Independent Arts & Media presents ...
The Ninth Annual Expo for Independent Arts
The Bay Area's only grassroots connection fair for independent arts, music & culture
September 27, 2008, 11am-6pm * Dolores Park, San Francisco
(415) 677-9877 * Send us an email

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Join us ... !
... at our first ever outdoor Expo! Details for exhibitors about the Dolores Park venue can be found at the bottom of this page. This is an open invitation to art and music groups and businesses to reserve a table at the Expo and meet each other and the community.

We support independents!
As always, tables for small nonprofits and volunteer-run community groups cost just $25. Commercial projects with only one paid employee pay the discounted "Solo Producer" rate.

About our name change
Over the past eight years, the Expo for the Artist & Musician has come to serve an extremely wide variety of community-based art and expression. THE EXPO FOR INDEPENDENT ARTS represents this greater diversity, and all the cultural opportunity that makes this such a unique event.

  • The Expo on Laughing Squid: A marvelous trove of photos, stories and memories of this unique event!
  • Read a concise definition of the Expo
  • Watch video clips of Expo 2007, Expo 2005 and Expo 2000

    SERVICES
    Your registration fee also includes the following Expo membership privileges: Free and discount workshops; a free listing in the Expo newspaper (circulation 20,000); Web site and email listserv postings; and more.

    SPACE IS LIMITED * Save money with an early registration! Exhibitor fees go up July 15.
    To request a table for your organization, fill out the form below. You will also need to send a NON-REFUNDABLE check payable to Independent Arts & Media, PMB 821, 601 Van Ness #E, SF, CA 94102.


    TABLE RESERVATION FORM

    Fill out the online form below or download and print a mail-in PDF.

    1) CONTACT INFO
    Organization Name (EXACTLY as you want it listed in the program):

    Contact Person (internal use only):

    Address:

    Phone:

    Public Phone:

    Fax:

    Email:

    Website URL:


    2) ARTS INTERESTS (this is to determine table organization ... please check what area your organization would like to be placed):
       Visual Arts   Film/Video   Music
       Performance   Culture & Community   Education
       Youth   Spaces/Venues   Artist Services
       Professional Services   Collectives   Media/Publishing 


    3) WORKSHOPS
    Would your organization like to lead or sponsor a workshop? Most workshops will be scheduled the week prior to the Expo, September 20-26. Please provide a concise description of the workshop your organization would like to lead or sponsor:


    4) PERFORMANCE
    Do you have a performance or exhibition idea? Our Dolores Park venue provides more space and opportunities for unique performances. Please describe your proposed performance:


    5) SLIDING SCALE FEE STRUCTURE -- Honor system ... !

    Nonprofits

     SMALL nonprofit and community (all-volunteer) groups w/ budgets under $75,000 yearly
         $25 - Early Bird Special (by July 15)
         $25 - Regular Registration (July 16-Aug. 31)
         $35 - Late Registration (Sept. 1 & beyond)

     MEDIUM nonprofits with budgets from $75,000-$150,000 yearly
         $50 - Early Bird Special (by July 15)
         $60 - Regular Registration (July 16-Aug. 31)
         $80 - Late Registration (Sept. 1 & beyond)

     LARGE nonprofits with budgets over $150,000 yearly
         $80 - Early Bird Special (by July 15)
         $90 - Regular Registration (July 16-Aug. 31)
         $115 - Late Registration (Sept. 1 & beyond)

    For-profits

     SOLO artisans, crafters, indivdiual musicians, unsigned bands, local labels/businesses with ONLY ONE PAID EMPLOYEE
         $45 - Early Bird Special (by July 15)
         $55 - Regular Registration (July 16-Aug. 31)
         $75 - Late Registration (Sept. 1 & beyond)

     BUSINESSES, commercial service providers, commercial galleries/record labels/etc. with TWO OR MORE PAID EMPLOYEES
         $80 - Early Bird Special (by July 15)
         $90 - Regular Registration (July 16-Aug. 31)
         $115 - Late Registration (Sept. 1 & beyond)


    6) MISSION/DESCRIPTION
    Please include below a brief paragraph (50 words) describing the service you provide to the arts community. This paragraph will be published in the Expo program and website, along with your contact info:



    * * * Upon completing this form, you will be given the option to pay online via Brown Paper Tickets.

    You can also pay by sending a check or money order to the address sent with your confirmation email. Thanks so much!



    IMPORTANT EXHIBITOR INFORMATION relevant to Dolores Park:

    1. Unloading and Loading will be available on 18th Street, between Dolores and Church Streets, and on Dolores Street prior to and after the Expo. (Approximately 9:30am-11am and 6pm-7pm)

    2. Parking for Exhibitors will be available near Dolores Park. The exact location is TBA but we are planning for the Mission Dolores High School Parking Lot. (The entrance to the parking lot is on Church Street, near 19th Street.)

    3. Please bring a clipboard and pens/pencils for your sign up sheets as well as rubber bands for any stacks of paper materials you plan to display and distribute. Keeping your materials clipped or bound will prevent windblown paper litter.

    4. Due to the fact that the venue is outdoors this year, it is highly recommended that you bring a hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen. We will have bottled drinking water available at the venue.

    5. We encourage exhibitors to use the tables provided by Independent Arts & Media. Exceptions can be made, however, for exhibitors who wish to bring their own tables to the Expo. Space prices will remain the same as the table fees marked above. Please inquire via e-mail (katie -AT- artsandmedia.net) or phone (415.677.9877) for details and restrictions.