Handmade Arcade
We empower makers by providing them with professional development and connections to customers
Founded in 2004, HA produces an award-winning, one-of-kind marketplace where innovative craft-based artists and designers will sell, share and promote handmade, locally produced goods. Mission:
Handmade Arcade provides craft artists working outside mainstream and fine arts sectors with opportunities to sell products, build community, network and share their artistic practice at an award-winning marketplace. A pioneer in Pittsburgh’s maker movement, Handmade Arcade also develops and implements educational outreach programs that bridge the gap between consumers and creators while increasing awareness about handmade, locally produced craft goods and processes.
Handmade Arcade doesn't run on vendor fees, grants, & sponsorships alone. It needs the support of a community of folks who love makers and what they do, and folks who know that those makers deserve support from a nonprofit dedicated to helping them make a living through their craft.
This fall, we're asking you to show up for Handmade Arcade by supporting our fall fundraising campaign and making a donation of any amount and/or sharing the campaign with your networks. Our goal is $50,000 by Giving Tuesday on December 1.
Can you help us keep our markets, programs, and staff going strong so we can keeping showing up for makers? Click here to donate or share: https://handmadearcade.app.neoncrm.com/campaigns/fall-appeal
09/01/2026
TOMORROW! 📢 We know all you makers have pricing questions because we get them all the time during market prep meetings! Come learn about how to price products in order to pay yourself from Kolika Chatterjee of on Zoom. This session is part of our free Crafted Conversations series. No registration necessary! Just snag the Zoom link in our bio to join the session tomorrow night at 6 PM. See you in class! 😉📝
08/31/2026
Makers, it's the last day to complete our Annual Maker Survey if you want a chance to win a $150 Visa gift card. We're aiming for at least 100 makers so we have a good representation of our maker community, but we're not there yet. These survey results help shape the future of Handmade Arcade. Can you please complete the survey if you haven't already this year? The link is in our bio. We appreciate yinz. ✂️
08/30/2026
On behalf of the Handmade Arcade staff, event team, & board, thank you to everyone who joined us for the Emerging Craft Market yesterday! Thank you to the Energy Innovation Center for being such helpful hosts. Thank you to the enthusiastic shoppers who came out to shop small and support our hardworking and talented makers. Thank you to our partners at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild Hill Dance Academy Theatre Vibhuti Vadia | Pittsburgh | Open to travel and Duck Duck Tattoo Studio for providing some amazing interactive experiences at the market. Thanks to Wigle Wh***ey GHOST COFFEE COLLAB Vaya Food Truck and PGH CREPES Food Truck who kept us going with great food & drink. Thank you to our INCREDIBLE volunteers who hustled Friday & Saturday to help bring this market to life. Thank you to our sponsors, funders, & donors for help making this market possible.
And thank you to our makers. 💛 You are the whole reason we do what we do, and it was an honor to have you at this market. We're so proud of all of you and can't wait to see how your businesses continue to grow. Thank you for putting so much handmade magic into the world. Your work matters so much.
(To anyone we forgot, thank you so much. Blame our tired event brains.)
- Handmade Arcade ✂️
Photo Credit: Jorge Santiago
Come with us to the Emerging Craft Market today at the Energy Innovation Center! There's so much to see! We're here until 6 PM. 🤩
It's Emerging Craft Market Day! 🥳 PLEASE come down to the Energy Innovation Center and support these 70+ incredible makers. We're here from 9 AM - 6 PM, and tickets are Pay-What-You-Can with free tickets available. Come shop small this Saturday!
08/28/2026
On behalf of the Handmade Arcade team and our makers, we want to say a HUGE thank you to all of our Emerging Craft Market sponsors! 💛
As a nonprofit, we rely on a diversity of revenue streams to produce each of our markets, and sponsorship is a huge piece of that. Did you know that without annual sponsorship revenue, our maker booth fees would have to increase by nearly 50%?! Sponsorship helps us keep participating in Handmade Arcade accessible for makers while allowing us to continue growing our programs and supporting the creative community year-round.
One of the best ways you can help us sustain these partnerships is by showing some love to our sponsors! Give them a follow, like their posts, check out their websites, and support their businesses when you can. 💛
Stop by these sponsors’ booths at the Emerging Craft Market tomorrow:
Wigle Wh***ey, Duck Duck Tattoo Studio, & Ghost Coffee Collab
And be sure to support these annual sponsors! These businesses generously sponsor both the Emerging Craft Market AND the Holiday Market. Most of them will be tabling with us December, but until then, be sure to keep up with them on social media:
Alternate Histories, Because Science & Circuit Breaker Labs, City Cast Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh City Paper, CommonWealth Press, East Wheeling Clayworks, Jenna Vanden Brink, NEXTpittsburgh, One Cat To Many, PublicSource, Theartofseth., Una Biologicals, Wood-N-You Like It, Wren & Rita
Special thanks to Allegheny Regional Asset District for making free tickets possible through a public grant supported by the taxpayers of Allegheny County.
We’re so grateful to the businesses that choose to invest in Handmade Arcade and the makers we serve!
Still need tickets to the Emerging Craft Market? Head to HandmadeArcade.org to grab yours! 🎟
08/26/2026
Meet B's Bags, a Black-owned brand creating handcrafted tote bags. Carry your essentials while making a more sustainable choice. Find the collection at the Emerging Craft Market on August 29.
"B’s Bags | Bold. Beautifully Sustainable Eco-chic tote bags are all handmade from sustainable fabrics. Medium-sized tote bags are an everyday style and are practical."
Discover your new favorite bag this Saturday.
08/26/2026
Who wants a sneak peek of this weekend's Emerging Craft Market Raffle? 👀 Swipe to see some of the beautiful handmade products and generous gifts you'll have the chance to win on Saturday if you buy some raffle tickets! All of these products were kindly donated by makers and sponsors.
Your raffle tickets keep Handmade Arcade programs and events going. We're nonprofit, so we rely on donations through initiatives like our raffles, Pay-What-You-Can tickets, and monthly memberships to keep serving makers. Your raffle ticket purchase contributes to keeping Handmade Arcade around for years to come! Thanks in advance for your support. ✂️ Get your Emerging Craft Market tickets at the link in our bio!
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