Hello! I haven't posted much but I have learned so much from you by reading the forum. Thank you for all your advice.
This past weekend I did my first fine art festival at the 4 Bridges Art Festival in Chattanooga. Despite the weather the first coup
Read more…It's spring and I was enjoying a night night out on my porch when I looked over at my porch light at all the bugs flying around. It came to me that I have my FIRST outdoor art fair event coming up in a month and that we will be showing one night afte
Read more…Hello all - I am a pastelist and will hopefully be venturing into the art fair world soon. I have several pieces (11x14 and 5x7) framed and ready to hang. I am starting out with a small budget, unfortunately. I have read some entries here suggesti
Read more…I have always sell my originals to clients, friends, referrals but I am a newbie in the art show circle, I have never tried prints. Any advice on this? Do they help with your sales, do they not help because they will buy the print instead of the orig
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I'm a new member on this site.
After years in the corporate world (which I never liked at all) I'm finally getting back to art, which is what I always meant to do in the first place, and what I went to University for... I just got sidetracked
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I thought I would take a moment to introduce myself.
I've been "lurking" on this site for a couple of months, reading up on a wide variety of topics and learning so much! I've also been "lurking" on the edges of the art field for qui
Read more…What's your opinion on how many items are too many in a booth? It's really hard for me to curb myself & put out only a few examples of each type of item. I do a couple different types of glass wall art, big platters, bowls, ikebana vases. That's a lo
Read more…I am just making some final decisions regarding my set up and wanted to make sure no one had heard of art fairs having regulations about how tall your tent could be??
Thanks!
Jeanine
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I am going on my second year doing shows. I am only able to do a few shows in the fall and spring season. I have two little kids at home that take first priority. I have applied to large art show such as the Gasparilla Art Festival an
Read more…I'm so excited! My first year of trying the Art Fair venue. I've just been accepted to two events! The Green River Rendevouz in Pinedale, Wyoming, and the Nicolaysen Museum's NIC Fest in Casper. Now I've got to wait for the two that I've applied for
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I’m looking to get into a few fairs this summer, but so far the ones I’ve found want a picture of my booth. Since I’ve never been in a fair before, what advice do you have for a booth picture? I don’t want to buy all the stuff and set it up in
Read more…I am completely new to selling work at outdoor fairs and am overwhelmed by the number of choices and suggestions regarding tents and accessories. I do mostly oil paintings, up to 48"x60". My research indicates that a 10'x10' Trimline Tent is my bes
Read more…I am about to submit my first application for a show. It is the Jackson Hole Art Fair this coming Summer. These are watercolours, all in 16"x20" formats.
What can I do about the visible signatures? Would a mask/box covering the sig be too distracting
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How do you join a group in order to post? Can somebody please give me a quick answer? I imagine after I'm on here awhile it will all make sense.
THX
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Newbie Nancy here... LOVE THIS FORUM! Hats off to each of you for sharing such a wealth of information.
I studied photography as an art student and have been a rabid amateur photographer my entire adult life. Following years of enc
Read more…I am thinking seriously of renting a tent at the Fort Worth show, mainly for space in my car. Has any one else done that? And how are they?
Hi my name is Eva Williams. I live in Pennsylvania, in the lovely Poconos. I love to do jewelry. I also like to quilt. My beaded items range from beaded jewelry to beaded fairy dolls, to beaded quilts. What is fun about beading, is you can bead almos
Read more…I have fabric-covered foam walls and plan to use drapery pins to hang my small works. I'm confused on a couple of points. First of all, do you hang them like this, and if so why doesn't the pin just fall right out when the artwork hangs on it?
Need advice from photographers who have exhibited at art shows...!
Is there a significant advantage (or, an unspoken expectation?) to provide giclee instead of photographic prints in an art show environment? I've been selling my work as mounted/m
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I want to let you know about some resources for artists of all kinds. I run a company called Getting Your Sh*t Together or GYST (pronounced gist) for short. GYST-Ink is an artist-run company providing information, technology and soluti
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