Hi I make funky tropical mixed media wall art made with recycled items. I don't feel I have enough inventory for a big Juried show. Does anyone know if a decent smaller show preferably in SW Florida . I do not have a booth shot.
Thanks for you
Read more…I saw this discussion on Facebook and thought I'd bring it to this community:
"If you were making a show bucket list for 2020 what would be your top 5 shows?"
Read more…We are thinking of doing the Kensington Metropark Artfair in Milford, MI.
We've not done any shows with the Integrity Shows folks and was hoping to get some info from some artists who have. We make elegant traditional functional pottery and are suc
Read more…I'm relatively new to doing art fairs and I'm in the process of searching for appropriate art fairs to apply for 2020. The region I'm looking for is within 500 miles of Dayton, Ohio.
I'm familiar with callsforartists.com but I'm wanting a more compre
Read more…Earlier this year I purchased propanels and a tent, lights,etc. and was planning to start doing a lot of art festivals and then proceeded to strike out at 3 major shows in New England. Well, I did cover my costs at the Marlborough, MA Paradise City s
Read more…I have done about 6 shows with Howard Alan so far this year. Rolling into 2020, I am considering a few Hot Works shows on the same weekends in Florida as HAE shows.
My experience with HAE is a mixed bag. They can be a bit gruff, but I've done real
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I have just started doing shows this year. 25 year woodworker doing lathe-turned hollow wooden vessels with ultra-high gloss finishes. Lowest priced items-$200 to highest priced -$3,000. Avg price-$700
Do any of you have experience with
Read more…Hello all, been an insider artist for several years. Appreciate everyone’s assistance year-round. My question is are any of you familiar with festivals with a focus on self-taught or folk art ;not fine folk art like $500 baskets but Folk Folk art. I
Read more…I'm curious if anyone has took it all on the road for a year or maybe 6 mos? Or maybe just 1 month.. Is there a discussion category where people share about this that I missed?
Or if you know someone who has?
My fiance and I are wondering about it...
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What are some ways you guys find shows and festivals in your specific areas? I'm looking at greater Seattle area, looking for smaller local ones to gain experience.
Is it advisable to pay for subscriptions to the listing sites, or are there f
Read more…Hello fellow artists. This is a warning if your traveling to a show in Pittsburgh especially in pointe staye park downtown. I was an artist a three weeks ago at Three Rivers Art and Music Festival. I was in the far end of the park. I found two tick
Read more…Hello - We see this rule at many shows. However, there is never any details on how large that bin can be. I am really tempted to make a "bin" that is the size of our folding table fill it with the amount of prints we want and see if they allow that
Read more…I’m headed to Ann Arbor next month for my first four day event. I realize that’s a huge event, with many more artists participating than at other events I’ve been at, so I’m not sure how much art to take.
What do you do for longer events?
Read more…I was reading the worst question thread and thought this might be interesting too. Hopefully it's not too negative.
My wife and I are coming up on our first show and I'll be selling prints of my photography, and my wife is selling homemade greeting
Read more…Have never done Black Swamp before. Mount Mary I have done before. Dropped it for a few years to do a different show. Usually do ok. Not like I used to do. Mine is NOT one of the booths people run to when the gates open.
BSw = 2 day, MM 1 day
BSw =
Read more…Hello - I haven't posted for a bit, but I always come here for advice for sure - I know no other place I'd rather ask this question.
I've never cancelled out of a show that I was accepted into, and paid the booth fee. I've been lucky to have no emer
Read more…4 things. I have been looking at Hotwire first because they have made it very easy to figure out which hotel the deal is for. You still can do that on Priceline, but it takes a little more work.
1) I click on a listing, and get a drop down that says
Read more…I wonder if this is a common thing that I just need to get used to, or if I should be doing something differently to effectively communicate. I sell wildlife paintings and prints. In my booth I have things very clearly labeled. Where I have my origin
Read more…I realize I may have missed most deadlines but looking for art shows this summer in New England. Would prefer shows that are well juried with a focus on fine art and a track record of customers purchasing 2D art..paintings,etc. I paint abstract oils
Read more…My wife is an oil painter and over the last five years we’ve been displaying her work at local Art Festivals in New England each summer and fall. Through this time, we’ve learned a lot and noticed the differences between a well run and not so well r
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