Does anyone know anything about this show? I live in NC and have been trying to find shows that don't require so much travel, am a wearable artist so sometimes it's just not the right climate to sell knit/woven appare. Any ideas??????l
Read more…I'm considering doing the Anacortes Arts Fesival on Aug 1st. I sell wood wall hangings in the $500 to $5000 range. Does anyone have an opinion on that show?
Read more…I have been excepted for two different shows on the same weekend. Mulvane is in Topeka Kansas and Art and Air is in St. Louis Missouri. The drive is about the same for both of them. Can you recommend one more than the other? Any feedback would be gre
Read more…Hi, all! A-RTS in Bethesda vs. Art in the Park in Richmond. Lucky enough to get into both, which take place on the same weekend. I live equidistant. I've seen the reviews - but still wonder - has anyone done both? I am a painter, with bright, unfram
Read more…Last year was our first full year of shows. We learned SO much that it's mind boggling at times :)
A few things that we don't know how to handle yet and I'd really like your help.
1. How do you handle a 'customer' that is not really there to buy, but
Read more…Anyone heard of this one? I have one report that said it was a dog several years ago. It's a small show, about 90-100 artists, no jury fee and $110 booth fee for a 10x15 space. I just wish I knew if that was 10 wide or 15 wide, or if they expect 10x1
Read more…Looks like this show changed promoters in the last couple of years. Any thoughts on whether this is a positive or negative thing. I have read some reviews (pretty mixed) so looking for any feedback
Read more…late June.
I notice the local chamber is listed as the contact on Art Fair Sourcebook.
Anyone done it recently? Thanks!
Read more…I'll write about my Artigras experience... I am a dummy sometimes. It was an all day set up on Friday, said the instructions. But when I first read it I thought it said AFTER 5... We worked all day, got loaded and left at 10 to 5. I re - read the dir
Read more…The Holly Arts and Crafts Fair, held on the third weekend in October in the village of Pinehurst, NC. 2014 will be the 36th annual Fair, and it is well run and well managed by the Pinehurst Business Guild. It is a one day show held on the streets of
Read more…Hi friends! I am still in search of a quality August 2014 in the Midwest. Any suggestions?
In the past I have participated in Bucktown Arts Festival in Chicago and the Midsummer Festival of the Arts in Kohler, Wi. Both were very disappointing. Anythi
Read more…Hello from snowy cold Cleveland Ohio. This is my 4th year of planning my year of art shows, and submitting my applications. Until now I have been basing my plan of events around the northeastern Ohio area... but to be honest I tried venturing out o
Read more…Looking at shows for the fall and came across this for the Williamsburg show:
I don't know if we will apply to this one or not but thought it worth
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Has anyone done this show? I heard about this show last year, but hadn't noticed it while trying to schedule shows for this year, until the notice came up on Zapp that the deadline was coming up.
According to the website it is in it'
Read more…I have been making my products since 1990. Whenever I apply to a show I always include, along with pictures, an open invitation to any promoter or jury team to stop by my shop unannounced. Last year the sauerkraut festival told me they were full. Ok,
Read more…My wife Kim and I have done this show for many years and usually do well. We were taken a-back by the email offering a refund due to over-booking.
We have always had trouble getting a decent booth assignment in this show even though we are nearly a
Read more…This weekend (March 1 & 2, 2014) will find artists setting up in Tampa, FL, at the Gasparilla Arts Festival. This show has its lovers and its haters. Big prize money attracts people who don't do shows for a living so the competition is exciting. I al
Read more…June 5-7. I have never applied because I'm afraid of getting stuck in the infamous parking lot. It's a really long way to go, and a hefty booth fee, to risk that. Thanks!
Read more…The good news: one of the shows that spawned the whole art fair movement in Michigan is returning to Detroit. Were you at the Palmer Park Art Fair in the 1970's? I'd bet I met you there. This is a beautiful city park that is in the heart of an area o
Read more…Here's the lowdown: A zero show. Ouch, what a way to start the year.
I was near the area already and did the show as somewhat of a lark, so it is OK. And it was relatively cheap, $250 - but had I sold anything, I'd have paid a 15 percent commission
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