We're Pleased to Announce...

We're happy to have the following artisans join us:

Gary McCollum & Susan Harrison
905.346.3335
susan.harrison@sympatico.ca
Hand-blown glass oil lamps and candles

Pursemaid
Kathleen Barlow
905.481.2987
kat@pursemaid.com
www.pursemaid.com
Purse/handbag organizers

Be sure to come by the show on Saturday, September 19th. 11am until 5pm.

A special thanks to Laurie Walsh of 610 CKTB, Niagara This Week, SNAP St. Catharines, and TV Cogeco. Each of these media sources have supported the show. Thank you!

Until next time,

The Artisan Show Committee

Big News: Our Show will be Bullfrog Powered

This year's show will be Bullfrog Powered. What does that mean? Well, for every kilowatt of electricity we use during the show, Bullfrog Power (www.bullfrogpower.com) will put the equivalent amount of Green, low-impact, clean electricity back onto the grid on our behalf. That means that more Green electricity (from sources like wind and solar power, rather than fossil fuels, coal, or other) available on the provincial grid. 

We are very pleased to mention that this is all due to sponsorship by environmental advocate and Personal Chef Erin King of St. Catharines. Erin is also a sales representative for Enjo (www.enjo-canada.com). Enjo is one small way to keep your home chemical-free. It's a great partnership that we are very pleased to have.

Another update will happen soon.

Until next time,

The Artisan Show Committee

Deadline #1 nears...

Hi Everyone.

Well, we are one week away from Deadline #1 (June 24). All applications are to be sent to Glen Ridge Public School (101 South Drive, St. Catharines, ON) up until this date.
Please make sure your application arrives no later than the 24th. Acceptance notification will be via e-mail by July 8th.

Deadline #2 is July 31st. All applications are to be sent to Glen Ridge Artisan Show c/o NIBC at 5 Race Street, St. Catharines. Acceptance of artisans will depend on space and category availability.

Hurry to have your application in before the 24th of June. We look forward to seeing it.

Oh, we are having problems with our glenridgeartisans@gmail.com e-mail. We apologize for this and are troubleshooting as we type.

Until next time,
The Show Committee

Bullfrog Power: Our Backyard is Green!

We have some very exciting news!

This year, the Glen Ridge Artisan Show will be Bullfrog Powered. What does that mean? Well, for every kilowatt of electricity used during the show, Bullfrog will place the equivalent amount of electricity in the form of Green/'low-impact' energy onto the grid on the school's behalf. It's a small step towards making more of our energy Green.

Look here to find out more ways we will 'Green' our show.

Until next time.

Exhibitors and Sponsors: Come Join Us!

We are very pleased to announce that all those wrinkles are now ironed out.

Come join us on Saturday, September 19th from 11am until 5pm for Glen Ridge Public School's first Artisan Show.

All the information you need is available on our website: http://glenridgeartisanshow.webs.com/.

Sponsorship packages are available for download from the "For Sponsors" page, and Exhibitor applications and Submission Guidelines can be found on the "For Exhibitors" page.

We are very excited to welcome you to submit to our show!

We'll have another update for you soon.
Until next time.

The Artisan Show Committee

Up and Running

Big News: We are almost ready to have our promotion and marketing department go full-on for the Show.  Very close, indeed.

Just to let you know, it's best to contact us at glenridgeartisans@gmail.com, rather than through our website. For some reason, the Contact Us doesn't quite work.

For Artisans: our marketing efforts will be very heavy in the Glenridge Neighbourhood and Downtown St. Catharines. We will also encourage word-of-mouth and support by you to spread the word. We will move to media promotion shortly.

Have a great day, everyone.

Our next update will be soon.

Show Website

Well, things are on a roll.

We are tinkering around with a website to be able to provide Artisans and Sponsors a way to download their respective information.

Things will be in order for May 1st.

Don't forget, you can always contact us prior to that at glenridgeartisans@gmail.com.

Something Unique in Our Backyard

Welcome to Something Unique in Our Backyard!

Well, actually, it's the home of the Glen Ridge Artisan Show.

This is the inaugural show for Glen Ridge Public School, and the Show Committee invites Artisans and Sponsor to contact us for more information:

glenridgeartisans@gmail.com is the place.

So...the vitals:

Saturday, September 19, 2009
11am - 5pm
Glen Ridge Public School
101 South Drive
St. Catharines, ON

Exhibitor and sponsorship packages will be sent out May 1st. Deadline for exhibitor applications is June 10th.

Other information you should know:

All money earned from this fundraiser will be kept in the school and used to subsidize future projects and purchase school supplies and resources. Sponsorship is necessary to ensure that revenue gained is profit earned.

The show will have lots to offer and will display home decor, clothing, candles, books, paintings, and photography--much of it from the Glen Ridge Neighbourhood. A few surprises are up our sleeves, as well. But, that will come in due time, so keep watching this spot. We can't tell you all our secrets up front, can we?