2025 Mephit Fur Meet Artist Alley
IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ
Due to our change of venue this year and moving into a completely different city, county and state, we are having to adjust our policies on the artist alley
Anyone interested in being in the artist alley this year MUST, before the convention, apply for a state tax ID (which is free) and apply for vending permits from the city of Memphis and Shelby county (fees will be waived for this year). If you have not completed these steps before the convention, we will be unable to seat you in the artist alley and you will not be able to sell at Mephit Fur Meet. This MUST be completed by Thursday, August 21st.
Full information and needed forms can be found here.
We apologize for the late information, but we were trying to work with the city and the county to find a solution that benefited both them and us, including for the convention itself to be the holder of the needed permit. However, the ruling from the county was that EACH vendor/artist needed to have a permit and that the event could not hold a single permit that covered all artists. We were able to get the normal vendor fee of $150 waived for this year.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us using our contact form.
So what is the artist alley?
The artist alley is a space that can be purchased on a daily basis in the dealers room where artists can come and sell their art.
So how’s it different from the dealer’s room?
There are a few differences between the dealer room space and the artist alley:
- The area uses a lottery system used to fill the space in the beginning of the morning so as not to force people to line up hours before the room opens. If there are fewer artists than table spots, no lottery will be needed. You must purchase your space at the beginning of every day; there is no reserving of space beforehand.
- The area is first come, first served. You must purchase your space at the beginning of every day, there is no reserving of space before hand. Depending on demand, there may be a lottery system used to fill the space in the beginning of the morning so not to force people to line up hours before the room opens.
- You may only purchase ½ a table space, approximately 3 feet of table length.
- There is no access to power nor wall space
- You are limited in what you can sell. Generally the rule is you can’t sell what you didn’t make. This doesn’t mean you can’t sell a CD of your work, it means that you can’t sell someone else’s work. Mephit Fur Meet prohibits the sale of AI generated artwork that includes or incorporates another person’s work.
Where is the alley located?
The alley will be located either inside or just outside the dealers room, depending upon available space in the dealers’ den.
What are the hours?
The hours are the same as the dealer’s room:
Friday: Noon – 6PM
Saturday: 10AM – 6PM
Sunday: 10AM – 5PM
What is the cost?
Space in the alley costs $5 per day. At that point, the space is yours for the rest of the day.
How do I sign up?
There are daily signups for the alley
- Before August 21, you MUST have filled out and submitted your forms to both the state and the county for your taxes and vendor license. Full information here. You will not be able to sign up for the artist alley unless you have done this.
- One hour before the opening of the dealer room, we will start taking names to go into the drawing for the alley spots. This will be done at the dealers room. You must be present to put your name in, you can not have another put your name in for you. You must also have a badge before you can put your name in.
- 15 minutes before the dealers room opens, names will be drawn for the spots. When your name is drawn, please acknowledge you are there and you will be released to go claim your spot. Each spot will have a card that you will bring back to the dealer room.You must be present to claim your table.
- After all names have been drawn, artists with spots will need to sign the alley agreement, pay their $5.
What about taxes?
You are responsible for collecting taxes on all sales done in the artist alley. The tax rate for the event is 9.75%. You will be submitting your taxes directly to the state of Tennessee through their payment website. To do this, you’ll need to either link your existing state sales tax account to our event using the event ID 1001850788 OR fill out and submit this form to the state to create an account. Once your account is either linked or created, you will be able to submit your taxes. Full instructions from the state are available here. You will be required to have completed this step before the convention and all taxes are due to the state by September 20, 2025
I have other questions…
Feel free to email us using our contact form.