2010 Native Rhythms Festival Vendors

The following vendors have registered to participate in the 2010 Native Rhythms Festival. Many of our 2009 vendors have indicated their intent to return this year. Watch this page as they come on board and join this year's list of outstanding artists and craftspeople. Join our Yahoo! group at
                                      groups.yahoo.com/group/nativerhythmsfestival
to receive notification when new vendors are added to this list.

We encourage you to visit our vendors' websites often and stop by their booths during our event:

Rules for Vendors

The Native Rhythms Festival organizing committee invites all interested artists and craftsmen who agree to conform to the below rules to participate in our indigenous people’s music festival at Wickham Park, Melbourne, FL on November 12-14, 2010.

Requirements for all Artists

o   This is a juried event. No new application will be approved without the submission of photographs of the work and booth. These photographs must accompany the registration application. Previous year vendors do not need to submit photographs.To ensure the highest quality of artists/craftsmen, we will be limiting the total number of arts/crafts vendors to 37 and the following requirements will be strictly enforced. All booths will be monitored by the organizing committee during the festival to ensure compliance with the rules set forth in this document. Any infractions noted will be corrected on the spot. Those who fail to comply will be asked to leave the festival grounds immediately.

o   Each artist/craftsman must have his/her own booth. Requests to share a booth must be approved by the organizing committee and the appropriate fees paid. There will be no exceptions.

o   There will be no walk-on artists/merchants permitted.

o   All arts and crafts sold and displayed must be produced by the artist or his/her authorized representative.

o   Although artists/craftsmen themselves need not be of Native American ancestry, all arts and crafts must be handmade and of traditional Native American style or maintain a Native American or nature theme. We are looking for artists and craftsmen, not resellers. We reserve the right to approve the sale of specific resale items that are deemed by the Organizing Committee as appropriate for the event and that don  not conflict with other items sold by the other vendors. Commercially purchased supplies used in the creation of your art/craft are acceptable, but no resale of just the supplies will be allowed during this event. No items made outside of the North or South American continents will be allowed.

o   We encourage demonstration of skills whenever possible.

o   The names of all the persons who will be operating the booth must be included on the registration form. Each of those people will be issued a Native Rhythms Festival nametag. Only people with nametags will be permitted to operate booths.

o   All vendors must check in with the organizing committee at the registration tent before beginning setup. Each vendor must set up in the location assigned by the organizing committee.

o   Set-up time starts at 10AM on Thursday. All vehicles must be removed from the vendor area by 11AM Friday. Booths must be ready for business no later than noon Friday.

o   An informal reception/jam session will be held on Thursday evening for all vendors, performers, and guests. Please check at the registration tent for details (details will be available in the vendor packet).

o   The Show hours are:

o   Friday: 12 Noon – 9PM

o   Saturday: 10AM – 9PM

o   Sunday: 10AM – 5PM

o   Quiet time begins each day at 10PM each evening. All loud noises must cease by this time.

o   Please do not begin teardown earlier than 5:00PM Sunday. Vehicles will not be permitted in the vendor area for teardown before 5:30PM Sunday. Always be extremely careful when driving in the vendor area during setup and teardown. This area is likely to be congested with people not watching for vehicles.

o   No loud flute playing or other loud noises (including CD playing) will be allowed during scheduled concert performances. Please be respectful of the other vendors around you at all times.

o   Each artist/craftsman must supply his/her own tables, chairs, lighting fixtures, extension cords, packing materials, backdrops, etc. (We can provide you with information about renting tables, tents and chairs locally). Note that this event continues after sunset on Friday and Saturday. Vendors will be responsible for extension cords and lighting fixtures for their booth. Power outlets are located at several points around the vendor area.

o   Booths must be neat and orderly throughout the Festival. Artists/merchants are responsible for collection and disposing of their own trash. Trash collection points will be provided.

o   Three booth sizes will be offered this year.  Booth fees will be:

o   10’ x 10’ - $150.00

o   10’ x 20’ - $175.00

o   20’ x 20’ - $200.00

Check or money order must be made out to NHGI for the correct amount in full. Send completed application, photos of the merchandise and booth, and check/money order to:

Native Rhythms Festival
c/o Turtle Mound Flutes
4100 N. Wickham Rd. Ste 102 #108
Melbourne, FL 32935

o   Please e-mail a .jpg or .gif image (logo or photo) that you would like to see with your listing on the festival website’s vendor web page to webmaster@nativerhythmsfestival.com.

o   Primitive (no water or electrical hook-up) camping will be available for vendors only near the vendor area for $12.50 per night. Please include this camping fee with your registration form and fee. Once parked, vendors using this area must leave their RVs or other vehicles in place and will not be permitted to come and go during hours the festival is open. Camping with hook-ups and for all non-vendors must be reserved through Wickham Park for their regular camping area. The park campground renovations are now complete and the entire campgrounds will be open for camping during the event.

o   Each craftsman will be requested to donate to our raffle/auction. All proceeds from the raffle are used to support the event and keep the event free to the public.

o   Native Rhythms Festival has exclusive rights on the sale of all drinks, including bottled water and soft drinks. Food and drinks will be provided by our food vendors.

This will be an alcohol-free and drug-free event. Any vendor violating this rule will be asked to leave.

Requirements for Food Vendors

General requirements include the following:

o   Food vendors must comply with all applicable Brevard County health codes. Health inspectors will be on-site to check compliance.

o   Access to running water is limited. Food vendors needing access to water must document this in their vendor application so that booths can be located appropriately.

o   All sites will have access to standard 110v electrical outlets. Access to 220v outlets is limited and should also be identified as a need in the vendor application.

All vendors are expected to abide by the terms of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990. Responsibility for compliance is with the vendor and not the NRF organizing committee.

“The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990  (P.L. 101-644) is a truth-in-advertising law that prohibits misrepresentation in marketing of Indian arts and crafts products within the United States. It is illegal to offer or display for sale, or sell any art or craft product in a manner that falsely suggests it is Indian produced, an Indian product, or the product of a particular Indian or Indian Tribe or Indian arts and crafts organization, resident within the United States. For a first time violation of the Act, an individual can face civil or criminal penalties up to a $250,000 fine or a 5-year prison term, or both. If a business violates the Act, it can face civil penalties or can be prosecuted and fined up to $1,000,000.

Under the Act, an Indian is defined as a member of any federally or State recognized Indian Tribe, or an individual certified as an Indian artisan by an Indian Tribe.

The law covers all Indian and Indian-style traditional and contemporary arts and crafts produced after 1935. The Act broadly applies to the marketing of arts and crafts by any person in the United States. Some traditional items frequently copied by non-Indians include Indian-style jewelry, pottery, baskets, carved stone fetishes, woven rugs, kachina dolls, and clothing.

All products must be marketed truthfully regarding the Indian heritage and tribal affiliation of the producers, so as not to mislead the consumer. It is illegal to market an art or craft item using the name of a tribe if a member, or certified Indian artisan, of that tribe did not actually create the art or craft item.

For example, products sold using a sign claiming "Indian Jewelry" would be a violation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act if the jewelry was produced by someone other than a member, or certified Indian artisan, of an Indian tribe. Products advertised as "Hopi Jewelry" would be in violation of the Act if they were produced by someone who is not a member, or certified Indian artisan, of the Hopi tribe.”

Download Vendor Rules and Vendor Agreement

Vendor Rules

Click here to download the Vendor Rules in Microsoft Word format.

Click here to download the Vendor Rules in Adobe PDF format.

Vendor Agreement

Click here to download the Vendor Agreement in Microsoft Word format.

Click here to download the Vendor Agreement in Adobe PDF format.