Jury Process

You may deliver the completed application and items listed below to the jury committee in one of four ways:

1. Hand-Deliver to a Board Meeting or General Meeting (Board meets every second Thursday of the month except August, November and December)
2. Hand-Deliver to Stone Soup Artisans, 228 Main Street, Saco, Maine (Telephone: 207-283-4715)
3. Mail to SSMC, P.O. Box 3474, Portland, ME 04104 OR mail to Stone Soup Artisans, 228 Main St, Saco, ME 04072
4. Informal jurying of products can also occur throughout the year at any SSMC sponsored event.

Applications must include the following:

1. Four (4) samples of your product (tagged and labeled)
2. Photographs of your product to be kept on file by SSMC
3. Check payable to SSMC in the amount of $10.00 [Non-refundablejury fee]
4. Check payable to SSMC in the amount of $30.00 Individual Membership OR $40.00 Family Membership (You, your spouse and/or familymembers)
5. COMPLETED application. (Please print clearly!)
6. Copy of your State Sales Tax ID Certificate and/or Food License
7. Postage sufficient to cover return shipment of your products, if applicable

Membership information

We welcome you to be juried for membership in the Society of Southern Maine Craftsmen (SSMC). Membership in SSMC is open to all Craftspeople that are legal residents of the State of Maine.

SSMC is a statewide, non-profit organization for people who are seriously interested in quality handcrafts. Its purpose is to:

• promote high standards of craftsmanship
  
• provide exhibits and create sales outlets for its members

SSMC sponsors the following for its Members:

• Craft shows*
• Meetings
• Newsletters
• Retail store in Saco*
  

*Membership does not guarantee a space in the the store or in the shows, but it does make a crafter eligible when an opening exists.

SSMC has an excellent reputation for selling high quality and long lasting handcrafts. Our aim is to maintain that reputation.

The Jury Committee will be looking for originality, imagination and appropriateness of design. We ask for several examples of work to show consistency, attention to detail and skill of workmanship. Products exhibited or sold must be crafted by the member so that HIS/HER expertise is clearly evident. If a member only makes part of the product it must be a significant part.

See craft media criteria here.

For more information about membership in the Society of Southern Maine Craftsmen call Stone Soup Artisans 283-4715 or send us email.


Instructions for SSMC Membership Application

(PDF files, Adobe Acrobat Reader required)