approved through the initial application, must have approval.

The unique appeal of Halifax Crafters is that buyers have the opportunity to the makers and create community connections. But hey, life happens. Should you not be able to attend, it is important that you contact us directly. Allowances will be made on a case-by-case basis.

You can apply as a pair or collective, but only if your work is cohesive as a collection. Please be aware that if you are applying as a group, your work will not be juried individually, but rather as one group. Past examples of accepted collectives have been Turnstile Pottery, Inkstorm, and the Letterpress Gang.

Only if you’re selling work handmade by you. There are a lot of retail businesses who sell the work of our Crafters, but we don’t allow them to set up a table at the show. Our shows are a place for individual Crafters and small collectives to sell their own work. If you own a retail shop and you’d like to get involved, please consider sponsoring the show. If you are interested in sponsoring us, please contact us at halifaxcrafters@ gmail.com

It is part of our mission to cultivate an accessible environment for craftspeople. Emerging and established artisans are equally celebrated, however, preference will be given to newer talent to encourage growth.

Unfortunately, no. Because no one knows your work better than you do, we ask that you choose the one category that best describes your work.

Creating and connecting communities is a strong value of Halifax Crafters. A small percentage of crafters are accepted from out of the province. However, we maintain a ratio of at least 80% of crafters from within Nova Scotia and a maximum of 20% from out of province.

We see a lot of amazing work and because of the limited space, we’ve had to turn down people with amazing work. We don’t like turning people away, but with only 95 possible spaces and over 200 applications, we can’t include everything we want to.

What we want to stress is that not being accepted isn’t a rejection of your work. If you believe in your work, please keep applying.