Kallah 2023 Shuk

Calling all vendors of goods and products! We are excited to invite you to participate in the 2023 Kallah Shuk.

The 2023 ALEPH Kallah is proud to share an essential piece of the Kallah experience: the shuk!

The shuk (marketplace) is a gathering space for a wide variety of creators to showcase and sell their work to the hundreds of participants onsite at Kallah. We welcome artists, musicians, designers, authors, and creators to the shuk each Kallah.

Your participation will add beauty and expression to the Kallah, as well as extend the experience of this incredible week so that all those who join this week and can bring home your artwork, music, and books.

We honor and thank you for your creative work and for your willingness to share with others.

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General Info for Vendors

Interested in selling your wares at the shuk? Wonderful! We’re delighted to have you. Please carefully read through the information below.

SHUK HOURS (subject to change)

• Monday, July 3: 1 – 7 pm
• Tuesday, July 4: 11:30 am – 2:30 pm and 5 – 8 pm
• Wednesday, July 5: 11:30 am – 2:30 pm and 5 – 8 pm
• Thursday, July 6: 11:30 am – 2:30 pm and 5 – 8 pm
• Friday, July 7: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
• Saturday, July 8: 10 pm – 12 am

You need not be present to sell your work unless you wish to. The Kallah Shuk will be staffed for sales daily during hours posted above. All material for sale will be secured and locked overnight.

SHUK SET UP AND BREAK DOWN

The Kallah 2023 Shuk will be setting up on Sunday, July 2.

Ideally, you would have your space set up on Sunday, July 2, but set up MUST be completed by Monday, July 3 at noon. If you are arriving to Kallah and planning to sell at the Kallah 2023 Shuk you must plan to arrive by that time, and will need to select “early Sunday arrival” at the time of your registration.

All artists/sellers must be prepared to package their own work at the end of the Kallah week. Please plan to pack up all items by NO LATER THAN 12 noon on Sunday, July 9.

ARRIVING AT KALLAH

• If you would like to arrive at West Chester University early on Sunday, July 2, please be sure to select “early Sunday arrival” at the time of your registration.
• We cannot accommodate early arrival without an advance reservation.

DATES AT A GLANCE

Now until April 15: Rolling dates for applications. All vendors will be finalized (via email) no later than April 15.
May 11: Inventory submission deadline to shuk@aleph.org (via email)
July 2 or July 3: Set up at Kallah 2023 at West Chester University in West Chester, PA
July 3: Deadline for set up before noon
July 3 – 9: Kallah
July 9: Deadline for take down/packing up before noon
Vendors will receive payment from ALEPH by August 31, 2023.

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Information for: Visual, Textile and Jewelry Artists

We are seeking all types of high-quality artwork (predominantly Judaic). We are particularly looking for ritual items, jewelry, and fine arts and crafts of all kinds including paintings, ceramics, photographs, clothing and more.

All materials need to be approved for sale at Kallah 2023 Shuk. Each applicant is asked to submit relevant photos of their work for review.

$18 non-refundable application review fee will be charged when you fill out your application.

Table deposit will only be charged upon acceptance to Kallah 2023 Shuk.   

Please note, that we highly encourage you to submit your work for rolling review as soon as possible, but the absolute final due date is April 15, 2023.  While we will attempt to notify artists as early as possible, all artists will be notified no later than April 15. All table fees are due upon acceptance.

Please click here to fill out a Shuk application.

*** See below for sales & table options***

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Information for: Authors, Musicians and Vendors of Goods and Products

We are seeking print, audio and visual media on a vast array of subjects such as Judaica, prayer, tikkun olam, and more.

The Kallah 2023 Shuk will also be selling natural and/or organic type products such as soaps, candles, sundries, and tchotchkes.

All materials need to be approved for sale at Kallah 2023 Shuk. Each applicant is asked to submit relevant photos or a website of their work for review.

$18 non-refundable application review fee will be charged when you fill out your application.

Table deposit will only be charged upon acceptance to Kallah 2023 Shuk.   

Please note, that we highly encourage you to submit your work for rolling review as soon as possible, but the absolute final due date is April 15, 2023. While we will attempt to notify artists as early as possible, all artists will be notified no later than April 15. All table fees are due upon acceptance.

Please click here to fill out a Shuk application.

*** See below for sales & table options***

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Shuk Sale Options

There are several options available to you, as a vendor, to sell your wares at the shuk. Please carefully read through the options below before filling out an application.

1. Kallah 2023 Shuk will do the selling and sales transactions for you!

Vendor sets up table; Shuk staff will sell and complete all sales transactions; vendor is welcome to staff table if they wish; vendor will take down, pack up, and ship or take items with them at the end of Kallah

• This option includes the following:
• 60-40 Split (vendor 60% – Kallah Shuk 40%)
• Choice of table size and signage:
• $100 refundable* table reservation for a full-size table
• $50 refundable* table reservation for a half of a table
• $25 refundable* table reservation for a quarter of a table
• All materials need to be approved for sale at Kallah 2023, with no exceptions
• Kallah 2023 Shuk will send you your proceeds by August 31, 2023
• If vendor cancels after June 1, the table reservation deposit becomes non-refundable.

2. You do the work and keep the proceeds! 

Vendor sets up their own table and sells all work directly; vendor is also responsible for their own sales transactions; vendor will take down, pack up, and ship or take items with them at the end of Kallah

This option includes the following:

• $550 Flat Fee (no profit sharing)*
• Full-size table and signage
• Vendors keep all the proceeds
• Vendors do all the work involved in set up, sales transactions, break down and pack up
• All materials need to be approved for sale at Kallah 2023, with no exceptions
• You may use your own display, but it must fit into the space allotted by the table area
• If vendor cancels after June 1, the table fee becomes non-refundable

3. Kallah 2023 Shuk we will do all of the work for you!

Vendor will ship merchandise to Kallah Shuk; Shuk staff will set up the table, sell products, and sales transactions; Shuk staff will take down, pack items back up, and ship unsold items back to vendor

This option includes the following:

• 50-50 Split (vendor 50% – Kallah Shuk 50%)
• Choice of table size and signage:
• $100 refundable* table reservation for a full-size table
• $50 refundable* table reservation for a half of a table
• $40 refundable* table reservation for a quarter of a table
• All materials need to be approved for sale at Kallah 2023, with no exceptions
• Kallah 2023 Shuk will send you your proceeds by August 31, 2023
• $50 re-packing plus shipping fees will be charged to vendor
• If vendor cancels after June 1, the table reservation fee becomes non-refundable

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Questions

Email: shuk@aleph.org

Phone: 215.247.9700 x250

Please click here to fill out a Shuk application.