You are invited to the Black Futures Market: Presented by the Art Gallery of Alberta and the Black Owned Market Edmonton

Sponsors of the Black Futures Market include Edmonton Community Foundation,  Edmonton Downtown and the Art Gallery of Alberta.

Nurture your inner art connoisseur while celebrating Black artisans, this Black History Month at the Black Futures Market. Visit us Feb 5 & 6 at the Manning Hall, on the first floor of the Art Gallery of Alberta for a two-day market featuring over 15 Black-owned businesses and services. Entry is free* to the market, featuring locally handmade goods, artworks and items by Alberta’s Black community.

The Future is Colourful

To celebrate the bright future of Black businesses and services in Alberta, this year we invite you to participate in one of many ways:

• Be the future: Show us on social media how you are (or support) the future of Black businesses
• Imagine the future: Participate in a community art feature
• Support the future: Shop Black-owned businesses at the market and donate to BOMYEG
• Love the future: Order our Sweetheart Boxes, on sale at the market and on preorder.

*Entrance to the market is free however guests will need to buy a ticket for admission into the gallery. Visit youraga.ca for more information on admission and hours.

Donations:

As a social enterprise part of our mandate is to ensure that we are giving back to the community we serve. This is the first time we are able to collect admission donations on behalf of a charitable organization. If you are able to financially contribute your donation will go towards the Edmonton Black Community Fund, the first endowment fund of its kind in Canada.

About BOM YEG:

The Black-Owned Market Edmonton (BOM YEG) is a volunteer collective whose aim is to uplift, support and build Black owned businesses, entrepreneurs, creatives and community organizations in Edmonton using innovative platforms to connect with the community.

Find more info visit us online at bomyeg.ca

Covid Information:

All people ages 12+ entering the AGA will be asked to provide either proof of vaccination, documentation of an official medical exemption from a certified health professional, or a negative Covid-19 test taken with 72 hours of attending the Gallery. Please come prepared to show the needed documents.

February 5 - 6, 2022

11 am - 4pm

Art Gallery of Alberta, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton AB

RSVP

While tickets are free we would appreciate it if you’re able to register so we can know how many attendees to expect.

You will receive event reminders and important updates related to weather, safety or other pertinent information

Registration helps our volunteer team plan the logistics required to ensure a successful event

Zero Tolerance Policy:

BOM YEG has a ZERO Tolerance Policy for bullying, harassment, violence, hate or otherwise disrespectful behaviour by vendors or customers. Anyone found to be disrespecting our Zero Tolerance Policy will be removed, with no refund awarded.

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