Newletter September 2010

HELLO Artisans of the Emirates

Dubai Festival City ARTE Market for the summer is now behind us and we are looking forward to a regular balanced market season in both Times Square Center (TSC) and Dubai Festival City Centre (DFC).

NEW ARTE Subtitle - give us your vote through our facebook page - http://bit.ly/aW3T8A
1. MADE, NOT MANUFACTURED
2. LOCALLY MADE, NOT MANUFACTURED
3. UAE MADE, NOT MANUFACTURED
4. MADE IN THE UAE, NOT MANUFACTURED

5. HANDCRAFTED, NOT MANUFACTURED
6. LOCALLY HANDCRAFTED, NOT MANUFACTURED
7. UAE HANDCRAFTED, NOT MANUFACTURED
8. or simply Handmade in the UAE

Registration Form & E-Poster
What do you think of our new mosaic on our posters and adverts? We have spent a few weeks working on this with Inka to whom we are so very grateful for her assistance. Attached or below you will find the E-poster for TSC that we would like you to further email to friends and family and colleagues, add to your local supermarket notice board and in your apartment building, or club house. Any costs associated with the supermarket notice boards will be reimbursed on showing of a receipt.
The registration form is also attached. Please print this out and deliver this with your cash payment to Art House Dubai Gallery on Al Wasl Road. Check out our website for further details www.arte.ae . The deadline for registration and payment for the Times Square Center ARTE Soukh on 17th September, this weekend is Wednesday 1pm. Any payment dropped off after that time will NOT be included in our count up.

Fee Dhs 200 per unit
Membership Dhs 100 if this is your first participation
Rack Dhs 50
Easel Dhs 25
Demo table Dhs 75

Set up 10am, not before
Market advertised from 12 noon till 7pm

Early arrivals have to entertain themselves, and early departures are not permitted!

Money
If we still have money against your name in the ARTE fund can you please make arrangement to use these funds asap.

NO Fixed Bookings & Lucky Draw for all
We will NOT be doing any fixed bookings for the area between Caribou Cafe and the Elevators. Except for a handful of vendors who have been coming to ARTE Soukh since September 2005 on a monthly basis. We feel we owe them for their commitment through high and low seasons and the creation of ARTE. All tables are therefore given out on a Lucky Draw System.

Table Buddies & Double Table Bookings
If you book two tables or if you would like to be next to your friend we will have a separate lucky draw system for the double units.

Floor Space in TSC
As we are all aware Times Square is going through an episode of change. On the ground floor some more shops have closed temporarily due to a big renovation that they are working towards. This has resulted that another kiosk has gone into ARTE area. TSC provides plenty of space for all vendors, and the management of TSC and I as well (Paul is less excited) are keen to use the space on the first floor. Please visit this area and have a look to see how you like it. Let us know.

Light & Electricity
Bring your own and don't moan!

ARTE Food
My dream is also to expand ARTE Food into ARTE Slow Food Dubai! This growing concept is a combination between organic food and enjoyment. If you are one of our foodies, consider this concept..... research the internet.... find out more! And watch this space!

The Team & Registration Desk
Please meet Helen & Stephen at the registration desk on your arrival. The other team members on Friday are Bekky, Carrie, Hayet, Heba, Paul T and Tamer, if you need any tips on tricks of the trade go find them for a chat.

Social Media
We are getting stronger and stronger with our Facebook, Twitter, Blog and Youtube, not forgetting our own website. We thank our amazing webmaster (you know who you are), Bekky, Debbie, Jan & Suzie and all our vendors who tweet us, share us and follow us.

Grumbles & Encouragement & Pricing
During the summer period we received a strong email from a vendor who was absolutely unhappy with his sales after only spending a short time at the ARTE Market.......and he then left. I hope that all vendors look at ARTE as a place not only to try and earn some extra money, but also a place where we meet like minded people, were we get inspired and encouraged, where we make new friendships, where we find that part of ourselves that gives us a happy glow, a smile on our face and a lovely sense of contentment.
We also receive emails about people who are not sure what to charge and who deal with low budgets. The overheads you face such as market fees, transport costs, postal charges, materials costs, your time to think, experiment and create, your baby sitter, tools of your trade, should all be included in your sales price. Whatever you like to exclude is entirely your personal choice, but when you make your business plan, your spread sheet you need to consider the above points and perhaps more that i have left out. The price of your product is not purely the cost of the material. Honour yourself, stand your ground for your work, design and effort. We see way too many cheap products at ARTE and that brings the overall tenor down. Look at how much profit do you make on selling something cheap. In my experience you have to sell a stack load of cheap stuff to equate that profit if you sell a quality inventive product that comes with a price tag.

Till Friday as a vendor or customer or simply visitor

Very Best Wishes
Miriam Walsh, Paul T and the ARTE Team
www.arte.ae