Called Flourish and bought a new 10 x 10 trimline canopy, awning, and mesh walls. I can't wait till it gets here! My first buy. Now I have to find a good fair to attend.
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I just wanted to "second" what Dave and Nancy said that if a show indicates that the deadline has passed it is worth checking if they are still accepting late applications. We actually got into 2 decent shows this last season by emailing (with some pics) and asking if they had any cancellations and might consider our work. Both were worthwhile for us. Good luck!!
You might also look at www.CallsforArtists.com where you'll find a nice listing of shows with their deadlines. As Dave said some shows do accept artists past their stated deadlines and it never hurts to give a call to an event that is of interest to you. Good luck.
I'm not sure how far you want to travel, but there are still some shows in my area (Norfolk, VA) that haven't reached their deadlines yet. Even if the deadline is passed, some shows will let you in if they haven't filled all the spaces. Check out the Fall Stockley Gardens Show in October. This is usually one of the best shows in this area as far as sales. They draw big crowds. A little smaller show in Norfolk is the week before, the Ocean View Art Show. Much cheaper and easier. In September there's Artisans in the Park in Virginia Beach. I know all three are still open for applications.
What were your plans before you invested in a top of the line canopy? Have you walked any art shows and looked at what artists were selling and how their display looked?
Like Jim said, you're coming into the business between seasons. All the summer applications are completed and the shows are happening now. The fall shows are taking applications but the best fine art shows are in January through October, and are kind of based on seasons and locations. January - March is Florida. April is Texas and Oklahoma. Then the better shows start up north in May.
North Carolina, South Carolina and the Atlanta area have a number of decent shows. You might spend some time on ZAPP researching those areas.
Your artwork is interesting but you might not want to include the Obama piece as a jury or sale image at shows. Anything to do with religion, politics or sex (I call them the three deadly sins) will turn off as many people as those who will be attracted to it.
The key to getting into the better shows is an excellent set of jury images and a really clean professional booth picture.
And if you're looking for a fast response to your question, it's better to ask on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday because you're in the middle of the show season and most artists are away doing shows Friday through Sunday.
Tariq, it is a bit late in the season to get into the national shows, but the local and regional shows often have deadlines that are more relaxed. ArtFairSourcebook, Sunshine Artist and this site's companion, Art Show Reviews, should give you some useful information.
Some of the big Florida shows already have their applications up on ZAPP. If you haven't already, start setting up a ZAPP and Juried Art Services profile, and work on your application images. There are good tutorials elsewhere, including ZAPP's site and Larry Berman's site. A search of this site should turn up some of those URLs.
Geri's advice to walk all the local shows you can is good. It won't help you get into them this year, but it will arm you with knowledge for next year. Good luck.
Sorry that I can't help you, but I really like your work.
From what I have read here, look at shows in the geographic areas you are interested in and see what kind of work they have accepted in the past. See how your work stacks up to what was juried in previously. Also, go to art festivals around where you live and see what kind of crowds are there as well as what type of art is being shown.
One artist's wonderful art festival is another artist's wasted weekend.
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I just wanted to "second" what Dave and Nancy said that if a show indicates that the deadline has passed it is worth checking if they are still accepting late applications. We actually got into 2 decent shows this last season by emailing (with some pics) and asking if they had any cancellations and might consider our work. Both were worthwhile for us. Good luck!!
You might also look at www.CallsforArtists.com where you'll find a nice listing of shows with their deadlines. As Dave said some shows do accept artists past their stated deadlines and it never hurts to give a call to an event that is of interest to you. Good luck.
Thanks Connie!
I'm not sure how far you want to travel, but there are still some shows in my area (Norfolk, VA) that haven't reached their deadlines yet. Even if the deadline is passed, some shows will let you in if they haven't filled all the spaces. Check out the Fall Stockley Gardens Show in October. This is usually one of the best shows in this area as far as sales. They draw big crowds. A little smaller show in Norfolk is the week before, the Ocean View Art Show. Much cheaper and easier. In September there's Artisans in the Park in Virginia Beach. I know all three are still open for applications.
Thanks Dave!
What were your plans before you invested in a top of the line canopy? Have you walked any art shows and looked at what artists were selling and how their display looked?
Like Jim said, you're coming into the business between seasons. All the summer applications are completed and the shows are happening now. The fall shows are taking applications but the best fine art shows are in January through October, and are kind of based on seasons and locations. January - March is Florida. April is Texas and Oklahoma. Then the better shows start up north in May.
North Carolina, South Carolina and the Atlanta area have a number of decent shows. You might spend some time on ZAPP researching those areas.
Your artwork is interesting but you might not want to include the Obama piece as a jury or sale image at shows. Anything to do with religion, politics or sex (I call them the three deadly sins) will turn off as many people as those who will be attracted to it.
The key to getting into the better shows is an excellent set of jury images and a really clean professional booth picture.
And if you're looking for a fast response to your question, it's better to ask on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday because you're in the middle of the show season and most artists are away doing shows Friday through Sunday.
Larry Berman
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412-401-8100
Tariq, it is a bit late in the season to get into the national shows, but the local and regional shows often have deadlines that are more relaxed. ArtFairSourcebook, Sunshine Artist and this site's companion, Art Show Reviews, should give you some useful information.
Some of the big Florida shows already have their applications up on ZAPP. If you haven't already, start setting up a ZAPP and Juried Art Services profile, and work on your application images. There are good tutorials elsewhere, including ZAPP's site and Larry Berman's site. A search of this site should turn up some of those URLs.
Geri's advice to walk all the local shows you can is good. It won't help you get into them this year, but it will arm you with knowledge for next year. Good luck.
Sorry that I can't help you, but I really like your work.
From what I have read here, look at shows in the geographic areas you are interested in and see what kind of work they have accepted in the past. See how your work stacks up to what was juried in previously. Also, go to art festivals around where you live and see what kind of crowds are there as well as what type of art is being shown.
One artist's wonderful art festival is another artist's wasted weekend.
I'm a patron not an artist. Good luck.