When vendor applications for the biannual Made In Tucson market went up last spring, hundreds upon hundreds of makers raced to apply.
“It’s amazing. We couldn’t believe it,” said Shannon Riggs, who is co-owner of Pop Cycle and the community outreach coordinator for the Historic Fourth Avenue Coalition, which organizes Made In Tucson.
“We’ve had Pop Cycle for 15 years and we know about the people we have in the store and our circle of people, but we were blown away by how many people were applying for Made In Tucson. And it’s all really quality work. We’re jurying and looking at the stuff and we’re like, ‘That’s in Tucson? No, that’s not Tucson, they’re trying to sneak in!’ but no, the address is right there.”
Made In Tucson started as a way to support…
