Bismarck Urban Harvest

Band Night Parade

Hello everyone! Join Urban Harvest at the May 11th Band Night Parade and help us make arts and entertainment visible in our community! We’re looking for walkers, bikers, rollerbladers, hula hoopers, etc. We will meet at the Capital grounds at 5:30 as the parade begins at 6:30 p.m. Urban Harvest is #44 in the parade, so look for us on the west side of the capital lawn.

We encourage costumes and face paint! Candy, flyers and some face paint will be provided. Feel free to make your own Urban Harvest signs, if you like. Several will be available along with Urban Harvest bags to carry the candy. We will not have a truck this year, so bring your strollers, wagons, or bicycles for your kids and to carry the candy. See you at the parade!

Sincerely,

Laura

NDCA Grant Awarded

The North Dakota Council on the Arts has awarded Urban Harvest a Presenter Support Grant in the amount of $2000 for the 2012 market season! Thank you, NDCA for allowing us to continue our support of local musicians and performers for another year. We are looking forward to an even better year in terms of entertainment and charitable giving, and we appreciate your support!

 This project is supported in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Food and Market Vendors

We’ve updated all food and vendor information for 2012, and are now accepting applications. Sign up today and help art remain a presence in Downtown Bismarck. Please let us know if you have any questions, and we hope to see you at Urban Harvest! 

*Please note that our address has changed.

2012 Annual Meeting

Hello Urban Harvest friends! We are planning our annual meeting and need you to attend! This year, we are looking for board members to continue our great ambition of providing Bismarck/Mandan with a local, outdoor market.

Please join us April 05 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 818 E Divide Ave., Bismarck.

Hope to see you there!

Thank You!

Thanks to the generosity of the Urban Harvest patrons, we raised over $220 for “United We Sand” flood relief efforts during our August 18 ice cream social.  A special thanks to the Bis-Man Bombshellz for handing out the ice cream, and to URL Radio for helping to distribute the donations.

Celebrate Community

It’s Not Too Late

It’s not too late to vend at Urban Harvest this summer! Check out the vendor guidelines, fill out the application, or contact Liz for more information (516-2456 or director@bismarckurbanharvest.org)!

Urban Harvest offers scholarship to first time arts and crafts vendors

Artists and crafters interested in testing the waters of vending to the public can get their feet wet this summer at Urban Harvest.

Thanks to support from Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Urban Harvest is offering a scholarship program for new vendors this year. In the booth provided by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, a different vendor each week will have the chance to sell home-crafted products without paying Urban Harvest membership fees. We especially encourage teenage artists and other amateur crafters who have never sold their products before to apply for these positions.

Interested applicants should fill out the regular vendor applications, and submit an application with a cover letter and three photographs of their products in lieu of a membership fee. Scholarship recipients also do not need to provide their own insurance; Urban Harvest will insure the scholarship booth. We will also have a canopy set up and offer assistance to vendors in setting up and displaying their products. Applicants should indicate which days they are available to vend.

The regular fee for vending at Urban Harvest is $100 for all six markets or $30 for a single market. The deadline for both regular vendor applications and scholarship applications is July 1. Paid applicants must provide their own insurance coverage.

Urban Harvest is an open-air market that occurs six consecutive Thursdays from July 14 through August 18. A celebration of all things local, arts and crafts booths dot the 1tree-lined streets on the corner of 4th Street and Broadway in downtown Bismarck each market day. Shoppers will also find farmers market produce and local food vendors selling from their booths. Live musical acts and entertainment performs on the main stage throughout the day.
For more information,  contact Liz – 516-2456 or director@bismarckurbanharvest.org .

Entertainment Schedule!

The entertainment schedule is coming together nicely for the 2011 season of Urban Harvest. Visit the Entertainment page to view what’s been scheduled so far!

Thinking of becoming a vendor at Urban Harvest?

Are you thinking of becoming a vendor at Urban Harvest but would like to better understand the benefits and what it entails? Read this article from Inspired Woman to learn more about the ins and outs of vending at Urban Harvest.

Don’t wait too long – the vendor application deadline is June 15th, 2011.