Vendor Application

The Indigenous Women's Arts Conference will be held October 14-16, 2022 and boasts dozens of free traditional Indigenous arts workshops by Indigenous artists from across the country. Registration will open September 2022.

The gathering will take place at both the Canadian Museum of History and Willis College and boasts a massive Indigenous Arts Marketplace at the St.Laurent Shopping Centre!

So get ready to meet each other, learn together and do your CHRISTMAS SHOPPING at this one of a kind Indigenous women's gathering!

Learn more about Indigenous Women's Arts Conference!

Indigenous Women's Arts Conference

Vendor Application

Indigenous Arts Marketplace

Indigenous Women's Arts Conference

October 15 & 16, 2022

St.Laurent Shopping Centre, Ottawa

More Conference Information Click Here
Printable Vendor Map and Guide Click Here

Space is FREE for IACC members!!

2019 was a monumental year for sales and we're doing it again but this time, it's just before Christmas!

You must be a member of the Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada.

If you don't know if you are a member, search HERE

If you are not a member, you may apply for free HERE.

Important to know...

  • First priority goes to women; then we open tables to male artists in October,
  • All vendors will be supplied a table, tablecloth and two chairs,
  • No additional display is permitted (except what fits on top of your table),
  • No electricity available,
  • Vendor set up begins at 7:30 am, Saturday, October 15th • MUST be set up by 9am, ready to sell,
  • Vendor tear down begins at 5pm, Sunday, October 16th • MUST fold table/chairs/tablecloths, all garbage picked up by 6:30 pm,
  • Women are allowed to bring their partners (regardless of gender) to help with vendor tables in the mall but IACC membership artists are required to be at their table at all times. Only people who identify as Indigenous women will be permitted to enter Willis College workshop sites,
  • Above includes workshop facilitators - you must have someone to run your table at all times or we will fold it up 🙂

The Indigenous Arts Marketplace is Saturday, October 15 & Sunday, October 16th.

MAPS AVAILABLE! For maps & more information about the Indigenous Women's Arts Conference, click HERE

Please complete the form below. You will be assigned a table ...and it's not negotiable :).

You will be given directions to the nearest unloading/loading entrance once your application is processed. Entrances are very close by and we will have some helpers for you.

Questions? Email: marleen@indigenousartscollective.org

We can't wait to see you!!!!

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COVID-19

Covid-19 is still a threat to our Elders and those whose health is compromised.

Everyone who attends this conference will do what they can to stop the spread.

Unvaccinated people will wear masks and/or distance themselves from others.

There will be preventive tools to stop the spread, please use everything available to you including

hand sanitizer, masks, hand washing and social distancing are required.

Indigenous Women's Arts Conference Vendor Application
All vendors will be supplied a table, tablecloth and two chairs. No additional display is permitted. Space is very limited but it is FREE for IACC members. Women are allowed to bring their partners (regardless of gender) to help with vendor tables in the mall but IACC membership artists are required to be at their table at all times. Only people who identify as Indigenous women will be permitted to enter Willis College workshop sites. You must be a member of the Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada. If you don't know if you are a member, search HERE You must be a member of the Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada. If you are not a member, you may apply for free HERE. The Indigenous Arts Marketplace is Saturday, October 15 & Sunday, October 16th. For more information about the Indigenous Women's Arts Conference, click HERE Please complete the application below and submit for review.
If you are NOT a member, you cannot apply for a vendor table. You can apply for free membership. See the links above.
Women take priority at the Indigenous Women's Conference. Applications for people who do not identify as Indigenous women will be reviewed in October and if there is space, we will reach out.
Enter your Indigenous territory, nation or membership here.
If you have a website, Facebook page, Etsy page, etc., please enter it here.
If you have a website, Facebook page, Etsy page, etc., please enter it here.
If you have a website, Facebook page, Etsy page, etc., please enter it here.
Please write a short biography here. Describe where you learned your art form (Elder, community, school, family, etc.) and your workshop experience. This will be used for IAC marketing material and handouts.
Please describe what you intend to sell as a vendor at the IAC. Note: all products must be hand made with most materials sourced on Turtle Island. This will be used for IWAC marketing material and handouts.
The Arts Marketplace will take place on a Saturday and Sunday at St.Laurent Shopping Centre. Vendors must be present both days. Saturday hours: 9:00am-8pm. Sunday hours: 10:30am-5pm. Someone must be working your booth at all times during the conference. See details above for set up and tear down times.
It is required that all materials be sourced on Turtle Island (North America) with the exception of beads/needles/threads, etc. Are all of your materials hand made and sourced on Turtle Island? If you have questions about what you may sell at this event, please email contact@indigenouswomensconference.org
If only 'some' of your materials are sourced on Turtle Island, please list exceptions here and reason for use. You do not have to list beads/thread/needles/cabs, etc. We are looking for people who want to sell things that are mass produced such as t-shirts, blankets, buttons, etc.

We will create a conference booklet that will promote you as an artist in our Indigenous Arts Marketplace. Please make sure you’ve given us your website links above and include a photo of yourself and the best photos of your work.

Please upload photos of your work here.
Please upload photos of your work here.
Please upload photos of your work here.
Please upload photos of your work here.
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