covered bridge festival

First of all, The covered Bridge Festival is in more than one location. Each bridge has it's own show - some are "good" and some are terrible. I think they add all the locations up to get the attendance figures. I have done the one at Ebenezer Bridge, which is the best of the lot. It is heavily Country Crafts and not frequented by art patrons. I did it for two years and then called it quits. Yes I sold pieces (I make jewelry) but only the pieces that sold for under $100 - mostly $50 pieces. The woman across from me sold out two years in a row - painted wooden Steeler Santas - you know bad yard art. But she sold out. I'm not sure you would say it was juried - at least not in the way I would mean. I do have a friend who is an artist who does well there but it is with her art on coffee cups, magnets, coasters...you get the picture. I would describe it as a craft show and not the fine kind. It's something to do on a Saturday afternoon. Three Rivers it is not but a good venue for some crafters in the area.

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Larry Schneider March 25, 2013 at 7:24am

Thank you. Greatly appreciated. Its difficult to judge. I have made excellent sales at some fridge magnet and wood pop gun shows but........... also have spent all day explaining that a $99 price tag is not an error and its not $9.90
Diane Wright March 22, 2013 at 7:05pm

First of all, The covered Bridge Festival is in more than one location. Each bridge has it's own show - some are "good" and some are terrible. I think they add all the locations up to get the attendance figures. I have done the one at Ebenezer Bridge, which is the best of the lot. It is heavily Country Crafts and not frequented by art patrons. I did it for two years and then called it quits. Yes I sold pieces (I make jewelry) but only the pieces that sold for under $100 - mostly $50 pieces. The woman across from me sold out two years in a row - painted wooden Steeler Santas - you know bad yard art. But she sold out. I'm not sure you would say it was juried - at least not in the way I would mean. I do have a friend who is an artist who does well there but it is with her art on coffee cups, magnets, coasters...you get the picture. I would describe it as a craft show and not the fine kind. It's something to do on a Saturday afternoon. Three Rivers it is not but a good venue for some crafters in the area.
- Larry Berman > Diane Wright March 22, 2013 at 7:09pm
  
  It sounds like Diane's description is why I never heard of it. And I live in Pittsburgh and have done shows for over thirty years.
  
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  Larry Berman
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