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• 2nd Annual Mother Earth Market | May 13 & 14, 2023

2nd Annual Mother Earth Market

Call for Art Application Deadline: April 2, 2023
​Online Presale: May 6 - 12, 2023
Indoor & Outdoor Sale: May 13 - 14, 2023

​Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods
21850 N. Riverwoods Rd.
​Riverwoods, IL 60015

Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods is looking for Artists, Artisans, Makers and Local Businesses and Organizations to be vendors at the 2023 "Mother Earth Market." Taking place every spring between Earth Day and Mother’s Day, the market features and celebrates local artists, makers, vendors and organizations who are inspired by “Mother Earth” and working towards a more sustainable future. As a special treat, the Mother Earth Market will also feature live music performances, drop-in art activities and more!  A full schedule of events and times will be available later this spring.

Being Part of the Market
Items sold in the Market may include (but are not necessarily limited to): artwork, notecards, jewelry and personal accessories, functional objects for the home or garden, decorative items, toys, personal care items, artisanal food items, plants, Mother’s Day gifts, as well as items, services and educational materials related to community wellbeing and a more sustainable future.  THE MAJORITY OF ITEMS SOLD BY EACH VENDOR MUST BE IN SOME WAY REALTED TO NATURE, WELLBEING, THE ENVIRONMENT AND/OR BE ECO-FRIENDLY (subject matter, materials used, function, locally made, etc.), but we encourage a wide variety of interpretations of that theme. 

Online Art Market Pre-Sale
May 6 – May 12

• The online market will take place on brushwoodcenter.org beginning at 9am on Saturday, May 6 and will feature items from our art market that can be purchased online as well as previews of items from vendors that can be purchased in person only.
• Brushwood will create & manage the online sale, but artists will need to provide photos, titles, descriptions, measurements and quantities for all items they wish to offer online no later than April 24. All items included in the market (both online and in person) must be delivered to Brushwood no later than May 10th.
• Not everything you are selling in person needs to be online, but we encourage artists to at least offer a few of their items online if possible. Tent vendors will be expected to just provide information for a promotional page rather than selling things in the online sale.
• Orders made on the website will be fulfilled by Brushwood staff and volunteers. Customers will have the option of shipping or picking up.
• Brushwood will retain 25% of sales from the online sale.
• The pre-sale will end at 5pm on Friday, May 12.

In Person Market
May 13 & 14

• The in person market will take place both inside Brushwood Center (mostly smaller artwork displayed on communal tables) and in tents on the Brushwood Grounds (larger art displays, food vendors, local businesses & organizations, etc.).

INSIDE – The Art Market

• Vendors with work displayed inside Brushwood do not need to be present during the sale (though volunteering is highly encouraged).  
• Brushwood Center will be responsible for set up, display, central checkout, etc. for inside sale.
• Brushwood will retain 25% of sales from the art market sale.

OUTSIDE – Vendors in Tents

• Tents will be considered autonomous, and those vendors will need to be present and be responsible for their own set up, tents, tables, display racks, check out, etc.
• Secure interior storage space will be available for anyone who would like to lock up their items Saturday night to Sunday morning.
• Other amenities such as access to WiFi, water or electricity are available upon request, and may require an extra fee.
• Tent vendors will be charged a permit fee of $150 upon acceptance, but will not be charged a percentage of sales.

Application Deadline: April 2, 2023
Application Fee: $30 or 4 hours of volunteering

Apply Here