December 2-4
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Expo Center
430 Artists
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Expo Center
430 Artists
Deadline: July 8
Application fee: $27; Booth fee: $390-$765
Ohio Designer Craftsmen invites artists to a rewarding experience selling their high quality, original, handmade work at our "Columbus Winterfair." Now in it's 40th year, the show attracts an audience of 20,000 who look forward to holiday shopping at Columbus' premier fine craft event.
Winterfair is held at the Ohio Expo Center, a well-known location with easy access from major highways and ample parking. Visitors shop throughout the weekend using free return passes.
The show is supported by a powerful marketing plan, including:
Winterfair is held at the Ohio Expo Center, a well-known location with easy access from major highways and ample parking. Visitors shop throughout the weekend using free return passes.
The show is supported by a powerful marketing plan, including:
- Direct mail postcard sent to 60,000 past customers. Additional postcards and e-cards made available to artists for their own customer lists
- Email blast to past customers the week before the show
- 12 billboards seen by 1000's of drivers beginning one month in advance
- Television and radio commercials reaching over 1 million viewers
- On-air ticket giveaways on television and radio
- Reduced price tickets sold in advance through newspaper, online and at the Ohio Craft Museum
- Print ads in major local newspapers, magazines and entertainment tabloids; listings on all area events calendars
- Twitter and Facebook promotions beginning two weeks before the show
- PR campaign attracting media coverage of the event
Artist amenities include:
- A wide selection of conveniently located hotels and a lot for RV's
- Convenient hours and setup, allowing artists to enjoy fine restaurants and entertainment in the Short North arts district and Polaris shopping area
- Six cash awards for excellence, two judge's choice awards
- Convenient parking
- Helpful staff with experience running a well organized show; booth sitters
- Printed directory with booth location for every artist and offering artists individual ad opportunities
- Online directory with photos of artists' work and links to their web sites
What exhibitors say:
- You guys put on a classy show, and we love being a part of it. Thanks!
- This is an event that we do not want to miss. ODC has been wonderful!
- This year's show easily outpaced last year's for me, and last year's was my previous best!
Apply: www.zapplication.org
Website: www.ohiocraft.org
Carol Snyder, fairs@ohiocraft.org, (614)486-7119
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