March Newsletter

We have crossed 1400 members on our database! And we are on You Tube! We were interviewed by Xpress, so watch that space. We are featured in the Souq Scan in the Friday magazine, virtually every week. We were on 2 radio channels and we had vendors phoning in to the DJs for more ARTE advertising. If YOU see us in print, or hear us on the air, please let us know.

ARTE in Dubai Festival City in March will be outside on the Marina Terrace. We have limited slots available, so guarantee your spot with an email to info@arte now. And please check your email daily during the week of the event.

A special note to vendors who sell imported handmade products. The ARTE Soukh in Times Square Center is only for vendors who make their own work here in the UAE. The reselling of imported items is not permitted. If you import and resell you can sign up for the ARTE Market in Festival City, but even there, your product has to be of a unique design, not available in the high street / main shopping malls, and has to be extremely well made. At Festival Centre we only have a few places available for vendors that resell imported handmade products, the focus remains on the work of the Artisans of the Emirates. If you wish your imported work to be considered for a place at Festival City then you must submit photos for our approval first. Please note that imported jewellery and fresh food products are NOT permitted under any circumstances.


5th March ARTE Market in Festival Centre at Dubai Festival City, Marina Terrace, Dubai
Set up 12:00 hrs
Timing 14:00 - 21:00 hrs
Advertising The ARTE Market is advertised in 7 Days and Xpress newspaper, as well as the Connector magazine, FYI, we are also distributing FC / ARTE bookmarks
Fee Dhs 125 for Artisans of the Emirates – vendors who make their own products here in the UAE
Dhs 250 for vendors who import their handmade products, imported jewellery
Dhs 100 membership fee, a once off payment
Only wire grid art panels are available, no wooden easels, additional once to your allowance are rented out at Dhs 50 for a double panel
Bookings By email to info@arte.ae, not through Art House
Products no fresh food and no imported jewellery
Lights bring your own extension cord and your own lights. Table lamps are best since there are no walls to clip on to.
Deadline Tuesday 2nd February, no late bookings will be accepted, bookings closed after this date
Payment On the day at the event
Cancellation 24 hrs before the event by email
No show full payment is still required through Art House Gallery.


12th March ARTE Soukh in Times Square Center, Dubai
Set up 10:00 am, sign in at our Registration Desk opposite the escalator with Hayet, Heba or Helen and draw your lucky table number
Timing 12:00 – 19:00 hrs
Fee Dhs 200 * see the form for details
Dhs 100 membership fee, a once off payment to settle with your first market fee
Bookings Fill out the form attached, prepare the cash payment, take this to Art House Dubai Gallery in Jumeirah 2 on Al Wasl road
Deadline Tuesday 9th February, no late bookings will be accepted, books are closed after this date
Payment Only cash payments through the gallery, no payments on the day
Cancellation 24 hours before by email
Advertising Express, 7 Days, Connector, fyi, more magazines in the pipeline, many free listings on UAE based websites, plus a steady stream of articles or ARTE vendors in Friday magazine (GN) and Aquarius magazine
Read on…..
· Bring lights and extension cords, if light is of a concern to you.
· Every month we have the press visiting. Please never say no to an interview, if you are not sure, just talk to either Jan D’Sa, Paul or myself. The experience is awesome! Do you have a ready made personal profile – ask Jan D’Sa for help, do you have images of your work without a background (ask the photographers for support), all of this will tremendously speed up the process of getting your image out there.
§ Sun Café continues to support ARTE Soukh with their discounted beverages. Any customers buying food of an ARTE Food vendor can take this to the Sun Café and enjoy their purchase with a freshly brewed coffee or tea at a discounted rate. Please feel free to give the discounted café vouchers to any of your clients.
§ Feline Friends are always looking for volunteers to help on their sale days. Please contact loridubai@yahoo.com if you would like to get involved
§ Color Nail Spa for mothers and daughters is a spa based in TSC and famous for its kids spa party, they offer hair braiding and girly manicures to our little princesses during ARTE
§ Art House Dubai Gallery continues to support ARTE by taking our booking forms and offering ARTE members 10% discount on framing
§ Food vendors please adhere to hygiene rules and handle your food items with gloves and wrap in appropriate packaging
§ The focus for March is mother’s day
§ Photography – Feroz & Tamer are available to take pictures of your work for the ETSY page on the www.arte.ae website, but also for your brochures and websites. Please approach them and discuss a deal. You can contact Feroz Khan on feroz.k.khan@gmail.com and Tamer Khalifat on khalifat75@hotmail.com.

Information - for further information please check out our website www.arte.ae , for queries email info@arte.ae

Communication – emailing our news to 1400 artisans remains an unstable activity. Please sign up to our face book pages and BlogSpot. We are doing our best to keep these up to date. Please log on to www.youtube.com and search for ARTE. We are up and running. Thank you Evelyn Brey.

Remember – selling at the ARTE markets requires preparation, skills, patience. The ARTE team prepares the cause with great venues, guidance and a PR & Marketing programme, but you need to enjoy the process of building your own customers with a huge smile and a happy heart. Network, handout those business cards, work on your display each time, be prepared for the season, and above all please do not just gauge your success by money. Look at respect, self esteem, friendship, changes and different opportunities that come your way by taking part in the ARTE markets.

Good Luck and we hope to see you in either FC, TSC or both,

Kind regards

Miriam Walsh & Paul Townsend