2024 Baltimore Fashion Market: Pop-up Series at the BMI
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This year, we are excited to announce that we will be hosting 3 pop-up Fashion markets: August 24, 2024, September 28, 2024, and October 26, 2024, from 10am to 4:00pm. The Baltimore Fashion Market is produced by The Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA) a 501 c3 nonprofit organization serving as the Baltimore City Arts Council for the Mayor’s office of Baltimore city and hosted by The Baltimore Museum of Industry (BMI.)
The pop-up markets will offer a unique opportunity for local designers and vendors to showcase/sell their creations and finds, connecting them with the community, while providing a local downtown fashion experience. The season will close with a Sustainability/wearable art fashion show on October 31, 2024 from 6pm to 9pm.
The Baltimore fashion market will continue to grow, offering a platform for creativity, sustainability, and innovation in the world of fashion.
Vendor fee(s):
BOPA will charge vendors at the following rates:
-$250 per pop up market
-$350 for 2
-$500 for 3
-Any additional markets requested after the selection process will be contingent upon what is available. $250 is the fee for any additional markets.
-Vendors will pay a 50% deposit upon being selected to reserve their space. The remaining fee balance will be due a week before the scheduled market week. (The Saturday before the scheduled market.)
Additional requirements:
-Must be a licensed business to ensure compliance with local regulations and standards.
-Vendors are expected to bring all of their signage, table cloths and other needs they require to do business in a 10x10 designated space.
BOPA will provide vendors with:
-Standard size table. (6x2.5 ft)
-2 standard folding chairs
-1 Steel white 10x10 canopy
-2 standard clothing racks (if applicable)
Swap Across America USA
We are thrilled to partner with Sustainable Fashion week US who will facilitate our fashion programming for the market. Swap Across America (SAA) is interactive programming focused on increasing awareness about the need to minimize Fashion waste, and how Sustainable Fashion shopping culture contributes towards this goal.
Vendors can showcase a rack of merchandise they are willing to swap with market participants. Prior, customers will have their garments reviewed, and will retrieve tickets for their acceptable/wearable items. Market goers will then freely exchange their garment(s) with any interested participating vendor. It's a fun and sustainable way to promote recycling and the initiative to reduce fashion waste.
Additionally, they will also offer up-cylcing services in conjunction with the Swap Across America programming.
If you would like to participate in the coming 2024 Baltimore Fashion Market: Pop up Series happening at The Baltimore Museum of Industry, please complete the following application. Join us!
If you have any additional questions, reach out to Devin Shacklett (Dshacklett@promotionandarts.org)
Timeline:
-Info Session: June 17, 2024 at 6:00 pm and June 25, 2024 at 6:00 pm
-Application Closes: July 01, 2024
-Applicants Notified: July 15, 2024
Pop-up Market dates
-August 24, 2024
-September 28, 2024
-October 26, 2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm