2025 Holiday Market Vendor Application - Postmark Center for the Arts

The City of Auburn is seeking applications for art vendors for the 2025 Postmark Center for the Arts Holiday Market, taking place on November 15, 2025. This Holiday Market will be a small, cozy experience for holiday shoppers interested in unique, handmade arts by local creators. Selected artists will receive one 24" x 60" table to display a selection of their work for sale at the Postmark Center for the Arts, 20 Auburn Ave, Auburn, WA 98002. Set-up is 9:30am–11am, the event runs 11am–3pm, and take-down is 3pm–4pm. Tables have access to WiFi and restrooms, with limited access to power outlets.

Eligibility is limited to Washington State artists and craftspeople making unique, handcrafted, and accessibly priced work. Artists and/or artist groups of diverse mediums are encouraged to apply, including printmaking, painting, drawing, mixed media, textiles, mosaic, glass, recycled materials, photography, calligraphy, collage, fiber art, ceramics, jewelry, and metal sculptures. All applicants must be at least 18 years old, and everything sold at your booth must be handmade by the artist/creator/applicant. Applications will be reviewed by a panel of Auburn Arts Commissioners, City of Auburn arts staff, local WA artists, and professionals in the field based on locality, artistic excellence, innovation and variety, and inventory.

Application deadline is August 27, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. MDT. The $5 application fee is required to apply. If accepted, artists will be required to pay a $35 table fee. Applicants must submit 3–10 images of work that would be sold at the table, including media and retail prices; a short 1–2 sentence bio or statement about artwork for event promotions; and any websites or social media handles for promotion. Vendors will be notified on Friday, August 29. Free parking is available streetside in the downtown area, in parking lots behind the Postmark Center for the Arts, and in transit center parking garages a few blocks away.