Seattle stationery & card shops accepting makers
These 5 shops publicly say they accept submissions. 4 of them are accepting right now; the other one has a closed window or a waitlist, marked on its card. Each card links to a listing with the exact pitch instructions from the shop's own website. Read how to pitch to retailers and grab the free line sheet template before you hit send.
The 5 shops
Suquamish Museum Store
Suquamish Tribe's museum store featuring handcrafted work that celebrates Indigenous creativity.
Heads up: Open only to American Indian / Alaska Native artists.
Push/Pull
Ballard art store, gallery and class space (with store-made paints and inks) run 'by artists, for artists', selling zines, comics and artist merch.
Heads up: Not exclusive in the strict sense, but no artists already carried by another Ballard-area shop.
BIMA Museum Store (Bainbridge Island Museum of Art)
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art's store, consigning work by artists.
Sfingiday
Woman-owned Fremont gift shop of handmade goods and fine art from 500+ independent brands and makers, plus workshops and seasonal local-artist pop-ups.
Heads up: The submission notice is on their blog (sfingiday.blog), not the shop site.
Postmark Center for the Arts Gift Shop
Not accepting right now. Current application not open.
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