Craft Festival, Cheltenham 2019
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Call for Applicaitons: Craft Festival, Cheltenham 2019
(formerly Made by Hand, Cheltenham)
20 - 22 March 2020
Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham
The Craft Festival Cheltenham (formerly Made by Hand, Cheltenham) applications open in June. All exhibitors are selected for quality by a panel of industry professionals. Full details about sizes and prices are on the individual application forms.
There is a non-refundable administration fee of £15 to apply.
Stand sharing is not permitted.
Start Up is a dedicated area for makers who have been in business for 2 years or less. Our aim is to support fledgling careers and to encourage and promote the wealth of creative talent we have in the UK. Stands in the StartUp section are offered at much reduced rate and create an outstanding opportunity for businesses of two years or less. You may be a graduate or self taught, but you are not eligible if you are still a student at the application deadline.
The StartUp application fee is £5.
Who is eligible to apply?
You are resident in the UK or Ireland. Your work shows a dedication to quality of making, presentation and originality.
You make any of the following: Ceramics, Glass, Textiles, Jewellery, Metal, Wood/Furniture, Plastics, Mixed Media, Leather, Recycled Materials and Paper or Prints. No painting, photography, graphic design or musical instruments. Greetings cards are accepted as part of the range but not the sole product.
StartUp Application Criteria:
You are a graduate or self taught (students still in education at the deadline may not apply). Your work is in any of the above mediums and you are in the first 2 years of business which commenced after January 1st 2018. Previous exhibitors in Start UP at any previous Craft Festival may not apply again in this section.
Craft Festival, Cheltenham (formerly Made by Hand, Cheltenham)
Craft Festival, Cheltenham was founded in 2018 and is presented in partnership with The Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen, New Brewery Arts, madebyhandonline.com, Unit Twelve Gallery and Period Living Magazine. Hosted in the stunning Town Hall in the centre of Cheltenham, Craft Festival presents 100 of some of the countries finest makers plus craft workshops, demonstrations, live music and food. 3000+ visitors.
Application Forms
CLICK HERE to apply in the main section.
CLICK HERE to apply for StartUP (new business since January 2018).
Aplication Deadline
Deadline to apply 6pm, Friday 6th September 2019
For more information and applicaiton forms
