Hello all, I am new to this site and new to exhibiting at big art fairs (I have done several small, one-day street fairs) and would love all the advice I can get. I have already read all the existing posts I could find about this festival, but have s
Read more…What a great day and a responsible group of festival promoters. The just shut down the manure watch booths and are making them leave the festival...Other show promoters should take heed and learn to do the same.
Read more…Has anyone done this show? Is it more of a beerfest than a buying public? It's the same weekend as Maitland's "Art Under the Stars" which is doubling its ad budget in 2016 and I'm considering going back for a 2nd year. Last year, the Paris terror at
Read more…I'm a Chicago based jewelry artist in need of expanding my show reach. Like many have commented in other threads, Chicago is a highly saturated market. You can find a multitude of shows on any given weekend in the city and suburbs. It's very diffi
Read more…Has anyone been in this show ? I've read the reviews under Art Show Reviews but there isn't much info on the show here. A couple of people I have spoken to at other shows had good things to say about it but they are also pretty new to Art shows. Just
Read more…I was accepted into the Utah Arts Festival in SLC next month. This will be my first art show. I am a landscape photographer.
I really have no idea what kind of buyer to expect/target there. I've done farmer's markets before and the buyer's there
Read more…Most shows,I barely make expenses. The last two,I lost my arse..
I haven't done a show for a year, last one was Amy Amdur's "Bling" and that was another expensive one to do..Her Gold Coast show, we laid out over a grand on booth fee, travel and hotel
Read more…Art in the Park - Lake Villa, IL needs more artists. It's a 1 day show with art and music. Not loud rock, but a lot of folk and acoustic tunes. The booth fee is $25 - no application fee. If you're not booked for 6/4/2016, check it out. I'm not ge
Read more…I'm looking for info on this show. I really like the festival atmosphere and think I might try this show, but I was hoping someone can give me a heads up on what to expect.
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Anyone familiar with/have done this one before? I think I found one short blog about it on here and that's it. They say they've been going for 53 years, does anyone have any experiences they can share?
Read more…I thought this was an excellent podcast that just ended a few minutes ago. There were many subjects that we could only touch on the surface because one hour went by really fast. One point I wanted to make, that was touched upon, by Toni, was the subj
Read more…I have not applied before, after hearing too many stories about impossible booth spaces with benches or lampposts in them, or fountain spray, etc. I have been close to applying before, but have been wondering this year just how prevalent these issues
Read more…I have received a few emails for a Grand Haven MI show. I had not realized there were two: one is in June. THIS ONE is the third weekend in weekend in August: Saturday, Aug 20. Unlike the June show, this is a one day show. The June show is in ART Fa
Read more…Is it me or are there more that are getting tired of how shows handle app and acceptance and rejection timelines. We are givin a time schedule on most shows and we the applicants must follow the deadlines. But shows lately are not following there sch
Read more…Hi I currently have a photography booth at my local fair. I am wanting to add a special line of jewelry to my booth. Dont ask why, just because. Anyway my question is do I need to create a separate name, have separate accounting system, ect. or can I
Read more…I was listening to the 2 Artists Share Their 40 Year History at the Art Fairs blog radio podcast and they mentioned, someone lightly that the 80s were a different time... or maybe the early 90s? I don't recall exactly, but I watched that documentary
Read more…This is the second time I've gotten into the 4 Bridges Festival, and I was again impressed with the quality of the show and happy with my sales during and after.
The show takes place in a roofed pavilion in a somewhat industrial area of Chattanooga.
Read more…So I'm relatively new on the circuit, and have always used space under my table for things like packaging material, bags, etc. for the anticipated sales of my framed artwork. I was accepted to a Howard Allen show (Shadyside in May), and am not sure
Read more…I am trying to get some information about the Salida Riverside Fine Arts Festival...
Thanks.
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