Please read the info below before applying!

Chicago’s 5th Annual Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Sale will take place December 4 + 5, 2010, from 11am – 7pm at the Pulaski Park Fieldhouse – a beautiful old brick building famous for its architecture and murals.

There is room for about 150 booths at the fair – situated in 5 different rooms throughout the Fieldhouse. Each booth space is 6′x6′.

The application process for Chicago’s 2010 Renegade Holiday Sale runs from September 17 – October 15. You must submit an online application, photos and $250 fee by midnight on October 15 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 $250.

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 October 22 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, $225 of your $250 application fee will be refunded to you via PayPal no later than October 29. We keep a $25 jurying fee per application.

Once accepted into the fair, you have until November 8 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 6′x6′ booth space for two days, (1) 6′ table and (2) chairs . Artists will also receive their logo + link on our website throughout 2010!

Vendors are responsible for supplying their other display items. Extra tables + chairs will be available to rent thru us once accepted. This event is indoors, so no need for a canopy!

You are responsible for 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!