The Md Four Seasons Fine Art and Craft Market

1. The art and craft events are juried twice to ensure only the best handmade in America fine art and craft merchandise and to limit the amount of mediums in our events for the benefit of the artists and customers. Jury requirements are stated in the rules and regulation documents and application documents, click the links below.

2. There is a one time, yearly jury fee of $15 .  If you do one show or all three, all you pay is a one time jury fee. The money goes to paying the panel of juried experts, postage, and other expenses.

3. Affordable Space Fees.  

4. Location: The Shipley Arena at The Carroll County Agricultural Center - Westminster, MD  is well known for the many events that take place on any one weekend . The Ag center hosts farmers markets, fairs, concerts, dog shows and more. This facility is very accomidating for those who are handicap and easily accessible from Route 32, Route 27, and Route 140 & 795 and within 1 hour radius of Gettysburg, PA, Annapolis, Frederick, Baltimore, D.C. and other major regional cities.

5.  Advertising.  We advertise heavily to a target marketing audience of local art and craft shoppers and tourists consisting of "baby boomer" women and families. New to the Fall Market - radio commercials with 101.9 Lite FM with admission tickets for 4 give-aways with 2 radio stations! We also do ads and press releases in local newspapers, ads in the Country Register, we use several mailing lists sending out post card/E-mail invites ( with $1 off admission coupon incentives), posters/fliers distributed at craft boutiques, art galleries, antique stores, restaurants, Bed and Breakfasts, hotels, Visitor and Welcome Centers, 30 road signs now more eye catching and easy to read, as well as numerous listings of our event with calender of event websites, newspapers and t.v. stations websites.

6. Purpose.  To offer a different type of art and craft event than others located in Maryland that only has handcrafted art and crafts which highlight artists in the area. Most importantly the items are all made in the USA . See the promoters bio, for background info regarding the shows.