Be An Artisan
Be An Artisan
Are you an artist seeking to sell your wares? Or maybe you just want to join the lively group of artisans in our market tents?
What better way to show your talent and your mad crafting skills? Join our group of eclectic creatives! The Harrison Festival Society hosts two markets each year.
The Harrison Virtual Artisan Market is a virtual market held on our website.
The Festival Artisan Market is a juried market held during the internationally acclaimed Harrison Festival of the Arts in July. The Artisan Market is back on the beach this year! Apply below!
The Harrison Country Craft Market will be changing to an event known as Winter Craft in 2025. The event will be held in November as the same opening weekend as Lights by the Lake (in November). More information will be posted soon.
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If you’d like to be an Artisan, please review the information below.
Application Process
How we’d like to include all artists and artisans in our market events! But sadly, there’s limited space. Here you’ll find important market information such as dates, locations, fees, jury process and more. Apply today! Yes, it’s paperwork. Our application collects administrative information and product information needed for jurying/selection. But feel free to fill it out as you slowly sip a glass of Merlot. And thank you for your interest in becoming one of our Artisans!
- Please ensure you read all information carefully. You can complete our online form or download the PDF version, print it, and fill it in manually.
- Please ensure that you complete all sections of the application. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
- Information regarding set up, parking, etc. will be provided upon your acceptance as an Artisan.
- In addition to completing this form, you must also submit a sufficient amount of product photographs to accurately represent your items for jurying/selection. Photos may be uploaded to the online form, or sent by email with your completed PDF form to info@harrisonfestival.com. Alternatively, you can mail hard copies with your application to the address listed below. If accepted, these photos may be used for promotional purposes.
- If your product is a food or body care item, you must also provide 4 product samples for jurying/selection. You can mail them to Harrison Festival Society, Box 399, Harrison Hot Springs, BC V0M 1K0. Note: Samples will not be returned to vendors.
If you still have questions, feel free to contact our office at info@harrisonfestival.com or 604.796.3664 (open Mon to Fri 10:00am- 2:00pm). Our Festival staff are always happy to help!
Join the Market! Download our Vendor Application or complete the online form below.
How It Works
Markets At-a-Glance
Festival Artisan Market
Winter Craft
Dates & Times
July 12 & 13; 18 (optional) 19,20
12pm-7pm Friday
11am-6pm Saturdays
11am-5pm Sundays
Nov.22nd-23rd
11am- 6pm Saturday
11am-5pm Sunday
Location
Along the waterfront of Harrison Lake
In and around Harrison Memorial Hall
Application Deadline
July 1, 2025
Oct. 15th, 2025
Booth Space
10ft x 10ft (all outdoor booths, max booth space 10ft x 20ft)
Approx 8ft x 6ft (indoor booths with limited outdoor booths)
Booth Fee
$250 per weekend no commission
$150 per weekend with no commission
Table Rental & Chairs
$10 per 8ft x 3ft table per weekend (max 2 tables per booth)
*Chairs provided at no charge
$10 per 8ft x3 ft table (max 1 table per booth)
*Chairs provided at no charge
Vendors requiring more space than a single booth must pay for two booths. Booth Space will be assigned.
Products
Products submitted for consideration to our markets must adhere to the following guidelines:
- designed, created and produced by the applicant;
- not a kit craft, imported and/or mass produced.
Jury Process
The Festival Artisan Market uses a blind jury process, meaning jury members do not know the identification of the vendor submitting product for consideration. All products are reviewed and rated for creative craftsmanship, mastery of technique, originality/innovation, product presentation, saleability* and overall appeal.
Consideration will be given to the overall balance in each of the craft categories, as well as returning and new vendors*. In some craft categories the number of vendors is limited, in order to offer our vendors, the greatest opportunity for financial success.
The jury is made up of three experienced peer artists, crafters and/or designers of various mediums. Individual jury members change from year to year to ensure the Festival Art Market remains fresh and unique. The Festival staff are not involved in the jury process.
In order to ensure product suitability, quality and avoid excessive duplication, the Selection Committee for Winter Craft follows a similar process to that of the Festival Art Market Jury. Two weeks after the application deadline, vendors will be notified by email of the jury/selection committee’s decision.
*Note: The jury will take into account past sales of returning vendors.
Waitlist
We encourage vendors who are not accepted or who have missed the application deadlines to consider being placed on our waitlist. In the event that a confirmed vendor in their craft category should cancel, you will be considered as an alternative.
Waitlist applications will be re¬viewed and you will be notified by May 31st for the Festival Art Market and Oct. 15th for Winter Craft.
Weather
Before you apply to the Festival Art Market, please give careful consideration to the suitability of your product and/or display when it comes to unpredictable weather conditions.
Although the summer weather in Harrison is typically pleasant, over the years our markets have seen everything from blistering heat to torrential downpours and are more often than not at the whim of the weather gods and Harrison Lake’s notorious gusts of wind, sometimes bellowing, but always breezy. Vendors accepted into the Festival Art Market and/or Winter Craft are expected to show up for all dates they are registered for, regardless of weather conditions. Vendors that do not show up will not be invited to apply again.
Overnight Security
Overnight security is provided for the Festival Artisan Market. Vendors are permitted to leave their tent and product on-site overnight. Tents must be securely walled with no product/booth items left outside or around the tent. We recommend that product be covered or packed away inside the tent as added protection against outdoor elements. The Harrison Festival Society and/or the security company are not liable for loss or damages caused by mother nature (wind, rain, etc.)
Sales Commission
The Harrison Festival no longer collects 10% on sales and have moved to a flat fee model.
“It takes a community to raise a festival; one that believes in live performance, in the power of literacy and visual arts, and in a desire for social change and better understanding amongst all people.” – Phyllis Stenson, Founding Executive Director
Harrison Festival Society
