Artist Qualifications

Handmade American & Canadian Craft Only.

Jury Process is Required.

The IndieMe Marketplace is a collection of artist owned studios within the USA and Canada. Regardless of the participating showcase, all artists must qualify as follows:

  • All work, especially main design elements, must be of original design by the artist/studio.
  • No work may be assembled from commercial kits or commercial molds.
  • All work must be made or assembled within the USA or Canada.
  • Are you a food and drink maker? Join our Artisan Food platform. All food and drink items must be 100% made in USA and Canada. View the platform here.

Living in Glass Houses

IndieMe reserves the right to refuse any enrollment for any reason, including not fully meeting these qualification requirements or misrepresentation in the type of work, quality of work, or quality of images presented for screening. After acceptance, artists are expected to continue presenting as good or better photography and must ask for additional screening before showing new media other than what was presented originally.

Be prepared for the jury process. Take great photo's on neutral backgrounds and be sure to price your work for wholesale. Your retailers will, on average, price your work at a minimum of 2x also known as keystoning. Many retailers price at 2.5 and above. Learn more about Flat Fee vs. Commission based platforms here.

Showcases

When applying, each artist must select an appropriate showcase category for their work, which has the following additional requirements:

Our largest showcase featuring handmade crafts in all media.

  • Artists are screened by providing 12 product images, and 1 image of the artist making their work.
  • All work must be at least partially handmade, using some, little or no prefabricated material.
  • All work must be made by the artist, or employees and contractors may be used.

Jewelry artists and designers selling all price ranges.

  • Artists are screened by providing 12 product images, and 1 image of the artist making their work.
  • All work must be at least partially handmade, using some, little or no prefabricated material.
  • All work must be made by the artist, or employees and contractors may be used.
  • Jewelry bead artists must have a minimum of 5 successful/current wholesale accounts and will be asked to supply these references.

Handmade wearable art and fashion accessories.

  • Artists are screened by providing 12 product images, and 1 image of the artist making their work.
  • All work must be at least partially handmade, using some, little or no prefabricated material.
  • All work must be made by the artist, or employees and contractors may be used.

Unique candles, soaps, aromatics and well-being products.

  • Artists are screened by providing 12 product images, and 1 image of the artist making their work.
  • All work must be at least partially handmade, using some, little or no prefabricated material.
  • All work must be made by the artist, or employees and contractors may be used.

Prints, photos, cards & unique gifts inspired by original art.

  • Artists are juried by providing 12 product images.
  • All work must be an original design of the artist studio, and may be manufactured/printed with contractors within the USA or Canada.
  • All work must be made by the artist, or employees and contractors may be used.

Handcrafted food and beverage made in small batches by the artist and their team.

  • Artists are screened by providing 12 product images, and an image of the artist making their work.
  • All work must be at least partially handmade, using some, little or no prefabricated material.
  • All work must be made by the artist, or employees and contractors may be used.

Highly original handmade work from artists new to the wholesale market.

  • Artists are screened by providing 12 product images, and 1 image of the artist making their work.
  • All work must be at least partially handmade, using some, little or no prefabricated material.
  • All work must be made by the artist, or employees and contractors may be used.
  • Artist must have a limited line of work.
  • Artist is required to have limited experience in the wholesale market, less than 10 wholesale accounts and no trade show exhibition experience.
  • Artist will receive mentoring from staff and artist mentors at no additional cost.

Like what you see and ready to join?

Great! Review our artist requirements and select the showcase that best suits your medium.
Contact us at any time for additional information. Email us at service@indieme.com or call 888-427-2381.

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