CalArts Artisan Market at 2024 World Music Festival: Vendor Registration

The CalArts Patty Disney Center for Life and Work (CLW) invites guest vendors as well as CalArts alumnx, CalArts staff, and current domestic* CalArts students to sell their creative works on campus on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28, 4-8pm outdoors on-campus. We anticipate great foot-traffic on this weekend since the market is being hosted in conjunction with the CalArts World Music Festival! Tables, signage, seating, and shade will be provided to all vendors.

Sell your art, crafts, and gifts and keep 100% of your profits earned at this event. In order to take part as vendors, sellers need to register via this Eventbrite form at least seven days in advance of the event. (Spaces are anticipated to fill up quickly, so we recommend you register as early as possible!) Makers' works for sale described via this vendor registration may also be promoted to the CalArts community online via CLW and other social media and communications channels.

Vendor Registration Fees

• CalArts domestic* Students or CalArts Staff: FREE
• CalArts Alumni: 1-Day $25 (just Saturday OR just Sunday), 2-Day $45 (Saturday AND Sunday)
• Guest Vendors: 1-Day $50 (just Saturday OR just Sunday), 2-Day $95 (Saturday AND Sunday)

Please Note

• International students are ineligible to sell their work due to visa restrictions.
• The vending of perishable goods is not permitted at this Artisan Market (i.e. no vendors can sell food, beverages, dog treats, baked goods, etc.)
• The World Music Festival is open to attendees of all ages; children may be in attendance at the World Music Festival and this Market.
• Student and Alumni Vendors: need help figuring out how to price, promote, or sell your work? Want to sell your work online via your own website or Etsy or Facebook or Instagram or another platform of interest to you? Schedule a 1-on-1 advising appointment with CLW's Advisor Sarah Melnick ([email protected] | 661.253.7841), and she can help you get started.
• Staff and Guest Vendors: Please also direct any questions about this event or vendor registration toSarah Melnick ([email protected] | 661.253.7841).

ABOUT THE CALARTS WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL

FREE Concerts of Music from around the World, Friday April 26 - Sunday April 28, 2024

The CalArts World Music Festival brings traditions from around the globe to Southern California. During one amazing weekend, audiences experience a variety of world-class musicians at The Wild Beast stage on the campus of California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia. A long-standing tradition that spans across decades, this one-of-a-kind annual festival brings celebrated international artists to perform alongside CalArts’ renowned World Music Program faculty, students, and alumni. Presented by The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, the 2024 festival features music from Iran, Bali, Indonesia, India, Ghana, West Africa, and Japan, as well as cross-cultural fusion from much of the rest of the world. Parking and concert admission are free and open to the public, and all ages are welcome.

2024 Festival Schedule

Friday
Tabla Ensemble
North Indian Ensemble
Balinese Gamelan (music & dance)

Saturday
Persia Electric Ensemble
North Indian Faculty Ensemble
Student Ensemble

Sunday
Japanese Ensemble
World Percussion Ensemble
African Ensembles
Guest Artist

All programming is subject to change. This program listing will be updated as performing ensembles are confirmed.

Ensembles

Balinese Gamelan (Music and Dance) Directed by master-artist teacher I Nyoman Wenten and Nanik Wenten, gamelan Burat Wangi ("Fragrant Offering") brings the music and dance of Bali to the greater Los Angeles region. This year celebrates the 75th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between the U.S and Indonesia. Burat Wangi invites the audience to experience and be a part of the deep, rich, and highly communal nature of Balinese gamelan.

Japanese Ensemble The Japanese Ensemble is a group of Calarts students, alumni, and community members performing using traditional Japanese instruments such as the Kato, Shamisen, and Shakuhachi. The ensemble is made up of experienced players as well as complete beginners, all taught and led by Kozue Matsumoto. The program comprises a selection of traditional folk songs such as the famous 'Sakura,' sankyoku-style music, and contemporary music including a J-Pop song.

Persia Electric Ensemble Reflecting on the intersection between ancient and new forms, the ensemble will perform-works from-Persian repertory alongside the latest in electronic genres that mangle, de-construct and splice back together a new music yet to be defined. Not Just for Dancing!

Tabla Ensemble Under the direction of Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri and co-taught by Randy Gloss, the CalArts Tabla Ensemble (comprised of students, alumni, and faculty) draws from the vast repertoire of North Indian tabla to present both traditional and contemporary material arranged specifically for the ensemble.

World Percussion Ensemble The CalArts World Percussion Ensemble is an ongoing experimental forum for bringing together the percussion, drumming and world music traditions at CalArts. The ensemble bridges cultures and musical ideas, creating entirely new works for percussion consisting of both highly fixed compositions and extended improvisations. The World Percussion Ensemble was conceived in the early days of the institute by founding faculty and percussion vanguard, the late John Bergamo. It remains a vital and integral platform for percussionists and world music students to explore the possibilities within the world of drumming. The World Percussion Ensemble is led by CalArts faculty Randy Gloss.

CalArts Concert Tips

• Admission and parking are free.
• The festival is a family-friendly event appropriate for all ages.
• Bench-seating is limited at the Wild Beast and available on a first-come, first- served basis. CalArts encourages you to bring your own low lawn chairs and blankets.
• Picnics welcome: The lawn outside of The Wild Beast Music Pavilion is a perfect place for a picnic. Please leave the alcohol at home, however; open containers are not allowed on the CalArts campus.

Host or Publisher The Patty Disney Center for Life and Work