Has anyone ever done this show and what is your opinion of it? I am primarily a painter or mixed media 2-D.
They extended their deadline until tomorrow and was thinking about applying. It's far from me, so if it isn't a great show, I'd rather not was
Read more…If a show uses ZAPP, should there be a reasonable expectation that the show meets a certain quality standard? Recently I was rejected from 2 holiday shows. One, I know is full of buy/sell and mundane crap that would never get into a legitimate show.
Read more…All this talk of being hijacked, has reminded me of something that happened while I was doing the Common Ground show, run by The Guild, in Birmingham Michigan. I used my Starbucks app, on my I-phone, to get a coffee. When I got home I got an email fr
Read more…In other words, "How time fly's".
It has been a month since I attended the Zapplication Conference. Due to life's busyness and a family funeral, I am finally fulfilling a promise to Art Fair Insider/Connie Mettler in writing a report. I helped suppo
Read more…Not certain this is the right forum BUT.. Well, it looks as though I will be headed to Florida for the month of jan! YAY!! I am VERY new to this and was honestly shocked.. Here is my question, how much back stock should I plan to take with me as goin
Read more…Dear AFI friends, artists in Arizona could use your support! If you can get behind local artists who are contributing to a lively and vital downtown Scottsdale but are facing battles with galleries and merchants who feel threatened by what they call
Read more…Earlier this year, I received a new microchipped credit card from my bank as part of their move away from magnetic stripe swipe cards to this more secure format. Now as an art show exhibitor, I'm starting to see the other side of this coin. I use Sq
Read more…This topic came up in the current Buy/Sell Discussion. In 42 years of being in business I have won two out of two judgements in court. I used the collection agencies lawyers for cases and each time and all were out of state. I also used them to make
Read more…I was recently in a disappointing art fair (sales were very low and there was little to no advertising of the art fair). I do paintings for art fairs that I consider fine art and I was a part of this art fair because it supposedly emphasized art, not
Read more…I was reading something here from years ago and it mentioned Bruce Baker and his web site http://bbakerinc.com/. I was (am) really intrigued but I'm a bit confused if it's still relevant or worth investing (time/money) in. The reason I mention this i
Read more…I got an email from a customer a week ago who said she had seen me at a show 3 weeks ago, and regretted not buying a pendant she saw. She described it (3 light green stones) and the price. It didn’t ring a bell (but I use a lot of green, so could ea
Read more…Well, the shows finally got a little better here in Western NY. The rain storms stopped messing with us in July and I could assess things without factoring in "except for the rain".
My best shows, as always, have been at the Chautauqua Institution. I
Read more…And there's not much time to react. I first became aware of this just yesterday. The Illustrators Partnership has a blog that discusses the issue in detail and has links to important background information. There's a lot to read, including the 150 pa
Read more…Maybe I'm just in a bad mood this morning, but I'm feeling a bit annoyed. One of the many shows I've been rejected from recently replied with their sincere apologies, and all the numbers involved. We sincerely appreciate your interest and hope you'l
Read more…I am feeling a bit frustrated and stumped. Today, at the art show where I was exhibiting, there was a LOT of wind. Gusty, 15-25mph with a rumor of up to 40mph later on in late afternoon/evening. The promoter told all the artists they had the option o
Read more…Member Barbara Bloom just told me that the 47th Annual Salt Fork Arts & Crafts Festival in Cambridge, Ohio, was cancelled. The cancellation of a long running show is upsetting to the participants and the people who attend. So, just for your informati
Read more…Square posted on their facebook page tonight that they would offer an NFC reader for Apple Pay with an EMV capability for chip cards in the same device, and that it would be available for no charge to qualified users.
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Read more…I have learned so much from people on this forum. One of the best things about being in art shows are the friends you make. Lately a couple of friends have confided in me that they NEVER make money at shows. I was shocked. Everyone has bad shows but
Read more…I just got an invoice from security compliance for pci compliance. I used to use the old swipe transponders but now I use square. I have no idea if I'm still supposed to be paying this annual fee. Is this something everyone who accepts credit cards
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