Since 2004, the International Folk Art Market has hosted more than 1000 master folk artists from 100 countries in the world’s largest exhibition and sale of works by master folk artists. Artist sales have exceeded $34 million and impacted over one million lives in the communities they represent. Artwork is consigned to IFAM. The International Folk Art Market handles all sales at the Market event. The Market offers folk artists a respected spot in the global marketplace to gather together and share their handmade traditions and to create economic, social, and individual empowerment. IFAM 2022 
Celebrates the humanity of the handmade that empowers communities through monumental earnings.
Applications Open: March 10, 2022
Submission Deadline: September 1, 2022
Selection and Placement: October 2022
Notifications: November 2022
June 19-27, 2022 International Folk Art Market Collection – Dallas IFAM Collection at the Dallas Market Center provides an opportunity for master folk artists to participate in a venue that puts them in contact with hundreds of buyers from all over the United States and beyond. Through these wholesale connections, artists gain year-round income, creating a lasting economic impact in their communities. This opportunity takes place during the Total Home and Gift Market in June at the Dallas Market Center. Selections for Dallas Marketplace will be made by an independent committee.
Encourages dignified livelihoods by connecting artists with wholesale buyers for year-round income.