VENDOR'S FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

We handle all communications through the websites, email, etc. If any information is not listed on the Vendor Info page or in this section, please email bianca@riversideartscouncil.com. 

No, for documentation purposes, all reservations and wait list additions must be handled through the registration form. 

To make a reservation you would sign up on the google form through the Vendor Sign Up page.

 You will be notified that you have been added to the reservation/wait list in about week. 

You do not need to make a reservation, but it is highly recommended. Most people reserve, and we're fully booked within one to two weeks after the previous Artswalk. If you show up to try to get a space, you will be added to the waitlist. Spots will be given out on a first come first
serve basis. 

At that point, you would need to show up on-site to have your name added to the waitlist. We are at the check-in booth located on Main St. 3746 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92501 (near the Cesar Chavez statue) on first Thursdays at 

3:00 p.m. We will not be able to take reservations or make additions to the wait list unless they are made in person. 

Please email bianca@riversideartscouncil.com to let her know that you cannot make it so that the space can be opened up for someone else. 

If you are wait listed, you would need to show up the day of the event after 3:30pm to get in line for check-in. We will check in vendors on a first come first serve basis. At 6pm, we will close check-in. 

Artists On Main is located on Main St. between 5th St. and 10th St. in downtown Riverside's pedestrian mall. 

Artists should arrive between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., but it also depends on how long it will take for you to set up your booth.  

Yes. We can not hold the space for someone who is not there when there are 20+ people waiting on site to get a space.

Please bring your registration form to the event and turn it in at check-in. 

Please do not email or mail it in. 

You can fill it out on site at the check-in table, we always have copies on hand. 

Payments for spaces will only be accepted at check in the day of the event. 

We do not accept advance payment. Cash only. 

 No. We only accept cash payment. 

 Due to the amount of interest in setting up at Artists On Main, we can only allow one space per artist. 

Yes. Artists can go in together for one space. 

Each space is a maximum of 10x10 feet. 

Parking is free everywhere downtown after 7:00 p.m. There are parking lots and street spaces available. For detailed parking information, please visit parkatriverside.com

There is space/loading zones at the curb  of Main street and University and Mission. Use those spaces, or any  parking nearby at your own discretion. Be aware of parking regulations  and be mindful of blocking traffic! 

We only take reservations for the upcoming month's event -- you can sign up the day after the current Artswalk.

We do accept a limited number of extended reservations at an additional cost. 

The time frame and costs are as follows:
12 month reservation (Jan. – Dec.) @ $250
6 month reservation (Jan. – June; July – Dec.) @ $125
3 month reservation (Jan. – March; April – June; July – Sept.; Oct. – Dec.) @ $65

We will accept ten vendors for each extended reservation term: five 12 months, five 6 months, and five 3 months. Reservations must be submitted through email before registration opens for the first event date. Full payment must be made before the first Artswalk event included in the extended reservation. With an extended reservation, you may select your specific space and will not have to worry about signing up each month for the time frame you have selected. If an artist is signed up for an extended reservation period and misses one event, the reservation will not carry over. However, if an event is rained out or canceled by the  Riverside Arts Council, we will reimburse or apply a credit to your account for one month.
There will be no refunds. Reservations must be made through email at least one month before the start of the extended period (if reserving for Jan - March, reservation must be emailed before December Artswalk).  Once the reservation is made we will send you an invoice that can be paid through PayPal. Email reservation requests and questions to bianca@riversideartscouncil.com 

Yes. Artists that are under 18 may set up but must be accompanied by an adult. 

Artswalk is a community event and you would be able to walk around and pass out information or flyers. We will not rent spaces for businesses,  groups, or organizations. You may walk through to pass out information but you can not spend the entire time walking through this event. Riverside Artswalk is throughout downtown Riverside, so the best exposure would be to circulate throughout the entire area. 

You may request a specific space or area. Spaces will be reserved as they come in. If you request a space that has already been reserved by someone else, we will do our best to reserve one in the same area. 

The event ends at 9:00 p.m. and onsite security will give a 10-15 minute warning for artists to start cleaning up. Artists may not remain set up after the end of the event. 

There are space/loading zones at the curb of Main Street and University and Mission. Use those spaces or any parking nearby at your discretion. Be aware of parking regulations and be mindful of blocking traffic! 

Food is not permitted to be sold at Artists On Main. Spaces will not be rented to food vendors and artists may not sell or give out food to patrons (this would violate the Riverside County Department of Health, which could result in substantial fines to the offending party). 

Artists On Main is reserved for artists to sell their handmade, original artwork, and resale is not allowed. Clothing that is purchased and then put out to sell is resale. All clothing sold at Artists On Main MUST be artistically altered such as hand sewn, crocheted, bleach art, painted, hand
printed, etc.  

If the forecast shows rainfall, we may shut down the Artist On Main vendor area due to the risk of artwork damage; or a large number of cancellations. 

The area is lit by the surrounding street lamps, battery powered lights are recommended. 

There are outlets scattered along Main Street near planters. However we are not responsible for making sure that every artist has access to them as they are not guaranteed.