*Howdy Neighbors! * *A cool new pop up shop is opening in Oakland on Forbes Ave this spring and they are looking for vendors. Applications are open and details are below. Spring has Sprung! * *Best, * *Brigette * *______________________________________________________________________________________________* *Hello!* We would like to invite you to join Argyle Studio – *THE* Pop Up Shop Experience! Argyle Studio is an exciting retail project created by the Oakland Business Improvement District (OBID) in partnership with InnovatePGH, UPMC, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), and managed by ULEADx. This pop-up will offer local creatives, makers, and entrepreneurs access to a physical storefront location in Pittsburgh’s bustling Oakland business community. Argyle Studio will be a “curated,” upscale yet approachable venue. Our vendors, makers, and artisans will be carefully hand-selected to ensure the shop offers visitors a wide selection of high-quality items that are unique and diverse. Argyle customers will range in age from 18 to 80 and we want to WOW each and every one of them. We’re looking for enthusiastic vendors whose items make people smile, laugh, or gasp in wonder at the level of workmanship and creativity. In other words, we’re looking for vendors with a “cool factor.” *If you think that sounds like you, then we’d love for you to apply to become a vendor. **Applications will be accepted from Monday, March 1, until midnight Friday, March 19, 2021. Accepted vendors will be notified by March 31, 2021.* If you are not selected for the first round, we will keep your name and information on file and may contact you at a later date as the pop up progresses. Attached to this email you'll find FAQs for Argyle Studio. Please read them fully before applying. You can apply for vendor status here <https://www.jotform.com/form/210395065493155>. Please review the attached FAQs prior to applying. Please direct all inquiries to argylestudiopgh@gmail.com. Thank you! Team Argyle Brigette & Christine Brigette Bethea | Lead Strategist | Argyle Retail Management | ULEADx Christine Bethea | Creative Strategist | Argyle Retail Management | ULEADx [image: image.png]