Hi all,
Here are some raw photos. I would like input on which would be the most like what a jury is looking for. Don't worry about stuff like chair legs and electrical cords showing as I will clean that up later. I also forgot to remove the "BOMH Ju
Read more…Good Morning AFI,
Well I finally applied to my first ever Art Festival, the Downtown Naples in March and just received the results. A resounding (((DECLINE))). I probably shouldn’t have expected to make it in on my first ever try, I guess that’s th
Read more…Wanted some opinions about using a photo with multiple pieces...this is one of the better shots of my work but I have a feeling that it might be hurting us in the jurying process. Thoughts?
Read more…Saturday, November 16 - 3-4 pm
WHERE: Jackson Marketing Group / 2 Task Industrial Court / Greenville
WHY: 934 visual artist applicants from 39 states and 3 international countries have applied to the #7 Fine Arts Show in the Country; 120 will be inv
Read more…My name is Steve Jones. I am taking my first stabs at getting into an art fair. I am a middle school art teacher by day and a soccer dad by night but I have a lot of sculptures I have made and need a bigger audience than relatives, friends, neighbo
Read more…This past art show season, (for me, as in spring through fall here in the Midwest.), I did my first juried art shows and had some success in a crowded category, photography. I used Zapp to apply to some shows--got in some--rejected by a couple. I Rea
Read more…Open Jury for Artfest Fort Myers, Oct. 7, 5:30 pm, Edison State College.
All of you artists who live anywhere near Fort Myers really should put this on your calendar for next Monday!
You'll be able to see the images of over 800 artist applicants.
Why
Read more…I am new to the art fair world, having done a few juried shows last year and applying to more this year, in the Jewelry category. My work is some what eclectic, as I started out as a beader and gradually morphed from beadweaving to working mostly i
Read more…I am in need of purchasing a new digital camera in order to take photos of my paintings. I have a 4 mp and know I need to upgrade. At this point I am not looking at a SLR Digital unless that is the only logical option. Does any one have a digital
Read more…Hi everyone. I have been doing art shows for 4 years now as a photographer but over the last year I have starting transferring my images on to wood. My question is would the images of my artwork attached still fit the photography category or should
Read more…I just got my email from Reston to apply for their show. The jury fee is $50. I replied that it was too high. I think everyone should do that to any show who's jury fee is over $40 or next thing you know they'll be up to $75 or whatever they're ab
Read more…Hi, I was just wondering if anyone else out there was registering for the zapp conference together for the discount. Since it is the Monday and Tuesday following the St James Court Art Show in Louisville, and I will have a booth there, I thought it w
Read more…I have new images to apply for shows. One of them is wide, more than 2x as wide as tall. Does this work in the ZAPP format? Does it shrink the details too much? Will it look smaller than the others? I have attached a few of my images for comparison.
Read more…I started doing shows in June 2012. My first show, I sold $1600. After a little more than a year and 10 shows, I had two $10,000 shows, a $7000 and a couple of $2500 shows. I'm saying this only to say that I have reasonable success at art fairs. But,
Read more…Unconscionable remarks from jurors.
In all cases, you have to wonder what, if any, instructions were given to the jurors by the show directors. And you have to wonder why those particular people were chosen to jury. If anyone has similar stories, plea
It's been a while since I've done an interview with a juror but I recently interviewed an artist who juried Three Rivers this year.
http://bermangraphics.com/blog/jurying-three-rivers-2013/
There is much discussion about the booth image and how surpris
I have always painted sports portraits.....but this past winter I decided to paint portraits of local people....It was fun and much more personal to paint a local person intead of soing a paointing of Aaron Rodgers, the Packers quarterback....
And wh
Read more…Hello everyone, This is my first post and I hope I am in the appropriate spot. I have done much searching here and have found some great information from a really nice group of folks willing to share. I am considering getting back into this Art Fair
Read more…I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this....
After my last three shows, I had a thought and wondered if anyone else has noticed a trend and how you feel about it.
I have a mix of pieces: the ones that take a long time and have a higher le
Read more…I applied to the Lincoln Arts Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska this year. The date for jury results has passed ( 5/31) and no notification has appeared.
Any idea what is going on?
Has anyone done this event before?
I left a phone message and sent an e-
Read more…