Here's something I haven't come across personally, but I watched it a few weeks ago. Two exhibitors had set up on Friday afternoon. They were completely set up before they left so all they had to do on Saturday was unlock their registers. They were
Read more…Listen, it is natural that people love to mingle and talk about their last art fair experience. I truly get that. However, why does it have to be as soon as you pull up to your booth space and start erecting the canopy and unloading the first thing p
Read more…Hello Everyone, I've just been accepted to the Zona Rosa Art Fair in Kansas City, MO. It's a high-end white tent event, and this will be my first foray into this type of fair as an exhibitor. I have my canopy, walls, tables, covers, actual jewelry d
Read more…Hi Everyone! I'm new here at this wonderful site, and I have a question. What color are your studio walls? I'm moving from my itsy bitsy studio that I share with my daughter's 20 pair of shoes AND a giant green plant that likes to hog the light. My n
Read more…Montrose Arts & Crafts Fair in Montrose California, it's turning into a flea market. The booth across the way was selling import & export items from Africa. This is an expensive juried show! A lot of the seasoned art vendors around me told me that ma
Read more…I see discussions where some talk about "artist friendly" shows. Now I've been doing shows for a long time and I would love to know what that means to others here. Just what is "artist friendly" to you?
Read more…You may have seen these before but they have many variations at TARGET. Art prints, photographs and more that are mounted on a very thick (2" or more), light-weight, presumably a wood hollow-core frame. They are very affordable and I am sure they are
Read more…Hey everyone, I've come to realize this has been touched on before by Ron and I apologize for the repeat. I think the the idea behind this post was more about what can be done when you get put into a "perceived" bad spot than complaining about the p
Read more…When you travel to an art fair, one way to increase your visibility at the show and increase your sales is to have a social event prior to the fair opening. Contact a local event planner to gain access to information about local artist groups. Using
Read more…There was much discussion on how an artist had atrocious behavior, now how about the customer. The last two weeks for me drove me crazy. At Art Beats and Eats I had more people than ever before criticizing my prices, prying for info on how to do work
Read more…In our local paper we have a section called "saints and sinners". I choose to leave out the "sinner" part. I'd like to share a "saint" story and hope to hear from others. Madison Art on The Square. Went to set up with my sister Friday evening. Got un
Read more…Let's explore another basic function that comprises an art show. What is the primary responsibility, or what are the primary responsibilities, of a promoter or show director? For the money you spend in jury and booth fees, travel costs, what is it yo
Read more…The biggest unspoken question (and among friends often spoken) seems to be, "Is anyone making money out here?" Did you make a killing at St. Louis? Did Milwaukee's Lakefront live up to expectations? Is St. James worth the time? Will you return to Ann
Read more…I was just called off the wait list for the Belgravia ct section at the st James art show, since I have never exhibited there before is there anyone who has that can inform me on the spaces, are there any bad spaces in this section, my husband is exh
Read more…Back to basics again. The question on the table, for your thoughts and ideas is this: If you were a consultant to a show, if it was within your power to make the choice, what would you advise is the mission, vision, objective, purpose of an art sho
Read more…The Relentless Eye: Global Cell Phone Photography 2009 Cell phone cameras are the relentless eye of the global simulacra. Simple and everywhere, cell phone cameras have transformed how photography is practiced. Helen Day Art Center announces the fi
Read more…I'm looking for shows in Kentucky, please post all even if you think they are small.
Read more…Hello- Has anyone done the Little Falls Arts & Crafts Fair Downtown Little Falls, MN? It's advertised as 100,000K attendance, $220 Booth Fee, 650 Exhibitors. I would like some experienced feedback if you have done it. Thanks.
Read more…I have a slight dilemma. There are two art shows that I would like to be in (one more than the other) that fall on the same weekend. I am not guaranteed to be accepted to either show, one show or both shows ... So, do others run into this issue and i
Read more…Hi, I was thinking it would be nice to have a show to do near Christmas and was considering the one of a kind show. The entry fee is outrageous though... .($2000) so it would have to pull some really big sales numbers to make it worth it after travel
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