For Food Product Creations:

  • Allowed Foods (Non-TCS / Shelf-Stable):
      • Baked goods (breads, cookies, cakes without cream/custard fillings)
      • Candies and sugar-based jams, jellies, and fruit butters
      • Honey and dried herbs
      • Acidified pickles, salsas, or sauces only if the pH is strictly verified to be 4.6 or lower (requiring batch and pH logs). 

  • Prohibited Foods (Time/Temperature Control for Safety – TCS):
      • Meat, poultry, seafood, or wild game
      • Dairy products, raw milk, custards, or cheesecakes
      • Fresh-cut produce, cut tomatoes, cut leafy greens, or garlic-in-oil mixtures

  • Permits and Licenses: Under Arkansas law, direct-to-consumer sales of non-TCS homemade foods do not require a state health department permit, business license, or fee, though you must still follow proper labeling (listing the product name, ingredients, and contact information/producer details).
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Calling all student artists! South Arkansas Arts Center is partnering with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Union County – Arkansas for Holiday Art Market Jr., a special student art market giving young artists the opportunity to showcase and sell their own original work.

Holiday Art Market Jr. will take place Saturday, December 5, from 10:00 AM–12:00 PM at the Boys & Girls Club of El Dorado (21st CCLC). Student artists are invited to register to participate and experience what it’s like to prepare, display, and sell their artwork to the community—just in time for holiday shopping!

Whether they paint, draw, sculpt, craft, photograph, or create in another medium, we want to see what our young artists have been making.

Participant Guidelines: 

  1. Booth Setup will be from 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM on Dec. 5
  2. Age Requirements: All participants must be students under the age of 18.
  3. Eligible Creations: All forms of creativity are welcome! Participants may sell original artwork, handmade crafts, baked goods, and other creative items.
  4. Attendance & Supervision: Participants must remain at their booths for the entire duration of the market and must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times.
  5. Pricing & Sales: Participants are responsible for pricing their own items, collecting payments, and providing change as needed. SAAC will not process transactions on behalf of participants.
  6. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Disclosure: Participants must disclose any use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the creation or design of items offered for sale. AI-assisted work is permitted, but its use must be clearly communicated to customers.

Student artist registration is due November 30. Complete the registration form below to participate.