Hey everyone, been many years since I've been here on AFI. I did about a dozen shows back in 2014 and 2015 and did very poorly. I stopped doing shows and focused on improving my photography and I've got the itch again to do a few shows with my much i
Read more…The Independent Artist Podcast is a great resource for art fair artists. Every other week we talk about current issues pertaining to professional artists. Each episode includes a long-form chat with an artist where we delve into their story and the c
Read more…I had my first 2 art shows ever this past month and exceeded my expectations!
I'm planning out 2022 and wanted to learn about the "criteria" you all use to determine which shows you decide to go to? I'm currently looking at 300 miles from my location
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We've turned a Promaster van into a cuckoo clock gallery to display or handmade clocks. We sold five clocks at our first art show up here in north Georgia and are raring to do more. Since we missed dealdines for winter shows I'm looking at what
Read more…When I applied to Cape Coral I knew they were 100% Eventemy. But what I didn't realize was if my app was juried in, they immediately charge my credit card. The only choice i have is to withdraw before jury takes place. They are suppose to announce ac
Read more…Can anyone explain the exodus of art shows in Northeast Florida? They all seem to be vanishing over the years. It mostly seems to be in Duval, St Johns and Nassau counties. There seems to be two maybe three left. There is money here, new deveopments
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We just sold our first metal print off our wall, which was being hung with Velcro strips across the back. We unfortunately didn't realize how difficult it would be to get the Velcro off the back of the print before giving it to the cus
Read more…Another one of those shows that was rescheduled from it's usual spot. This show is usually held on Memorial Day weekend and, due to COVID, was rescheduled to September, like so many other shows. The weather has been unseasonably hot in the Denver are
Read more…Redwood Booth for sale. Want to stand out in a sea of lightdomes? Im selling my entire display.
Booth goes together with 16 bolts, easy to assemble.
The tarps are custom made with zippers. It does need a new top tarp.
There are six folding solid oak
Read more…I live in Michingan and am looking to test out the Florida market. Does anyone have any recommendations as to the best shows in Florida for fine art (sculptures)?
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Shows directors. What a job to have.
If you have a great show, you love them; if you have a poor show, or perhaps a fight with your spouse, some can mis-direct their frustrations in their direction.
One of the things I find fascinating about shows is t
Read more…Have any of you switched to cashless-only transactions in these Covid times? If so, what has been your experience with customer acceptance?
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I was accepted into the Neptune Festival in September as an awards-eligible exhibitor, but as this is my first art show, I am a little overwhelmed as to what to expect in terms of inventory needed on hand. I see that the awards-eli
Read more…This may be a dumb question, but I’m doing the Neptune Festival in Virginia Beach in a couple months. The information packet says can’t bring work outside the scope/style of work submitted and juried, or work not submitted with photos.
Does that mea
Read more…I am based in Chicago and am seeing Amdur Productions trying to make some festivals happen. Have any of you done them? Are any of them good? I haven't done any of them in a normal year because their fees are a little high, usually I look for street f
Read more…I was working online looking for Art Show dates and I learned about a new way to scam artists. I was looking at an art show's facebook page for show dates and noticed a warning to artists on one show's page.
The show had canceled this year due to
Read more…I did a handful of shows in 2019 and have been contacting event organizers for late 2021 fairs. I’m close to committing to a few events but Covid is still a concern. My question to the artists who have been going out and doing events in 2021 is: are
Read more…Has anyone done this show and could share their experience? I am a newbie to the Art Fair world and working out my schedule for the coming months. I am based in Atlanta, and am fortunate to have a good number of large events in the area, but thought
Read more…Anyone have experience with Artavita Gallery representing them at Redwood Media Events
Read more…Honored to be accepted to the Woodlands, TX waterway show (April, 2021).
Curious to hear others experience at this show, good, indifferent, etc, obviously last show as 2019 so will have to extrapolate from there. Of course, this year the economy is d
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