This Friday we will have ARTE in Ras Al Khaimah in the fabulous Al Hamra Mall.
If you would like to join us there email us now on info@arte.ae
Facts:
set up 12 noon in the main entrance of the shopping mall
location map is available on www.arte.ae
market is advertised from 2pm to 9pm
fee is Dhs 200 plus Dhs 100 newcomer's fee, if applicable
10% discount applies if you book, and pay for more than one of the summer market events
payment on the day, rules apply.
Poster is attached for you to forward to your client contact base. And post it on your facebook page. The event is on the ARTE page available for sharing to your own friends.
Email me if you have any questions.
And, we look forward to having you join in with our Summer market programme.
Email me!
regards
Miriam Walsh & Paul Townsend
www.arte.ae
info@arte.ae
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Summer Market Schedule
ARTE - Artisans of The Emirates announces Summer Markets Schedule
Visitors can expect to find an excellent variety of arts and crafts stalls offering quality UAE Made products and the freshest gourmet foods
Dubai residents are set to be thoroughly spoiled this summer as ARTE – Artisans of the Emirates – announces their new summer & Ramadan market schedule packed with plenty of events across Dubai. Pick up distinctive pieces of jewellery, fashion, interior products, ceramics, accessories and traditional crafts, by almost 100 artisans at the forefront of their disciplines. Prepare to be tempted! Whether selecting a unique gift for friends and family or browsing for personal pleasure, this exceptional shopping treat will be topped off by meeting the maker and discovering the technique in which they work their magic. Wow your friends by commissioning your own piece or discover a bespoke design service that will make you the envy of the street.
This summer’s ARTE markets will be held on:
Friday, 1st July, 2011 at Festival City Centre (12pm-9pm)
Friday, 8th July, 2011 at Times Square Center (12pm-7pm).
Friday, 22nd July, 2011 at Festival City Centre (12pm-9pm)
This will be followed by our Ramadan Markets held on:
Friday, 12th August, 2011 at Festival City Centre (6pm-11pm)
Friday, 26th August, 2011 at Festival City Centre (6pm-11pm)
ARTE seeks to nurture a local handmade economy and environment by organizing and promoting craft markets, offering opportunities for social crafting and creative expression, and educating the public about the personal and commercial value of handcrafting.
Today, ARTE boasts a network of over 2000 artisans, from over 30 different countries, who have benefitted from the safety and crucial opportunity that ARTE offers them to launch their own businesses during the challenging economic environment.
Here is your chance to encourage and support the city's independent creative community. Don’t expect to find mass produced or imported goods here. What you will find are talented artists handpicked for their artistry skills and unique vision offering items you never knew existed and that you may never see again.
About ARTE
Artisans of the Emirates (ARTE) was founded in 2005 by Miriam Walsh, a felt maker, and Paul Townsend, a silversmith; both experienced artisans regularly featuring at the fairs in Dubai and long-term residents of Dubai.
Many of the craft fairs in Dubai at that time included a high percentage of imported goods of varying quality and often produced in bulk. Mixed with a sense of dissatisfaction of how other events were run, Paul & Miriam decided to set up their own Artisans of the Emirates community to showcase the quality hand crafted work produced by talented individuals living in the UAE.
Today, ARTE holds two monthly markets on the first Friday of the month in Festival Centre and second Friday in Times Square Center. Now in its sixth year ARTE has become firmly established as a friendly, accessible and high quality event, attracting over 2,000 visitors each month who delight at the quality and extensive range of work.
It now boasts a network of over 2000 artisans, from over 30 different countries, offering the public the opportunity to buy original and exceptional design and craft from local artisans.
At any given market, ARTE showcases over 100 contemporary and highly original makers and designers, with items as diverse as fine and casual jewellery, the best in visual arts from photography to watercolours to oils, clothing by local designers, gourmet foods, toys, sculpture, fine and functional pottery, a wide selection of woodworking, stained glass, fashion accessories and lots more.
These souks offer the ideal venue for gift buyers and souvenir hunters, or those just looking for locally made quality art and crafts as a lasting memory of the Arabian region. Beautiful handcrafted objects to suit everyone's taste and budget.
For more information about ARTE, please visit www.arte.ae.
If you are interested in pursuing a story investigating the growing trend for people branching out into new industries or setting up their own businesses in the challenging economic environment we would be happy to put you in touch with some of our vendors. For further details interviews and high resolution images please contact:
Miriam Walsh or Paul Townsend
Co-Founders of Artisans of the Emirates
Tel: +971 50 4567481
E info@arte.ae
W www.arte.ae
FB www.facebook.com/UAE.ARTE
T www.twitter.com/UAEArte
Visitors can expect to find an excellent variety of arts and crafts stalls offering quality UAE Made products and the freshest gourmet foods
Dubai residents are set to be thoroughly spoiled this summer as ARTE – Artisans of the Emirates – announces their new summer & Ramadan market schedule packed with plenty of events across Dubai. Pick up distinctive pieces of jewellery, fashion, interior products, ceramics, accessories and traditional crafts, by almost 100 artisans at the forefront of their disciplines. Prepare to be tempted! Whether selecting a unique gift for friends and family or browsing for personal pleasure, this exceptional shopping treat will be topped off by meeting the maker and discovering the technique in which they work their magic. Wow your friends by commissioning your own piece or discover a bespoke design service that will make you the envy of the street.
This summer’s ARTE markets will be held on:
Friday, 1st July, 2011 at Festival City Centre (12pm-9pm)
Friday, 8th July, 2011 at Times Square Center (12pm-7pm).
Friday, 22nd July, 2011 at Festival City Centre (12pm-9pm)
This will be followed by our Ramadan Markets held on:
Friday, 12th August, 2011 at Festival City Centre (6pm-11pm)
Friday, 26th August, 2011 at Festival City Centre (6pm-11pm)
ARTE seeks to nurture a local handmade economy and environment by organizing and promoting craft markets, offering opportunities for social crafting and creative expression, and educating the public about the personal and commercial value of handcrafting.
Today, ARTE boasts a network of over 2000 artisans, from over 30 different countries, who have benefitted from the safety and crucial opportunity that ARTE offers them to launch their own businesses during the challenging economic environment.
Here is your chance to encourage and support the city's independent creative community. Don’t expect to find mass produced or imported goods here. What you will find are talented artists handpicked for their artistry skills and unique vision offering items you never knew existed and that you may never see again.
About ARTE
Artisans of the Emirates (ARTE) was founded in 2005 by Miriam Walsh, a felt maker, and Paul Townsend, a silversmith; both experienced artisans regularly featuring at the fairs in Dubai and long-term residents of Dubai.
Many of the craft fairs in Dubai at that time included a high percentage of imported goods of varying quality and often produced in bulk. Mixed with a sense of dissatisfaction of how other events were run, Paul & Miriam decided to set up their own Artisans of the Emirates community to showcase the quality hand crafted work produced by talented individuals living in the UAE.
Today, ARTE holds two monthly markets on the first Friday of the month in Festival Centre and second Friday in Times Square Center. Now in its sixth year ARTE has become firmly established as a friendly, accessible and high quality event, attracting over 2,000 visitors each month who delight at the quality and extensive range of work.
It now boasts a network of over 2000 artisans, from over 30 different countries, offering the public the opportunity to buy original and exceptional design and craft from local artisans.
At any given market, ARTE showcases over 100 contemporary and highly original makers and designers, with items as diverse as fine and casual jewellery, the best in visual arts from photography to watercolours to oils, clothing by local designers, gourmet foods, toys, sculpture, fine and functional pottery, a wide selection of woodworking, stained glass, fashion accessories and lots more.
These souks offer the ideal venue for gift buyers and souvenir hunters, or those just looking for locally made quality art and crafts as a lasting memory of the Arabian region. Beautiful handcrafted objects to suit everyone's taste and budget.
For more information about ARTE, please visit www.arte.ae.
If you are interested in pursuing a story investigating the growing trend for people branching out into new industries or setting up their own businesses in the challenging economic environment we would be happy to put you in touch with some of our vendors. For further details interviews and high resolution images please contact:
Miriam Walsh or Paul Townsend
Co-Founders of Artisans of the Emirates
Tel: +971 50 4567481
E info@arte.ae
W www.arte.ae
FB www.facebook.com/UAE.ARTE
T www.twitter.com/UAEArte
Monday, April 18, 2011
May Newsletter
Hello fellow Artisans
Let's take a moment to examine where mass production and big business have gotten us. Decades of an unyielding focus on economic growth and a corporate mentality have left us disconnected with nature, our communities, and the people and processes behind the objects in our lives. Artisans worldwide are set to change this, and so are we at ARTE in the United Arab Emirates. Sign up for the ARTE markets in May in DFC and TSC and join us in our green approach.
We have had a huge response to our eco drive in April and we were contacted by quite a few of the press. Things are never certain in the world of PR but we have been told that ARTE will feature online in Gulf News with a video, and in Aquarius magazine on their calendar. Plus we have our usuals. In April we were also picked up by the Khaleej Times. I would like you to join me in thanking Rohini, and Feroz & Tamer for their dedicated work in helping ARTE to continue to remain in the Dubai press.
ARTE events in MAY
The bookings form for the DFC and TSC events are available here http://www.arte.ae/ARTEtablebookingform.doc
6th May in Dubai Festival City near Ikea from 12 noon till 9pm, set up at 10am.
13th May in Times Square Center, Sheikh Zayed Road, from 12 noon till 7pm, set up at 10am.
The deadline for your payment for DFC and TSC is the last Wednesday before each of these events.
MONTHLY MARKETING THEME
The theme for May is Summer Fashion
The theme for June is Summer Holiday Gift Shopping
ARTE COFFEE MORNING
Monday 2nd May 2011 in Biella in Times Square at 10 am.
We thought it was time, at Arte HQ that we had a social event that is purely organised with you the vendors in mind. The actual Arte retailing events pass so quickly and we hardly get two minutes to talk to each other. At the ARTE coffee morning we can meet and discuss our businesses, ways to market and develop our businesses, promote our businesses via social networking, and also networking ourselves as individuals.
An invitation will be sent via Facebook and our e mail database closer to the time.
PLASTIC GRANULARS – Stuffing Pellets
We have been given bags of plastic granules, so if you can use any for stuffing of whatever, please come to the registration table so we can give you some. There are different colours and also apparently they are lightly fragranced. Obviously this freebee is for our attending vendors only.
Social & Cultural awareness
We have received a little nudge from one of our vendors to remind us of the country we live in: Can we all please make sure that anything which is placed on public display fully meets the rules and regulations of the UAE and is sympathetic to the local cultures and traditions, especially when it comes to religion and the nude male/female body.
INSPIRATION
We have found a wonderful article for you on how to choose products for a small business on here. http://retail.about.com/od/startingaretailbusiness/a/product_select.htm
And for those of you who are new to Facebook please join our ARTE Facebook fan page here
http://www.facebook.com/UAE.ARTE?ref=ts
COMPETITIONS
Our March Best display was won by Katarina Kovacev Ex Nemet with her splendid colourful display of fimo clay jewellery. Katarina will have her free table in May.
We are still watching the “LIKES” on our Facebook to see who is going to be the April Best Display winner. Please “LIKE” the displays you like the most ……. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150151566292379.289226.154436237378
GROWTH
Here are some of Arte members who have decided to take the next step in their crafting Career.
SolidariTea is a new enterprise set up by our wonderful Theresa Tsui.
Lisle Striker is now focusing on her Silver Clay classes and jewellery sales after she said NO to her 9 to 5 day job.
Raina Chandra is now full time with her paper jewellery and is now solely designing for a shop soon to be opened in Dubai
DOCUMENTS - See our website for all your much needed documents
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
ARTE on Facebook
ARTE on Blogspot
ARTE on Twitter
ARTE on the Internet
LOCATIONS & DIRECTIONS
Art House Dubai Gallery
Times Square Center & Dubai Festival City
We look forward to your registrations and your enquiries
Miriam & Paul
Let's take a moment to examine where mass production and big business have gotten us. Decades of an unyielding focus on economic growth and a corporate mentality have left us disconnected with nature, our communities, and the people and processes behind the objects in our lives. Artisans worldwide are set to change this, and so are we at ARTE in the United Arab Emirates. Sign up for the ARTE markets in May in DFC and TSC and join us in our green approach.
We have had a huge response to our eco drive in April and we were contacted by quite a few of the press. Things are never certain in the world of PR but we have been told that ARTE will feature online in Gulf News with a video, and in Aquarius magazine on their calendar. Plus we have our usuals. In April we were also picked up by the Khaleej Times. I would like you to join me in thanking Rohini, and Feroz & Tamer for their dedicated work in helping ARTE to continue to remain in the Dubai press.
ARTE events in MAY
The bookings form for the DFC and TSC events are available here http://www.arte.ae/ARTEtablebookingform.doc
6th May in Dubai Festival City near Ikea from 12 noon till 9pm, set up at 10am.
13th May in Times Square Center, Sheikh Zayed Road, from 12 noon till 7pm, set up at 10am.
The deadline for your payment for DFC and TSC is the last Wednesday before each of these events.
MONTHLY MARKETING THEME
The theme for May is Summer Fashion
The theme for June is Summer Holiday Gift Shopping
ARTE COFFEE MORNING
Monday 2nd May 2011 in Biella in Times Square at 10 am.
We thought it was time, at Arte HQ that we had a social event that is purely organised with you the vendors in mind. The actual Arte retailing events pass so quickly and we hardly get two minutes to talk to each other. At the ARTE coffee morning we can meet and discuss our businesses, ways to market and develop our businesses, promote our businesses via social networking, and also networking ourselves as individuals.
An invitation will be sent via Facebook and our e mail database closer to the time.
PLASTIC GRANULARS – Stuffing Pellets
We have been given bags of plastic granules, so if you can use any for stuffing of whatever, please come to the registration table so we can give you some. There are different colours and also apparently they are lightly fragranced. Obviously this freebee is for our attending vendors only.
Social & Cultural awareness
We have received a little nudge from one of our vendors to remind us of the country we live in: Can we all please make sure that anything which is placed on public display fully meets the rules and regulations of the UAE and is sympathetic to the local cultures and traditions, especially when it comes to religion and the nude male/female body.
INSPIRATION
We have found a wonderful article for you on how to choose products for a small business on here. http://retail.about.com/od/startingaretailbusiness/a/product_select.htm
And for those of you who are new to Facebook please join our ARTE Facebook fan page here
http://www.facebook.com/UAE.ARTE?ref=ts
COMPETITIONS
Our March Best display was won by Katarina Kovacev Ex Nemet with her splendid colourful display of fimo clay jewellery. Katarina will have her free table in May.
We are still watching the “LIKES” on our Facebook to see who is going to be the April Best Display winner. Please “LIKE” the displays you like the most ……. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150151566292379.289226.154436237378
GROWTH
Here are some of Arte members who have decided to take the next step in their crafting Career.
SolidariTea is a new enterprise set up by our wonderful Theresa Tsui.
Lisle Striker is now focusing on her Silver Clay classes and jewellery sales after she said NO to her 9 to 5 day job.
Raina Chandra is now full time with her paper jewellery and is now solely designing for a shop soon to be opened in Dubai
DOCUMENTS - See our website for all your much needed documents
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
ARTE on Facebook
ARTE on Blogspot
ARTE on Twitter
ARTE on the Internet
LOCATIONS & DIRECTIONS
Art House Dubai Gallery
Times Square Center & Dubai Festival City
We look forward to your registrations and your enquiries
Miriam & Paul
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
April Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dubai, 4 April, 2011
Artisans of the Emirates (ARTE) adopt green practises for Arts & Craft Market on Friday, 8th April, 2011
Market attractions to include Pets Plus drawing competition for kids plus Emirates Arthritis Foundation to host fund raiser exhibition
This Friday, 8th April, 2011 at Times Square Center, ARTE, Artisans of the Emirates – will host its second Green Market, a unique shopping experience where the urban consumer can discover unconventional, hard-to-find arts and crafts, as well as supporting the environment by purchasing
one-of-a-kind, sustainable products from local artisans. The markets will feature locally handmade products including food, art, fashion and craft. Eating and buying local is an integral part in preserving our earth and world.
Moreover, many artisans are also using Earth Day to draw attention to their implementation of
year-round greener practices such as forgoing the use of plastic bags for alternatives such as fabric or paper bags.
Among others, Van Kleuren, a locally based GREEN home business, will introduce a fresh collection of eco-conscious products made from only biodegradable materials such as cotton fabric scraps and barley to create microwavable hot/cold compresses. Their collection also includes note books made from old cardboard boxes and used paper bags. The eco vendors go the extra mile with their stall display which is made entirely of driftwood and stones from the beach and old wooden fruit and vegetable carts.
Also present this Friday, will be Pets Plus, who are conducting a drawing contest, in conjunction with Times Square Center. Visitors are encouraged to bring their children, who will be able to participate in a drawing competition for a chance for their artworks to displayed in Times Square Center for public viewing. Children may choose from a variety of themes such as colouring a sea water scenery or drawing their favourite pets. The aim is to raise more awareness about animal welfare in the community from a grass root level.
Emirates Arthritis Foundation will be attending by hosting a special fund raising sale for a special selection of handmade items donated by volunteers and supporters of the organisation.
Emirates Arthritis Foundation Mission, works across the seven Emirates and many cultures with one objective which is to educate the growing population of the UAE about the realities of Arthritis. Please check out their website www.arthritis.ae
Moreover, Feline Friends a permanent fixture now at Times Square Center will continue with their fundraising secondhand book sale. They offer an environmentally friendly (and budget friendly) option to stocking your library with wonderful books. All books at the sale are donations from the community, and are in fair or good condition. Both fiction of all genres and nonfiction will be available.
About ARTE
ARTE, Artisans of the Emirates was founded in 2005 by Miriam Walsh, a felt maker, and Paul Townsend, a silversmith; both experienced artisans regularly featuring at the fairs in Dubai and long-term residents of Dubai.
Many of the craft fairs in Dubai at that time included a high percentage of imported goods of varying quality and often produced in bulk. Mixed with a sense of dissatisfaction of how other events were run, Paul & Miriam decided to set up their own Artisan of the Emirates community to showcase the quality work produced by talented individuals living in the UAE.
ARTE has seen a rapid increase in membership since 2005; it now boasts nearly 2000 members, from at least 30 different countries, with items as diverse as contemporary silver jewellery, haute couture clothing, artistically designed cakes for special occasions, Waldorf dolls, pottery, crochet items, silk & wool felted scarves, hats & bags, photography and digital art plus painting styles ranging from oils, watercolours and acrylics to pencil drawings and 3D mixed media pieces. The souks offer the ideal venue for gift buyers and souvenir hunters, or those just looking for locally made quality art and crafts as a lasting memory of the Arabian region.
The ARTE markets are now the regular haunt for around 100 different vendors and continues to offer a relaxed family atmosphere with plenty of hands on mini workshops for the visitors to try out. For more information about ARTE, please contact us.
For media enquiries, interviews and high resolution images please contact:
Miriam Walsh or Paul Townsend
Co-Founders of Artisans of the Emirates
Tel: +971 50 4567481
E info@arte.ae
W www.arte.ae
FB www.facebook.com/UAE.ARTE
T www.twitter.com/UAEArte
Artisans of the Emirates (ARTE) adopt green practises for Arts & Craft Market on Friday, 8th April, 2011
Market attractions to include Pets Plus drawing competition for kids plus Emirates Arthritis Foundation to host fund raiser exhibition
This Friday, 8th April, 2011 at Times Square Center, ARTE, Artisans of the Emirates – will host its second Green Market, a unique shopping experience where the urban consumer can discover unconventional, hard-to-find arts and crafts, as well as supporting the environment by purchasing
one-of-a-kind, sustainable products from local artisans. The markets will feature locally handmade products including food, art, fashion and craft. Eating and buying local is an integral part in preserving our earth and world.
Moreover, many artisans are also using Earth Day to draw attention to their implementation of
year-round greener practices such as forgoing the use of plastic bags for alternatives such as fabric or paper bags.
Among others, Van Kleuren, a locally based GREEN home business, will introduce a fresh collection of eco-conscious products made from only biodegradable materials such as cotton fabric scraps and barley to create microwavable hot/cold compresses. Their collection also includes note books made from old cardboard boxes and used paper bags. The eco vendors go the extra mile with their stall display which is made entirely of driftwood and stones from the beach and old wooden fruit and vegetable carts.
Also present this Friday, will be Pets Plus, who are conducting a drawing contest, in conjunction with Times Square Center. Visitors are encouraged to bring their children, who will be able to participate in a drawing competition for a chance for their artworks to displayed in Times Square Center for public viewing. Children may choose from a variety of themes such as colouring a sea water scenery or drawing their favourite pets. The aim is to raise more awareness about animal welfare in the community from a grass root level.
Emirates Arthritis Foundation will be attending by hosting a special fund raising sale for a special selection of handmade items donated by volunteers and supporters of the organisation.
Emirates Arthritis Foundation Mission, works across the seven Emirates and many cultures with one objective which is to educate the growing population of the UAE about the realities of Arthritis. Please check out their website www.arthritis.ae
Moreover, Feline Friends a permanent fixture now at Times Square Center will continue with their fundraising secondhand book sale. They offer an environmentally friendly (and budget friendly) option to stocking your library with wonderful books. All books at the sale are donations from the community, and are in fair or good condition. Both fiction of all genres and nonfiction will be available.
About ARTE
ARTE, Artisans of the Emirates was founded in 2005 by Miriam Walsh, a felt maker, and Paul Townsend, a silversmith; both experienced artisans regularly featuring at the fairs in Dubai and long-term residents of Dubai.
Many of the craft fairs in Dubai at that time included a high percentage of imported goods of varying quality and often produced in bulk. Mixed with a sense of dissatisfaction of how other events were run, Paul & Miriam decided to set up their own Artisan of the Emirates community to showcase the quality work produced by talented individuals living in the UAE.
ARTE has seen a rapid increase in membership since 2005; it now boasts nearly 2000 members, from at least 30 different countries, with items as diverse as contemporary silver jewellery, haute couture clothing, artistically designed cakes for special occasions, Waldorf dolls, pottery, crochet items, silk & wool felted scarves, hats & bags, photography and digital art plus painting styles ranging from oils, watercolours and acrylics to pencil drawings and 3D mixed media pieces. The souks offer the ideal venue for gift buyers and souvenir hunters, or those just looking for locally made quality art and crafts as a lasting memory of the Arabian region.
The ARTE markets are now the regular haunt for around 100 different vendors and continues to offer a relaxed family atmosphere with plenty of hands on mini workshops for the visitors to try out. For more information about ARTE, please contact us.
For media enquiries, interviews and high resolution images please contact:
Miriam Walsh or Paul Townsend
Co-Founders of Artisans of the Emirates
Tel: +971 50 4567481
E info@arte.ae
W www.arte.ae
FB www.facebook.com/UAE.ARTE
T www.twitter.com/UAEArte
Thursday, March 31, 2011
April Newsletter
Hello Artisans of the Emirates
With ARTE in RaK and ARTE in the DMM mall we are running a little late, we apologise......
We take bookings for the following UPCOMING EVENTS:
31st March to 2nd April Dubai Marina Mall Street Festival
1st April Dubai Festival City Centre near Ikea
8th April Times Square Center Dubai
6th May Dubai Festival City Centre
13th May Times Square Center Dubai
APRIL MARKETS
The bookings form for the DFC and TSC events are available here www.arte.ae/docs.html .
We only have a couple of ART spaces left at the DMM Street Festival event, all craft tables are taken.
Deadline for your payment for DFC and TSC is the last Wednesday before each of these events.
MONTHLY MARKETING THEME
The theme for April is Save the Earth and Easter. Rohini has written an amazing special on Save the Earth as an artisan. Please click on this link to read more www.arte.ae/docs/EcoARTE.docx
Art House Dubai Gallery
Arte are working with Art House Gallery to set up a "drop off" box. The box will be used as an easy form/money drop off location (instead of bothering the Art House girls). It will also be stacked with envelopes and blank forms, (should your forget yours). This may take a few weeks to get set up, so in the meantime, please continue to be polite and well mannered when dealing with ART House gallery, and make sure that any questions you may have are answered either over the phone or via Email before you reach the Art House gallery.
COMPETITIONS
· Best February stall was by our teenage vendors Miss Alycia and Elyssa doing jewellery and cards. They have been awarded with a free table in April. Best stalls are measured by LIKE clicks on our facebook fan page.
· Best March stall photographs are uploaded, and wait for your clicks. Please invite your own friends to view the album and click what they like. In order for this to work, please also tag yourself, and comment where necessary. Recently we had a fabulous conversation between a few vendors about the emotions raised by a pencil drawing.
ARTISAN HIGHLIGHT
ARTE Teenangers in the spot light. We have the regular attendance of Chad and his arty schoolmates as well as Louise and her. Where the product is entirely made by the students, and when the initiative comes from the students (less than 18 yrs old) a half rate on the overall fee is offered.
ARTISAN TIPS & TRICKS
We often see vendors who only visit an ARTE market once, never to return, and we have great difficulty understanding this logic. We total understand that each of you have your own reasons for attending which vary from a day out (away from you home and kitchen), a day with like minded people, for some it is just a test to see how the market responds to your new product idea and for others (especially in these difficult times) it is all about the money.
But in our opinion it is very difficult to judge with just one visit. If you talk to any of our founder members, they all have good days and bad. If you have a good original well made product, a fine display that represents an identity style, as well as commitment and a chatty attitude with a smiley face, then you will succeed, but it may just take a little patience. It may require a small change in your pricing, or your product to turn what seems like a total loss into a huge profit making business. The key is to keep talking to your customers and other vendors, listen to what they have to say. As the old saying goes “if you keep doing the same thing, you are going to get the same results” and life is a journey and so is your evolvement at ARTE markets.
If you have any good ideas to share, why not drop us a line so we can include it in our next newsletter in May.
DOCUMENTS
ARTE registration forms, click here. Please fill in the date of the event you wish to take part in.
ARTE market themes documents, click here.
ARTE food regulations documents, click here.
ARTE is Green documents, click here.
ARTE poster Dubai Marina Mall, click here
ARTE poster Dubai Festival City Centre, click here
ARTE poster Times Square Center Dubai, click here.
Please email these posters, put on your own website, facebook, print and cut and hand out.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
ARTE on Facebook, click here
ARTE on Blogspot, click here
ARTE on Twitter, click here
ARTE on the Internet, click here
LOCATIONS & DIRECTIONS
Art House Dubai Gallery, click here
Times Square Center, click here
Dubai Festival City Centre, click here
Al Hamra Mall, RAK, click here
Dubai Marina Mall, click here
We look forward to your registrations and your enquiries,
Kindest regards,
Miriam Walsh & Paul Townsend
www.arte.ae
info@arte.ae
Miriam Walsh & Paul Townsend
www.arte.ae
info@arte.ae
With ARTE in RaK and ARTE in the DMM mall we are running a little late, we apologise......
We take bookings for the following UPCOMING EVENTS:
31st March to 2nd April Dubai Marina Mall Street Festival
1st April Dubai Festival City Centre near Ikea
8th April Times Square Center Dubai
6th May Dubai Festival City Centre
13th May Times Square Center Dubai
APRIL MARKETS
The bookings form for the DFC and TSC events are available here www.arte.ae/docs.html .
We only have a couple of ART spaces left at the DMM Street Festival event, all craft tables are taken.
Deadline for your payment for DFC and TSC is the last Wednesday before each of these events.
MONTHLY MARKETING THEME
The theme for April is Save the Earth and Easter. Rohini has written an amazing special on Save the Earth as an artisan. Please click on this link to read more www.arte.ae/docs/EcoARTE.docx
Art House Dubai Gallery
Arte are working with Art House Gallery to set up a "drop off" box. The box will be used as an easy form/money drop off location (instead of bothering the Art House girls). It will also be stacked with envelopes and blank forms, (should your forget yours). This may take a few weeks to get set up, so in the meantime, please continue to be polite and well mannered when dealing with ART House gallery, and make sure that any questions you may have are answered either over the phone or via Email before you reach the Art House gallery.
COMPETITIONS
· Best February stall was by our teenage vendors Miss Alycia and Elyssa doing jewellery and cards. They have been awarded with a free table in April. Best stalls are measured by LIKE clicks on our facebook fan page.
· Best March stall photographs are uploaded, and wait for your clicks. Please invite your own friends to view the album and click what they like. In order for this to work, please also tag yourself, and comment where necessary. Recently we had a fabulous conversation between a few vendors about the emotions raised by a pencil drawing.
ARTISAN HIGHLIGHT
ARTE Teenangers in the spot light. We have the regular attendance of Chad and his arty schoolmates as well as Louise and her. Where the product is entirely made by the students, and when the initiative comes from the students (less than 18 yrs old) a half rate on the overall fee is offered.
ARTISAN TIPS & TRICKS
We often see vendors who only visit an ARTE market once, never to return, and we have great difficulty understanding this logic. We total understand that each of you have your own reasons for attending which vary from a day out (away from you home and kitchen), a day with like minded people, for some it is just a test to see how the market responds to your new product idea and for others (especially in these difficult times) it is all about the money.
But in our opinion it is very difficult to judge with just one visit. If you talk to any of our founder members, they all have good days and bad. If you have a good original well made product, a fine display that represents an identity style, as well as commitment and a chatty attitude with a smiley face, then you will succeed, but it may just take a little patience. It may require a small change in your pricing, or your product to turn what seems like a total loss into a huge profit making business. The key is to keep talking to your customers and other vendors, listen to what they have to say. As the old saying goes “if you keep doing the same thing, you are going to get the same results” and life is a journey and so is your evolvement at ARTE markets.
If you have any good ideas to share, why not drop us a line so we can include it in our next newsletter in May.
DOCUMENTS
ARTE registration forms, click here. Please fill in the date of the event you wish to take part in.
ARTE market themes documents, click here.
ARTE food regulations documents, click here.
ARTE is Green documents, click here.
ARTE poster Dubai Marina Mall, click here
ARTE poster Dubai Festival City Centre, click here
ARTE poster Times Square Center Dubai, click here.
Please email these posters, put on your own website, facebook, print and cut and hand out.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
ARTE on Facebook, click here
ARTE on Blogspot, click here
ARTE on Twitter, click here
ARTE on the Internet, click here
LOCATIONS & DIRECTIONS
Art House Dubai Gallery, click here
Times Square Center, click here
Dubai Festival City Centre, click here
Al Hamra Mall, RAK, click here
Dubai Marina Mall, click here
We look forward to your registrations and your enquiries,
Kindest regards,
Miriam Walsh & Paul Townsend
www.arte.ae
info@arte.ae
Miriam Walsh & Paul Townsend
www.arte.ae
info@arte.ae
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
February Update
Hello
January is nearly finished and February is just around the corner and we hope that the beginning of 2011 has been going well for you so far... We have many events coming up. We find our way carefully through a maze of offers to hold ARTE markets all over the region. We cautiously assess the potentials on your behalf and we focus on what is best for you, the Artisans. We turn down many kind offers along the way, but this year we have decided to try out some new and exciting events. Read on...
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 28th & 29th ARTE in the Greens, the Emaar Community Winter Fair (bookings have closed).
February 4th ARTE Market in Dubai Festival City Centre
February 4th & 5th ARTE is managing the Souk in the Meadows Village, the Emirates Living Community Winter Fair (imported art & Craft)
February 11th ARTE Soukh in Times Square Center
March 4th ARTE Market in Dubai Festival City Centre
March 11th ARTE Soukh in Times Square Center, Dubai
March 25th ARTE in Al Hamra mall in Ras al Khaimah
March 25th ARTE in Abu Dhabi - to be reconfirmed
ARTE in DFC and TSC, only Handmade in the UAE need apply, Dhs 200 + per slot.
ARTE in The Meadows, is open to imported art & crafts, weekend bookings only. Non Handmade in the UAE Dhs 500 + and Handmade in the UAE by Artisan Dhs 350 +.
ARTE in Al Hamra mall, only Handmade in the UAE need apply, Dhs 200 + per slot.
Specifics on the Souk in the Meadows Village, Emirates Living, Emaar Community Winter Fair
If you are someone who imports art or craft from elsewhere and you would like to display the products on the market scene, we would like to invite you to sign on for the two day Winter Family Fair held in the Meadows Village in Dubai on 4th and 5th February 2011. The Emirates Living event is an Emaar Community Fun Fair and it is not an ARTE souk, but we are helping the organisers to arrange the vendors. Your product still needs to be unique and cannot be a duplicate of other vendors. I need extensive details including photographs of the work you will display.
What It is not limited to Handmade in the UAE, IMPORTED art, crafts and designs are permitted.
No products that clash with the main sponsors, such as Vietnamese handicrafts, open hot foods, cosmetics, fitness, biking, etc.
Food products must be pre-cooked and appropriately wrapped, only bakeware and jams & pickles. No meat products, No hot foods.
When Friday & Saturday, 4th & 5th February
Where The Meadows Village Car Park near Spinneys supermarket, outdoor
How much Dhs 500 for 2 days, single day bookings are not available
How many Limited spaces only (around 25)
Timing 10 am till 6 pm
Registration 8 am
Set Up 8 am - 9.30 am
Attendance Strictly NO early departures, or staying beyond the official timing of the event
Electricity Limited availability
Shading Bring your own sun umbrella, suitable for pavement standing
Bookings Email info@arte.ae, first come first served basis, however we will aim to balance the range of products
Deadline Sunday 30th January 2011, 1pm
Cancellation In case of cancellation due to reasons beyond our control, we will not be able to issue any refunds as we are investing significantly into this event on your behalf
GENERAL ARTE Tips & Tricks & Pointers
No Food items on Craft tables or in Art spaces. if you are a food vendor read the food notes on our website.
We have ARTE artisan badges/buttons, if you have not received one, come and collect one (DFC / TSC). If you already have one, wear it with pride and joy.
Our blog holds all the emails sent and will provide a great source of tips and tricks, a great source of inspiration if you are in an Artisans' selling dip, or if you are new to the ARTE group.
Facebook Group will be closed as of 1st February, to allow us to focus on the ARTE FB Fanpage. If you have been to recent events check out our pages, we have uploaded 100s of photos. If you see your stall or your product, tag it with your name. if you see something nice, write a friendly comment. Facebook is our best source for networking at the moment.
We have recently been in the Souk Scan of Friday Magazine, 24/7 website, GoodTaste magazine, Time Out magazines, TV and Radio....
We not only advertise in Connector, Xpress, 7 Days, Time Out, but also on FB and Google.
Number Facts: 1880 artisans on our database, 3750 clients on our customer database, Facebook fanpage advert saw nearly 90.000 impressions, the stats for the actual ARTE fanpage are hanging around 1000 active users, with about 700 people liking us, and 400 visits, plus a 100 posted messages. The ARTE website runs on well over 3000 hits per day, totalling to about 75000 plus hits per month.
We have reduced the rental rate of the wooden art easels in Times Square Center to Dhs 20 each. You are given 2 in an art space (or one rack) and you can rent up to a maximum of 3 additional easels (or one other rack)
We have set a theme calendar, this document is now also available from our website, link is further below.
COMPETITIONS
Best January ARTE stall will be announced later, but before the February DFC and TSC events.
If you have any wonderful Valentine products load them onto our facebook fanpage. It is a great way to let others know what you are doing.....
DOCUMENTS
ARTE registration form, click here
ARTE market themes document, click here
ARTE food regulations document, click here
The posters for ARTE in the Greens/Views, Meadows Village, Al Hamra Mall in RAK, Times Square Center and Dubai Festival City Centre will be uploaded on our website under Documents as well in a day or so. Please revert back to it. These posters you can email, put on your own website, facebook, print and cut and hand out.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
ARTE on facebook, click here
ARTE on Blogspot, click here
ARTE on Twitter, click here
ARTE on the internet, click here
LOCATIONS & DIRECTIONS
Art House Dubai Gallery, click here
The Greens, click here
The Meadows Village, click here
Times Square Center, click here
Dubai Festival City Centre, click here
Al Hamra Mall, RAK, click here
We hope that the above is making it all a bit clearer for you (and us). Use it!!!!!
Pick up your bookmarks from Art House Gallery when you drop off your payment.
Deadline bookings are always the last Wednesday before Festival City and Times Square dates, and the last Sunday before the Emaar and RAK and AD events.
We look forward to your registrations and your enquiries,
Kindest regards,
Miriam Walsh & Paul Townsend
ARTE, Artisans of the Emirates
Miriam Walsh & Paul Townsend
www.arte.ae
info@arte.ae
January is nearly finished and February is just around the corner and we hope that the beginning of 2011 has been going well for you so far... We have many events coming up. We find our way carefully through a maze of offers to hold ARTE markets all over the region. We cautiously assess the potentials on your behalf and we focus on what is best for you, the Artisans. We turn down many kind offers along the way, but this year we have decided to try out some new and exciting events. Read on...
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 28th & 29th ARTE in the Greens, the Emaar Community Winter Fair (bookings have closed).
February 4th ARTE Market in Dubai Festival City Centre
February 4th & 5th ARTE is managing the Souk in the Meadows Village, the Emirates Living Community Winter Fair (imported art & Craft)
February 11th ARTE Soukh in Times Square Center
March 4th ARTE Market in Dubai Festival City Centre
March 11th ARTE Soukh in Times Square Center, Dubai
March 25th ARTE in Al Hamra mall in Ras al Khaimah
March 25th ARTE in Abu Dhabi - to be reconfirmed
ARTE in DFC and TSC, only Handmade in the UAE need apply, Dhs 200 + per slot.
ARTE in The Meadows, is open to imported art & crafts, weekend bookings only. Non Handmade in the UAE Dhs 500 + and Handmade in the UAE by Artisan Dhs 350 +.
ARTE in Al Hamra mall, only Handmade in the UAE need apply, Dhs 200 + per slot.
Specifics on the Souk in the Meadows Village, Emirates Living, Emaar Community Winter Fair
If you are someone who imports art or craft from elsewhere and you would like to display the products on the market scene, we would like to invite you to sign on for the two day Winter Family Fair held in the Meadows Village in Dubai on 4th and 5th February 2011. The Emirates Living event is an Emaar Community Fun Fair and it is not an ARTE souk, but we are helping the organisers to arrange the vendors. Your product still needs to be unique and cannot be a duplicate of other vendors. I need extensive details including photographs of the work you will display.
What It is not limited to Handmade in the UAE, IMPORTED art, crafts and designs are permitted.
No products that clash with the main sponsors, such as Vietnamese handicrafts, open hot foods, cosmetics, fitness, biking, etc.
Food products must be pre-cooked and appropriately wrapped, only bakeware and jams & pickles. No meat products, No hot foods.
When Friday & Saturday, 4th & 5th February
Where The Meadows Village Car Park near Spinneys supermarket, outdoor
How much Dhs 500 for 2 days, single day bookings are not available
How many Limited spaces only (around 25)
Timing 10 am till 6 pm
Registration 8 am
Set Up 8 am - 9.30 am
Attendance Strictly NO early departures, or staying beyond the official timing of the event
Electricity Limited availability
Shading Bring your own sun umbrella, suitable for pavement standing
Bookings Email info@arte.ae, first come first served basis, however we will aim to balance the range of products
Deadline Sunday 30th January 2011, 1pm
Cancellation In case of cancellation due to reasons beyond our control, we will not be able to issue any refunds as we are investing significantly into this event on your behalf
GENERAL ARTE Tips & Tricks & Pointers
No Food items on Craft tables or in Art spaces. if you are a food vendor read the food notes on our website.
We have ARTE artisan badges/buttons, if you have not received one, come and collect one (DFC / TSC). If you already have one, wear it with pride and joy.
Our blog holds all the emails sent and will provide a great source of tips and tricks, a great source of inspiration if you are in an Artisans' selling dip, or if you are new to the ARTE group.
Facebook Group will be closed as of 1st February, to allow us to focus on the ARTE FB Fanpage. If you have been to recent events check out our pages, we have uploaded 100s of photos. If you see your stall or your product, tag it with your name. if you see something nice, write a friendly comment. Facebook is our best source for networking at the moment.
We have recently been in the Souk Scan of Friday Magazine, 24/7 website, GoodTaste magazine, Time Out magazines, TV and Radio....
We not only advertise in Connector, Xpress, 7 Days, Time Out, but also on FB and Google.
Number Facts: 1880 artisans on our database, 3750 clients on our customer database, Facebook fanpage advert saw nearly 90.000 impressions, the stats for the actual ARTE fanpage are hanging around 1000 active users, with about 700 people liking us, and 400 visits, plus a 100 posted messages. The ARTE website runs on well over 3000 hits per day, totalling to about 75000 plus hits per month.
We have reduced the rental rate of the wooden art easels in Times Square Center to Dhs 20 each. You are given 2 in an art space (or one rack) and you can rent up to a maximum of 3 additional easels (or one other rack)
We have set a theme calendar, this document is now also available from our website, link is further below.
COMPETITIONS
Best January ARTE stall will be announced later, but before the February DFC and TSC events.
If you have any wonderful Valentine products load them onto our facebook fanpage. It is a great way to let others know what you are doing.....
DOCUMENTS
ARTE registration form, click here
ARTE market themes document, click here
ARTE food regulations document, click here
The posters for ARTE in the Greens/Views, Meadows Village, Al Hamra Mall in RAK, Times Square Center and Dubai Festival City Centre will be uploaded on our website under Documents as well in a day or so. Please revert back to it. These posters you can email, put on your own website, facebook, print and cut and hand out.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
ARTE on facebook, click here
ARTE on Blogspot, click here
ARTE on Twitter, click here
ARTE on the internet, click here
LOCATIONS & DIRECTIONS
Art House Dubai Gallery, click here
The Greens, click here
The Meadows Village, click here
Times Square Center, click here
Dubai Festival City Centre, click here
Al Hamra Mall, RAK, click here
We hope that the above is making it all a bit clearer for you (and us). Use it!!!!!
Pick up your bookmarks from Art House Gallery when you drop off your payment.
Deadline bookings are always the last Wednesday before Festival City and Times Square dates, and the last Sunday before the Emaar and RAK and AD events.
We look forward to your registrations and your enquiries,
Kindest regards,
Miriam Walsh & Paul Townsend
ARTE, Artisans of the Emirates
Miriam Walsh & Paul Townsend
www.arte.ae
info@arte.ae
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