The merch table is a sacred space at a gig, long revered as the best way to financially support the artist on stage. T-shirts, posters, and vinyl are staples of the merch table, but occasionally more bespoke items will be available. Poetry, artwork, and handmade items created by the artists themselves grace the merch stands of multi-disciplinarians for whom music is only one of the weapons in their creative arsenal.
Venn Market is a new arts fair specifically for local musicians to exhibit their non-musical wares. In a statement, organizers Pasithea Productions and Boston area musician Eleanor Elektra shared the following:
“We recognize that musicians may have been deeply affected by Covid in the past 2 years; with a lack of opportunity for performance, having another way to create revenue is crucial to their survival. The intention behind Venn Art Market is to provide an opportunity for working musicians of Boston who have a second artistic practice to sell their work and perhaps draw attention to their other mediums while supplying unique one of a kind gifts for the holidays!”
Find the event details below, as well as a preview of some of the vendors.
Venn Market
SUNDAY DEC 11, 11AM – 3PM
$5 cover
CLOTHING & JEWELRY
Shannon Donahue — purveyor of vintage clothes and handmade jewelry and a member of dream punk group Leopard Print Taser
ARTWORK
Dan Blakeslee — printmaker and folk rocker
Gilmore Tamny — painter and singer of Weather Weapon
AmberRose Tortorelli — painter and member of post-punk experimentalists Sapling
Sasha Pedro — photographer (with headshot sessions available the day of the event) and member of rock group Charmed and Strange
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Omari Spears — music photographer
Eleanor Elektra — printmaker and folk musician
CRAFTS & ACCESSORIES
Hope Zimmerman — creator of leather goods and singer of punk band Hope & the Husbands
Lexi Havlin — creator of handmade bags and guitarist
For a full list of exhibitors, visit the event page.
VENN HOLIDAY ART MARKET
SATURDAY DEC 11
11AM – 3PM
CRYSTAL BALLROOM