Specific criteria for all crafts sold during the Boyne City’s Farmers’ Market are as follows: Artisans/Crafters are defined as someone who possesses manual skills, tools & equipment to produce an item by personally handling materials. Artisans are chosen based on their unique designs and quality of materials. Crafts will be limited for an equal distribution of talent and to ensure a wide variety of items. Hand crafted items should be one of a kind
(with exceptions for soaps and the like), made of quality ingredients/materials and show excellent crafting skills.
1. All items MUST be produced by the vendor or a member of the vendor’s farm or family.
2. Crafts MUST be the product of a home or cottage-type operation using an intermediate type technology instead of being a mass produced item. Some exceptions do apply and will be reviewed by the farmers market committee. To be considered hand-crafted, the item MUST show evidence of manual skills obtained through experience and dedication.
3. Crafter MUST disclose any ready-made objects that have been enhanced.Examples: Tie-dye shirts, towels, mass produced glass vases, glasses and the like that have been embellished, decorated or painted, store bought beads and other jewelry parts that are not hand produced. These items will be reviewed based on uniqueness and skills.
4. All crafts shall be of excellent workmanship and design
5. No mechanical, optical, digital, AI artwork or electronic reproductions allowed.
6. Photography will be reviewed on the following criteria: Must be vendors’ original photos, limited reproduction must be clearly visible on reproduced items, greeting cards, postcards and prints must be noted on application
7. All crafts MUST be inspected before application approval. Any crafts that are added by an existing vendor MUST be disclosed and approved – no exceptions. The committee requires pictures of any crafts being sold at the market.
Artists Agreement
I confirm the products I plan to sell at the market meet all of the above craft/artwork guidelines. I will alert the Market Manager if I intend to sell anything other than what is listed on the application.
