolent means of conflict resolution and to a decision-making process that responds to the needs of us all. Please visit our website for more information.
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Application Guidelines
  • We seek a balanced show with a variety of quality crafts; as such, some categories may be limited. Preference will be given to applications from Central New York.

  • Plowshares is a juried show. We seek crafts that are consistent with the Peace Council’s political and social philosophy. For example: no to toy guns; yes to dolls that reflect the diversity of our community. SPC reserves the right to designate a small number of spaces independent of the jury process.

  • Plowshares is an opportunity for us to share the work of our own hands. To that end, no kits or manufactured items may be sold. Crafts must be made primarily by the craftsperson’s or community group members’ own hands. Aside from logo items, Community Groups must clear all sale items with the Plowshares Committee before the show.

  • We respect traditional crafts and those who create them as a means of cultural expression and livelihood. For example, we only accept Native American style crafts if made by Native American craftspeople.

  • Many shoppers, especially children, are looking for crafts that are inexpensive. Having a range of prices will be much appreciated by these buyers and may provide more sales. Seconds, for example, usually sell quite well.

  • A small number of spaces will be set aside for groups of several craftspeople. EACH PERSON MUST APPLY INDIVIDUALLY. One person must include full payment. All craftspeople must attend both days.
Display Spaces & Fees
  • Renting more than one space is not permitted. 

  • Your storage and access needs must be contained within the designated boundaries of your space. Please understand that no space is provided between booths. You and your customers must be able to enter and exit your booth within the space you have rented. 

  • Electricity is available on a limited basis ($15 fee). 

  • Chairs will NOT be provided. You must provide your own chairs AND table(s).
Publicity
  • We do extensive publicity through social media, lawn signs, local papers, posters, mailings, fliers, calendar listings in periodicals, plus TV and radio announcements.

  • We will send you posters to put up in your area and postcards that you can send to your patrons.

  • Downloadable resources for additional publicity including social media graphics will be available at http://peacecouncil.net/plowshares closer to the show.
Craftsfair Participation
  • Applicants must staff their own displays, sell only their own work, and be present for the entire show. We expect people to be all set up and ready to sell on Saturday by 10 am. The show ends at 4:30 Sunday, and we need to be out of Nottingham by 6:30. No packing up until the show is over.

  • Part of the participation fee is providing one item representing the mid-range of your merchandise. This piece will be sold at the SPC Crafts Table with proceeds directly supporting the work of SPC.

  • Work displayed must be consistent with work juried.

  • Plowshares Raffle: No raffle other than the Plowshares raffle is permitted. Our raffle is an important SPC fundraiser.
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