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Atlanta Arts Festival - Has anyone done it?

Posted by Emily Sims/Rona Fisher Jewelry on April 26, 2010 at 12:30pm in Art Show Information and Discussions

Hi,

 

We've been doing shows for a number of years and usually stayed within a 5-hour driving radius of Philadelphia until the economy changed.  We're looking for a show for the weekend of September 18 of this year, and are wondering if anyone has anything to say about the Atlanta Arts Festival in Piedmont Park.  The deadline is today (nothing like waiting until the last minute, eh?!), but would appreciate any info even if it's past the deadline so we can consider the show for next year.

 

Rona does precious metal jewelry with an average price of $500. We don't necessarily need huge crowds; we just need the right customers.

 

Would love to hear from anyone who knows about this show!

Thanks,

 

~Emily

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  • Emily Sims/Rona Fisher Jewelry May 7, 2010 at 2:13pm
    Congrats! Will look forward to seeing your review!

    kanchana Nerato said:
    Hi Emily/Rona

    Just got a notification and I'm in this year, will definitely write about it when done:)

    Good luck to you the rest of this year.

    Cheers!


    Emily Sims/Rona Fisher Jewelry said:
    Kanchana,

    Thanks for your reply. I found it really helpful. I actually don't participate in a lot of forums on line, but have been finding this one really great! Rona and I will definitely apply to the Atlanta show for 2011 based on what you, Michael, and Connie have said. We did apply to the Dogwood for this year but didn't get in, and now that I hear what you and Michael have said, I'm not feeling so bad about that.

    Thanks again, and best of luck with all your shows.

    ~Emily
  • kanchana Nerato May 7, 2010 at 12:39pm
    Hi Emily/Rona

    Just got a notification and I'm in this year, will definitely write about it when done:)

    Good luck to you the rest of this year.

    Cheers!


    Emily Sims/Rona Fisher Jewelry said:
    Kanchana,

    Thanks for your reply. I found it really helpful. I actually don't participate in a lot of forums on line, but have been finding this one really great! Rona and I will definitely apply to the Atlanta show for 2011 based on what you, Michael, and Connie have said. We did apply to the Dogwood for this year but didn't get in, and now that I hear what you and Michael have said, I'm not feeling so bad about that.

    Thanks again, and best of luck with all your shows.

    ~Emily
  • Emily Sims/Rona Fisher Jewelry May 7, 2010 at 12:01pm
    Hi, Michael, and thanks for your comment. Glad to hear you did so well at the Atlanta show last year and that it was worth the drive from Philadelphia (Rona and I are from Philadelphia, too). Don't know if you saw my reply to Kanchana, but I wanted to let you know that we'll definitely be applying to the Atlanta show for 2011 based on the comments that you, she, and Connie left. Good luck at the Rittenhouse show! We're usually out of town that weekend (we are jewelers so it's not our show), but we were in town for it a couple of years ago and spent quite some time walking around the show. It was wonderful--great variety and a lot of really really fine work. And of course the venue is excellent.

    Thanks again,

    ~Emily

    R. Michael Wommack said:
    I did this show last year, and wrote a review on this site, which you probably can find. I did really well, and the drive from Philadelphia was worth it. Unfortunately, they moved the date and it conflicts with the Rittenhouse Square show, which is my local show.
    I also did the Dogwood festival in the same park several weekends ago. There were 3 times as many people, and I did 1/3 the sales. Was this the same city? I think the only reason for people to come to the Atlanta Arts festival was to look at art, and in my case, buy it. (My neighbors did not do as well, so take this with a grain of salt). At the Dogwood I think there are other motivations for being there.
    I really liked the way the Atlanta Arts Festival was run. The director was right there for any problems that may have popped up. Not so with Dogwood.
  • Emily Sims/Rona Fisher Jewelry May 7, 2010 at 11:57am
    Kanchana,

    Thanks for your reply. I found it really helpful. I actually don't participate in a lot of forums on line, but have been finding this one really great! Rona and I will definitely apply to the Atlanta show for 2011 based on what you, Michael, and Connie have said. We did apply to the Dogwood for this year but didn't get in, and now that I hear what you and Michael have said, I'm not feeling so bad about that.

    Thanks again, and best of luck with all your shows.

    ~Emily
  • kanchana Nerato May 7, 2010 at 10:10am
    Just want to second Michael, I was there last year and had a decent show - maybe low for some but my best selling tickets are around $50 to $100. I'm not so sure if the pricing is the reason, my next door neighbors didn't do that well and their price are reasonable too. The show goers are light, but they seemed to buy more than that of Dogwood show that has been on a down trend ever since we tried it the first time 5 years ago.

    All in all, We like how the Atlanta show is STILL an ART show, not music and beer fest and will go back if get in again.

    Hope this helps.

    R. Michael Wommack said:
    I did this show last year, and wrote a review on this site, which you probably can find. I did really well, and the drive from Philadelphia was worth it. Unfortunately, they moved the date and it conflicts with the Rittenhouse Square show, which is my local show.
    I also did the Dogwood festival in the same park several weekends ago. There were 3 times as many people, and I did 1/3 the sales. Was this the same city? I think the only reason for people to come to the Atlanta Arts festival was to look at art, and in my case, buy it. (My neighbors did not do as well, so take this with a grain of salt). At the Dogwood I think there are other motivations for being there. I really liked the way the Atlanta Arts Festival was run. The director was right there for any problems that may have popped up. Not so with Dogwood.
  • R. Michael Wommack May 6, 2010 at 9:40pm
    I did this show last year, and wrote a review on this site, which you probably can find. I did really well, and the drive from Philadelphia was worth it. Unfortunately, they moved the date and it conflicts with the Rittenhouse Square show, which is my local show.
    I also did the Dogwood festival in the same park several weekends ago. There were 3 times as many people, and I did 1/3 the sales. Was this the same city? I think the only reason for people to come to the Atlanta Arts festival was to look at art, and in my case, buy it. (My neighbors did not do as well, so take this with a grain of salt). At the Dogwood I think there are other motivations for being there.
    I really liked the way the Atlanta Arts Festival was run. The director was right there for any problems that may have popped up. Not so with Dogwood.
  • Emily Sims/Rona Fisher Jewelry April 27, 2010 at 10:04pm
    Connie,

    Thanks for the reply, and no worries about its being too late. We had pretty much decided not to apply for this year because it's quite a long drive for us and we have found some other possibilities for that weekend a little bit nearer to home. But the info you provided is wonderful! We'll definitely consider this show for 2011.

    Best,

    Emily

    Connie Mettler said:
    Yikes! Am I too late? I have not done this show but know others who have. It is a first class well-promoted event with excellent artists. This will be its third year (maybe 4th) and the organizers are serious about it being a good cultural event. Not a festival with huge crowds, but the right kind of people that you are looking for. I hope you applied.
  • Connie Mettler April 27, 2010 at 9:12pm
    Yikes! Am I too late? I have not done this show but know others who have. It is a first class well-promoted event with excellent artists. This will be its third year (maybe 4th) and the organizers are serious about it being a good cultural event. Not a festival with huge crowds, but the right kind of people that you are looking for. I hope you applied.
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