Why choose Blue Ribbon Events?
- Each venue and area is extensively and thoroughly researched and situated in areas surrounded by target demographics. We customize our sponsorship packages based on community enrichment and individual marketing goals. The demographics in all of our markets represent household incomes in excess of $100,000 with both multiple home owners and extensive tourist traffic.
- While this forms the base of our demographics, it is the ultra-wealthy consumers within these marketplaces with substantial investable assets that make our events profitable for both sponsors and artists. We complete the package by creating boutique style events in marvelous venues with quantifiable buyers.
- We have dozens of successful COVID events We have worked with cities, municipalities and state to ensure that we are complying with CDC & state recommended guidelines. We have an extensive social distancing plan, policies and procedures in place, including reducing attending artists and increasing spacing between booths. We have gone to bat for the artists to keep working in a safe, boutique style environment.
- We pride ourselves on our handcrafted vendors. We feature boutique shows where categories are capped, ensuring you greater success. We do not allow more than 25% jewelry at any events with many events being in the 15% range.
- Our artist amenities are amazing! We offer unlimited cold bottled water throughout event, fresh hot coffee in the morning, snacks during the day, booth sitters and continental breakfast provided daily.
- As artists, we have been in your shoes. We treat you how you deserve to be treated as artists. We are known for our big smiles, ample booth spaces without being rail to rail with another tent, demonstrating artists get upgrades, and limited crossovers with competing artists. Easy load in and load out procedures make for a hassle free setup and break down. Plus we are on location throughout the event!
You have the option of applying with our Michigan Season application, Florida season application or on Zapplication. All of our events are juried and are reviewed by 3-5 jurors. You must have an application in house to attend any event. This includes pictures of booth and pictures of what you make. No exceptions. We do not take paper applications.
Once you receive acceptance email, a $50 deposit is due to secure your booth space with the remainder due approximately 60 days before event.
Categories of Art Media:
Ceramics: All original clay and porcelain work other than jewelry accepted in this category. No machine-made or mass produced work is permitted. If multiple pieces of the same design are displayed, each piece must be signed.
Accessories/ Clothing: Factory-produced wearable items, regardless of additional modifications or enhancements by the artist may be exhibited. Any embellishments must apply under this category. Please note if you plan on displaying jewelry, you must also apply in the jewelry category.
Digital Art: This category includes any original work for which the original image or the manipulation of a source material is executed by the artist using a computer. Work in this category must be limited editions, signed and numbered on archival quality materials. Photographs taken through a digital camera should apply in the PHOTOGRAPHY category.
Drawing: Works created using such dry media as chalk, charcoal, pastels, pencils and wax crayon or from the fluid medium of inks and washes applied by pen or brush are to be entered in this category.
Fiber: All work crafted from fibers including basketry, embroidery, weaving, leatherwork, tapestry, and paper making. No machine tooling, machine-screened patterns, or other forms of mass productions are permitted. No factory-produced wearable items, regardless of additional modifications or enhancements by the artist may be exhibited.
Food & Gourmet: Any and all food type items whether they are smoked, jerky, canned, bottled or packaged. Any & all food items prepared on location must use Food vendor application.
Garden & Plants: All live plants, artificial plant creations and unique yard items.
Glass: Original work created in glass by the artist. Pressed glass and massed production are not permitted.
Graphic & Printmaking: Print works for which the artist’s hand manipulated the plates, stones or screens, which have been signed and numbered as a limited edition may be entered in this category. Offset reproductions are not allowed. Print makers are required to disclose both their creative and print making process.
Jewelry: All jewelry, whether the work is produced from metal, glass, clay, fiber, paper, plastic or other materials must be entered in this category. No commercial casts, molds, or production studio work allowed. If you are not juried into jewelry, you may not sell under your booth. Jewelry applicants are limited to one booth space. This will be strictly monitored.
Metalwork: Includes all non-sculptural, non-jewelry works crafted from metal. No production studio work is allowed.
Mixed Media: This category includes works, both 2D and 3D, that incorporates more than one type of physical material to produce. Includes non-sculptural work as determined by the artist.
Painting: Works created using such materials as oils, acrylics and watercolor, are in this category. Reproductions are allowed; however, they indicated as such.
Photography: Photographic prints made from the artist’s original image (e.g., film or digital) which have been processed by the artist or under their direct supervision, are included in this category. Images printed through software such as Photoshop are to be entered in this category, not in mixed-media or digital
Soap/Bath-body products: Any and all soap, lotion, bath/body, sprays, oils, nail polish, makeup or perfumes.
Sculpture: Three-dimensional original work completed in any medium (e.g., bronze, stone, acrylic).
Wood: Original works that are hand-tooled, machine-worked, turned or carved are accepted in the wood category.
Blue Ribbon Events Rules, Regulations, Procedures
- Applications will be processed in the order that we receive them. Spaces will be allocated on a first come/first jury basis. Space is limited and categories will be capped. We promote boutique, quality shows.
- We require at least three photos or slides of your product and one booth photo included with your application. Artists may only show work in the categories and bodies of work selected by the jury. All work exhibited must be of the quality, category, and body of work that were shown in the images used by the jury process. An application or cashed check does not guarantee an acceptance. Please make sure you provide us a correct email address. You will be notified via email of your acceptance.
- Application must include non refundable jury fee. No application will be considered without it. There will be limited two booth setups allowed. Jewelry applicants are limited to one booth set-ups.
- We will accept HAND-CRAFTED items and some quality BUY-SELL at selected Holiday events November & December(limited). Categories will be limited. Jewelry will be capped off. Applications will be accepted until categories are deemed full. Approvals will be emailed upon acceptance.
- Check-in times for most events are 2pm till 6 pm Friday before event and 6am till 8:30am Saturday. However, a few events do NOT provide Friday setup. Upon arrival, you must check-in with a government ID. You will be given an informational packet and a parking pass. This will also include an emergency contact number for event days. Please unload your vehicle, move to vendor parking and come back and setup your booth. Space assignments will be held until 90 minutes before start time unless we are notified of your later arrival and approved. All booths must be setup by 9:30am each day of event.
- Offensive items (nudity or occult) will have to be removed or you may be asked to leave. Show fee will not be refunded.
- No pets.
- No infants. Children must not be a distraction to other vendors or customers.
- No music in booth. No hawking or other intrusive behavior.
- No generators without prior approval from Blue Ribbon Events. If you have generator approval, please bring a heavy duty electrical cord at least 50 feet long.
- No smoking in the footprint of the event. This includes in or behind your booth.
- No breakdowns before advertised closing time each day.
- Please dress in appropriate attire for duration of show.
- Please take pride in your booth setup. Tablecloths must be to the ground. No sale signs, tacky discount signs or handwritten signs allowed.
- White tents only unless given prior approval. Setup must have at least 40 pound weights on all four corners. The set-up must be strong enough to withstand winds and crowds. You are surrounded by water. Please bring shims if needed. This is an outside show on grass. Tents must have sides in case of bad weather.
- Liability insurance is strongly encourages, it is not very expensive.
- Each exhibitor is responsible to pay their own State Sales Tax on their sales.
- Timeline for refunds or cancellations:
If cancellations are received at least 60 days prior to the event, you will receive a refund as follows:
Booth price paid minus $50 non refundable deposit per event.
Cancellations made within 60 days of the event will not receive a refund or a credit.
Call us if you need clarification before applying.