First Friday Art Walks on Main

Submit an application on our website. Within a few days you will receive a confirmation email that we have received your form.

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New in 2025:  We will be accepting up to 90 art vendors, and 5 food vendors each Art Walk.

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Applications will close exactly 4 weeks before the event, and a selected vendor list will be posted the very next day.

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New in 2025: In order to confirm your spot, a $10 artist booth fee, or a $40 food vendor fee will be due no later than 3 weeks before the event. If the booth fee is not received, your spot will be offered to an artist on the wait-list.

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Vendor locations will be emailed to you 3 days before the event.

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HOW WE SELECT VENDORS - We will select wide variety of vendors each month, and do our best to make sure everyone who applies gets a chance to be a vendor at our First Friday Art Walk. If you are not selected for one month, it is very likely that you will be selected the next time you apply. Some priority will be given to local Beech Grove residents. We will be sure to save a few spots each month for emerging artists who are new to markets or showing their art for the first time.

Food vendors must have their food handlers (or Home Based Vendor) license on file with the Marion County Health Department, and follow all rules regarding packaging and labeling. Additionally, you must provide the BGAC with a copy of your liability insurance listing Beech Grove Artist Collective AND Next Stop Beech Grove as additionally insured. We have limited spots for food vendors.

We are set up on the sidewalks of Main Street.

Artist must bring all set up materials (tables, chairs, easels, racks, etc.). Each vendor is allowed space for one 6 or 8 foot table.

Canopy tents are not allowed. We understand that this is an inconvenience for some, but canopy tents make this event too crowded and we need to keep a walking path clear to ADA regulations at all times. You may have a small canopy (3x6’) that covers your table, or outdoor umbrella, but it must not extend into the walking space.

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Weather: In the event of rain we will leave it up to the artist to set up and continue. It is up to the artist to determine the dangers of having their art out during inclement weather. 

The mission of our First Friday Art Walk is to support local artists and makers. Our intention is to give people a space to sell their handmade works of art. This event does support local businesses in the way of bringing an audience to Beech Grove to see what we have to offer, however we would like to steer clear of having businesses set up promotional booths that do not align with our mission for artwork to be sold. This includes religious and political promotions. We do not allow vendors selling commercially made products, school fundraisers, cosmetics and beauty packages, etc.

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We do not allow businesses to set up booths simply to advertise their services. You must be selling handmade creations of some kind. Please do not use this event to resell thrifted items and antiques. Certainly these items may be used as part of your artwork or craft, but we want to keep First Friday art-focused.

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HANDMADE GOODS ONLY:

• Visual artists - paintings, drawings, prints, etc

• Ceramics & pottery

• Wood & Metal working

• Fiber arts - crochet, fabric, sewn items, knitting, macrame , etc

• Jewelry

• Anything handmade and original!