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Handmade Handhelds 2025 Application

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November 28th – December 8th 

Our second pop-up holiday market will also be limited to plinths, shelves, and small tables within the gallery. Thinking about gifts small enough to mail, the theme for this pop-up is Handmade Handhelds, for which we will consider three-dimensional work in any medium that is no larger than 5 inches in every dimension. The work must be original and handmade. 

All sales will be facilitated by Homer Watson House & Gallery. We accept debit, credit and cash on site. No online sales. Homer Watson House & Gallery will retain 30% of total sales revenue. Items will be dropped off and picked up for only a short time at the start and end of each show, as we don’t have room to keep art in storage.     

Application Deadline: Sunday, October 26, 11:59pm  

Vendor Information:  

  • Application fee: Free  
  • Indoor display on plinths and shelves throughout the main gallery.
  • If you are selected to showcase and sell your work, you will be contacted via email.  
  • All products must be one-of-a-kind and hand made. No prefabricated items are allowed. If in doubt, contact us with questions. 

 Sales and Commission Agreement: 

  • Pricing: Vendors are responsible for pricing their own products. 
  • Sales Facilitation: All sales will be facilitated by Homer Watson House & Gallery. We accept debit, credit and cash on site. No online sales.  
  • Commission: Homer Watson House & Gallery will retain 30% of total sales revenue.  

 Drop off and Pick Up:  

  • Product drop off is from November 22–25, 2025. 
  • Unsold product pick up is December 9–14, 2025. 

 Insurance and Liability 

  • The exhibitor understands that liability insurance is not required, but strongly recommended, and no such coverage is implied or provided by HWHG, or the City of Kitchener. 
  • Care and attention will be paid to each artwork on display. HWHG will not be held liable for any damage done to the work while on display. 

Pop-Up Handmade Handhelds 2025 Artist Application

Name(Required)
Address (for our records only - will not be posted online)(Required)
Would you like your name, website, and social media info on our website?(Required)
Please select the number of miniature 2D works you are looking to sell:(Required)
Drop files here or
Max. file size: 512 MB, Max. files: 2.
    I give HWHG permission to take and use photography for promotional purposes for the Gallery and this event(Required)
    I have thoroughly read and agree to the required conditions above with no questions or concerns(Required)

    Homer Watson House & Gallery acknowledges that it is located on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishinaabeg,
    and Haudenosaunee peoples; land promised to Six Nations, six miles on each side of the Grand River. 

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    The Loch Doon area was memorialized in celebrated Scottish poet, Robert Burns piece “Ye banks and braes O’ bonnie Doon”

    Ye banks and braes o’ bonny Doon,
    How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair?
    How can ye chant, ye little birds,
    And I sae weary fu’ o’ care?
    Thou’lt break my heart, thou warbling bird,
    That wantons thro’ the flowering thorn:
    Thou minds me o’ departed joys,
    Departed, never to return.

    Aft hae I rov’d by bonnie Doon,
    To see the rose and woodbine twine;
    And ilka bird sang o’ its love,
    And fondly sae did I o’ mine.
    Wi’ lightsome heart I pu’d a rose,
    Fu’ sweet upon its thorny tree;
    And my fause lover stole my rose,
    But, ah! he left the thorn wi’ me.

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    Art Programs when you sign up for 2 people at the same time!

    Looking for a fun and creative way to spend time with your friends? Sign up for one of our art programs together during our Bring a Friend promotion and receive an extra 10% off your HWHG (minimum 2 people) program registration!

    • Offer valid on HWHG program registrations from Jan 1 through Dec 31, 2025.
    • Includes Children’s Art Programs, Adult Art Programs, Family Programs, Day School and Art Camps.
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    • No adjustments on previous purchases. Not valid for cash or cash equivalent.
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