Salt Lake CIty, UT – September 6, 2024 – Calling all prospective applicants for the Sixth Annual Craft Lake City Holiday Market! Did you know Craft Lake City offers an array of scholarship opportunities and fee support options for first-time exhibitors as part of our Community Inclusion Programming?
Read on to find out more about the various opportunities available to Holiday Market applicants and don’t forget to complete a general Holiday Market application alongside your scholarship app by the September 18 deadline!
What’s Included?
- Waived booth fees
- 1:1 mentoring with an experienced exhibitor
- Small business training
- Networking and business development opportunities
Who Qualifies?
- First-time exhibitors at a Craft Lake City Festival or Market.
- Makers who reside in Utah in the artisan, vintage, and craft food categories.
- Preference will be given to applicants whose items are handmade.
Scholarships Types
Disclaimer: *Candidates may only apply to one of the three scholarship options.*
Artisan Scholarship:
For local makers with an emphasis on emerging artisans who fall below the 50% Area Median Income Bracket for their county of residence.
ArtAbility Scholarship:
For local makers with a focus on those with disabilities or those whose work promotes visibility and acceptance of the disabled community.
LGBTQ+ Scholarship:
For local makers, with a focus on those who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community or those whose work promotes LGBTQ+ visibility and acceptance.
Application Fee Support
If the $25 application fee presents a barrier to entry, application fee support may be available. Interested applicants may send an email to info@craftlakecity.com with a paragraph-length Statement Of Need prior to the application deadline. (September 18, 2024).
Learn more about community inclusion at the Holiday Market.
About Craft Lake City:
Founded in 2009 by Angela H. Brown, Executive Editor of SLUG (Salt Lake UnderGround) Magazine, Craft Lake City® is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the mission to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art. Craft Lake City strives to further define the term “Craft,” by modernizing the definition for handmade creativity.
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Craft Lake City’s year-round programming is supported in part by the residents of Salt Lake County through the Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Program, Utah Division of Arts & Museums the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, the Salt Lake Arts Council, the Sorenson Legacy Foundation and SLUG Magazine.
The Sixth Annual Craft Lake City Holiday Market is supported in part by George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, the Stephen G. & Susan E. Denkers Family Foundation, Ogden City Arts, Visit Ogden, Utah Arts & Museums, PCTV, SLUG Magazine and KRCL.