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VillageFest board approves new vendors, debates 75% handmade rule and origin of sticker art
Summary
The VillageFest Board voted to add multiple vendors to the 2025 season after hearings about craftsmanship standards and origin of digital art. The panel approved handcrafted jewelry, woodworking, concrete art, plants and a sugar-scrub maker; it also asked vendors to document originality when concerns about AI-assisted images arose.
The VillageFest Board on March 10 approved a slate of new vendors for the 2025 VillageFest season after listening to on-site demonstrations and debating the festival’s long-standing handmade standard.
The board approved applications from a range of artisans and small vendors, including Liz Craig (hand-knotted jewelry and ‘loomlins’), a stickers-and-buttons vendor offering on‑the‑spot printing, woodworking by Richard Fresco, concrete vessels by Jane Roberts, a horticulture student selling propagation arrangements and succulents, and Wendell’s World Country Sugar Scrub. The board also cleared a promotional kiosk application from the Revolution Stage Company.
Why it matters: VillageFest is positioned as an artisan market that prioritizes handmade goods. Board members repeatedly referenced a guideline that at least 75% of an item’s retail value should be made by the vendor. That standard shaped discussions about necklaces and…
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