ATTENTION ALL EAST VANCOUVER ARTISANS AND CRAFTS PEOPLE
Hi Folks,
I'm looking into the possibility of putting on a craft fair and variety show at the Roundhouse in December - “The Spirit of East Vancouver” Artisan and Family Fun Event - proposed for Saturday and Sunday, December 22 & 23rd, 2007, at the Roundhouse Community Centre. This unique event is meant to showcase East Vancouver artisans and performers by exposing you to a potentially more lucrative Yaletown/Downtown marketplace. We are currently negotiating a partnership which could significantly reduce the cost of venue and table rentals which we, in turn, would pass on to you, greatly reducing your risk for participating in this event.*
*The craft fair will be juried to maintain quality.
Other planned attractions include:
- A corralled children’s area with a variety of top-notch children’s performances provided by Angela Brown (http://www3.telus.net/angelabrown/)
- Strolling entertainment to support low traffic areas
- A Saturday evening meet-and-greet (an opportunity for crafters to network and meet our sponsors )
- A family-oriented Christmas Cabaret on Sunday night
- A salmon brunch with bannock
To promote our event properly, I am proud to be partnering with
Richard Forzley, Director of Marketing for
Vancouver Civic Theatres (www.vancouver.ca/theatres), a seasoned performing arts specialist with more than 20 years experience in developing and implementing innovative, cost-effective marketing and communications strategies.
Marketing plans include:
- 500 posters and 10,000 handbills distributed in the Yaletown/Downtown area
- Extensive web coverage
- Regular public service announcements on Co-op Radio 102.7fm
- Paid advertising in the Vancouver Courier and West Ender
- Comprehensive, regular press releases to the local media
We will use our own website as an online directory and a resource for media looking for stories, and will profile as many participating vendors as possible. I hope that you will take a couple of minutes to answer the the online survey to help us with our planning and marketing for the event.
You can find this survey at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=mpwE_2b4v1OsRB_2b91Z7t8eNw_3d_3d
If you have any questions or would like to participate in this great event, please contact Steven R. Duncan & Associates at 604-788-8340 or email srduncan@shaw.ca.
Feel free to pass this on to anyone you feel might be interested in this.
Labels: artisans, artists, crafts, Richard Forzley, special events, The Spirit of East Vancouver
Marj Kidd of My Crafty Heart is a professional portrait artist working from live models and photos - painting in oils, sketching in charcoal. She also make cards in water colour and pen & ink, and dolls which may be portraits themselves, set with clocks, etc. To heighten the excitement and energy of her paintings and cards, she has lately incorporated: fabrics, jewelry, flourishes, and mementos personal to the client. These elements of realism extend like meaningful sculpture out of the work.
Marj's work will be for sale at the EMBERS "Spirit of East Vancouver" Travelling Artisan Market table at the Britannia Craft Fair on Nov. 30, Dec, 1st. and 2nd. For more info on the fair check out the flyer here:
