Please read the info below before applying!

Chicago’s 8th Annual Renegade Craft Fair will take place September 11 + 12, 2010, from 11am – 7pm - stretching along Division St. in Wicker Park between Damen + Paulina.

There is room for about 300 booths at the fair – all placed right down the middle of Division St. Each booth space is 10′x10′.

The application process for Chicago’s 2010 event runs from May 7 – June 11. You must submit an online application, photos and $325 fee by midnight on June 11 in order to be considered for a spot in the fair.

Sure! But please help us stay organized by applying all together, and listing one person as a main contact. Include everybody’s business names and emails on the application, and send photos + payment at the same time. Participation at the fair is priced per-booth, so even if sharing a booth – the cost is $325.

Unfortunately, because we receive more applications than we can accommodate, we have to limit one booth per business.

We encourage international vendors to apply, but please check with the IRS to square away all your paperwork before proceeding!

You’ll be notified by email on June 18 whether or not you’ve been accepted into the fair.

Because we receive many more applications than we can accept, and to keep the items offered at the fair of high quality – the fair is juried. We review everyone’s complete application and then make our choice based on several factors:

• How your items fit in with our vision of ‘Renegade’ crafts
• The quality, innovation and uniqueness of your wares
• The overall cohesiveness and consistency of your work
• If a shared application, the cumulative quality of work
• How your items are represented in your photos/website
• Our need to diversify the crafts available at RCF

Check out our photos to get an idea of what we’re looking for!

If you’re not accepted, $300 of your $325 application fee will be refunded to you via PayPal no later than June 25. We keep a $25 jurying fee per application.

Once accepted into the fair, you have until August 1 to cancel and still receive a full refund. If you have to cancel after this date – you will receive a 50% refund up until two weeks before the fair, and no refunds will be offered if a cancellation is made within two weeks of the fair.

Once you cancel, you forfeit your spot in the fair and you are not permitted to sell or trade your space. We have a long waiting list and reserve the right to fill spots as we see fit.

Your booth fee includes a 10′ x 10′ booth space for two days and a temporary vendor permit. Artists will also receive their logo + link on our website throughout 2010!

Vendors are responsible for supplying their own display items. Canopies, tables + chairs will be available to rent thru us once accepted.

Your temporary vendor permit is covered by the application fee. This is taken care of by us!

What you are responsible for, however, is registering your small business with the IRS and collecting sales tax for the items you’re selling. When tax time comes around, you’ll have to pay income tax on all the items you sold and pay the sales tax to the state where the fair is held. We recommend that you call the Illinois Department of Revenue and the IRS for more info:

Illinois Dept. of Revenue: 1-800-732-8866 or www.revenue.state.il.us
IRS: 1-800-829-4933 or www.irs.gov

Thank you for reading!