SALUD Y ARTE = SaludArte! A History
Neighbors JulieTodd & Keyla Rodriguez started SaludArte in 2015 in our apartment building on Kent St. in Lawrence, MA. Julie made aromatherapy products and Keyla created all kinds of visual art items. With a few other friends, we used Julie's Apartment, made tea, and invited our friends and family to come and purchase our handmade, homemade items, healing products and services for the holidays. It Was equal parts open house and shop-local holiday fair. We have grown every year since then, holding the event in person at Julie’s place. 2020 is causing us to innovate, and we have taken SaludArte virtual. This is a bit more challenging than “show up & shop.” But the bonus is our artists and healers are more accessible than ever!
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Vendor Directory
Where to shop from each vendor
Sorted alphabetically by the artist’s personal name. We included their photo (left) and a preview of some of their products (right) to help get you right to the shop that you’re looking for.
**Click the images to shop
#SaludArte2020: How It Works
MEET THE VENDORS!
We have 24 truly diverse vendors from the area including artists, makers and healers with handmade/homemade products and services!
You can begin by visiting justjulie.me/saludarte2020 to start your adventure on Facebook or Instagram. This page on Julie's website also hosts videos like our SaludArte Commercial and El Views Podcast Interview, in addition to more content that is soon to come!
Once you follow on the platform(s) of your choice, you'll find an introduction of every vendor, how to contact them, and a sneak peek of their products & services.
When to Shop? SaludArte Season!
November 27 to December 6 - all online
With 24 vendors, they all operate differently. Some of our vendors are making their products and services available only during SaludArte Season. However, some of our vendors are in business full-time and you can buy from them every day.
In each of our Vendor highlights, we included a slide on:
Where to follow their social media
What payment methods they accept
How they will coordinate getting your purchases to you (pick-up, drop-off, delivery, Julie's House)
And what is the best way to contact them
The Vendors will be posting their products and services on their websites and/or social media. Please use SaludArte's social media as a promotional guide to discover the vendors and then shop from them on their platforms.
We will also post a compiled directory on justjulie.me/saludarte2020 and on SaludArte's social medias with links to their ultimate shopping destinations.
Many will have products made in advance to sell and many of them work on commission. If you see something you like, reach out! They will be happy to answer all of your questions including product availability.
SaludArte Season Bonus Events & Giveaways
Throughout the shopping season, November 27 to December 6, we will have a calendar filled with programming that we are really excited about! You can look forward to:
A Mental Health panel via Zoom with Latinx practitioners in our shared communities
LIVE demos of artists' work and process
Pre-recorded interviews with some of the vendors
LIVE Meditation Sessions
Virtual Collage Making
Decolonizing Self-Care Workshop
GIVEAWAYS almost every day
and more....