Is it about art or is it not?
A reoccurring theme in any conversation between artists, especially on the forums. For those of you who don't know who I am, http://BermanGraphics.com is a resource web site for artists doing art shows. Within the web s
Read more…I'm an artist (watercolors) and I'm setting up for my 1st full-scale art show season. I'm planning to sell mostly limited-edition giclees and I'm wondering what is a good amount to start out with?
Initially, I'll be using about 20 different images i
Read more…I was wondering what the least expensive way to reproduce watercolor paintings would be.
I am a woodworker, so I don't know much about the painting world.
But, my mother-in-law has been doing watercolors for a few years now and was thinking of doing
Read more…In a recent discussion (http://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/not-enough-quality?commentId=2160589%3AComment%3A100806&xg_source=msg_com_forum), Chris Hoyt said:
"This used to be considered an "easy money" gig. We would just set up, sell what
Read more…I am considering a couple of Wisconsin shows this year, but I don't want to apply for a tax ID unless I get into one of them. Is there enough time to apply for an ID in between the time that I have been accepted to a show and the show date?
Thanks,
Read more…WARNING to all my artist friends! Email scam about sending art to Australia.
See http://www.talkglass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34154
Orson Aguilar send me an email which sounded good until the end when he
started talking about credit cards. Here's t
I was looking for some juried shows in California on Zapp and noticed that some charge a lower booth fee but require a percentage of sales as part of the vendor fee. I guess this would be good if sales were low. But does anyone know if there is a m
Read more…I'm hopping on the tech bandwagon and looking into the credit card swipers that plug right into your usb port, as I have mobile broadband on my Mac. Paypal is advertising their version, and I already accept Paypal on my website, just wondering if an
Read more…What programs do you use to find good quality inexpensive lodgings when you are traveling? Priceline has been a great boon to artists. I have always said as all the expenses for participating went up the only one that has gone down is lodging.
Recentl
There were a LOT of Art Fair Insiders at the Great Lakes Art Fair on last weekend in Novi, MI. It was great to meet you.
On Sunday morning I held a seminar on "Improving Jury Images and other Art Fair Tips" at the event. Did you attend? I would really
This poor website doesn't even have a logo. It needs your help. I've used a design company for a couple of other websites, but it is hard to get a good one. Logo design companies don't know what the heck an art fair is even. We are specifically looki
Read more…has anyone used the tool artfair sourcebook just wondering if it is worth the cost before i invest the $$Thanks
Read more…Once upon a time when I started doing art fairs reproduction only meant one thing: printed material on paper with a tiny invisible dot pattern. There were some bitter discussions about whether or not these "reproductions" should even be in the art fa
Read more…I just read an article in the Business section of the September 30 edition of the New York Times. There was a 3/4 page article by David Pogue. It describes in detail about the new Square credit card reader that connects to the iPhone or iPad headphon
Read more…Anyone get this one yet? Our dot (also a show artist) got this regarding her website.
What do you make of this? Scam or real?
Thanks.
Carla
[i]From: "Angela" <info@yg-networks.com>
Date: October 15, 2010 9:07:37 PM PDT
To: <mailinglist@dot'swebsite name.co
Hi,
I live in Pittsburgh, Pa and I do most of my shows in PA and OH and have sales tax # in both those states. I file quarterly in Pa and 2x a year in OH. I am now wanting to apply to shows a little farther away but before I do I need to know the
Read more…The event: Contemporary Art Fair - NYC/Contemporary Craft Show - NYC
Location: Javits Center, New York City
Date: November 19-21, 2010
Booth fee: $390 for a 10 x 10, larger booths available
Spaces still available
This one really has me puzzled. When y
My girlfriends and I (non of whom are carpenters) built shelves, which are about 4-5" apart, out of plywood. We put two nylon straps with fasteners on each shelf to secure the artwork. The units have five shelves total. They work okay, sliding in
Read more…Hi, I started this discussion on the blog posts but was requested to put it on here. Has anyone used the Square https://squareup.com to take credit cards yet? Another blogger said that there was an article in the New York Times about this device l
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