Shows and Events



      May 4-5, 2024- 7th Annual Bernalillo Indian Arts Festival -
      Loretto Park in Bernalillo, NM - Show Information and Applications

      May 25-26, 2024- Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival- Santa Fe, NM Show Information

      June 7-8, 2024 - Red Earth Festival- Oklahoma City, OK - Show information and Application

       

      July 12-13, 2024- Abbe Museum Indian Market-Bar Harbor, Maine
      Show Information

       

      June 1-2, 2024 - The 23nd Annual Indian Market & Powwow-Tesoro Cultural Center, Morrison, CO- Show information

       

      June 8-9, 2024- American Indian Arts Marketplace - Autry Museum, Los Angeles, CA Show Information and Application

       

      June 22 & 23, 2024- Eiteljorg Indian Market and Festival, Indianapolis, IN - Show Information and Application

      June 22 & 23, 2024 Heritage Festival- Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ Show Information


      August 2-11, 2024- 102nd Gallup Inter Tribal Indian Ceremonial- Gallup, NM
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      August 17-18, 2024- Free Indian Market - Federal Park & Scottish Rite Temple, Santa Fe, NM Show Information

       

      August, 17-18, 2024- SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market - Santa Fe Plaza, Santa Fe, NM Show Information

       

      September 21-22, 2024 - Prescott Indian Art Market - Sharlot Hall Museum- Prescott, AZ- Show Information and Application

      October 12-13, 2024- Cherokee Art Market, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, OK. Show Information


      October 14-15, 2023- Indigenous Art Market- Natural History Museum of Utah. Rio Tinto Center, University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT
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      December TBD, 2024- SWAIA Santa Fe Winter Indian Market - Santa Fe Community Convention Center, Santa Fe, NM Show Information

      December TBD, 2024- NMAI Art Market - National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., and New York, NY Show Information

      January TBD, 2025- Litchfield Park Gatherings Art Market
      Litchfield, AZ- Show Information and Application

       

      January TBD, 2025- The 42nd Annual Colorado Indian Market- Denver, CO. Show Information

      March TBD, 2025- 66th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market, Phoenix, AZ - Show Information and Applications

Tips for attending shows-planning ahead?

 

  • Get rest the night before so you can be at your best to sell
  • Get your sales pitch ready- be able to speak about your work to engage your customers
  • Create a checklist well in advance (They have apps for that now (Google keep, Evernote)
  • Cloth/ display
  • Business cards
  • Pics/photo album of previous work Camera- Good idea to take photo of client wearing item they bought for your records and memory
  • Mirrors Cords- if you're in a show that allows you to set up with lights - Pliers and extra findings
  • Sand paper Polishing cloth
  • Hammer (Especially if settup canopy)
  • Rain coats n plastic cover up 4 table
  • Receipt book
  • Credit card gadgets- Square etc...
  • Be on time and stay until the end
  • Be professional, and communicate

 

Credit card processing companies

http://www.squareup.com

http://intuit-gopayment.com/iPhone 2

 

Avoiding Fraud

 

- Avoid using checks

- If you must take a check, get a valid phone #

- ask to see drivers licence and make copy, take photo.

- Some credit card services also carry check reader's too.

 

Booth Tips

Booth Tips

 

Retail Fixuring and Display

 

Dynamic Display Systems

 

Keeping it Cool




 

 

 


 

 

Other Show Resources