To make a long story short, it appeared that a volunteer sent out the wrong e-mails and corrected the mistake in under an hour. Anyone who's been doing art shows for more than a couple of years had a good laugh about it. But it appears that one artist called the newspaper and tried to embarrass the show by getting them to write an article about it without using the artist's name, for fear of retaliation by the show. The way it was explained to me is that when the acceptance was received, they immediately posted to their Facebook page about getting in, and then had to retract it, so they decided to take it out on the show.
The reporter told me that this wouldn't have happened ten years ago because with the immediacy of Facebook and other social networking sites, things get posted as they happen.
My reaction is this shouldn't happen now either, people living their lives on the internet and if they do, mistakes like this are going to become more common place.
I asked the reporter and now I'm asking you, is this what you would consider to be news?
Larry Berman
Art Show Jury Services
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100
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This is not news for the general puplic, my experience with anyone not involved in the art show world does not understand or know about this whole applying system we all go through. I get ask all the time " are you doing this show?" I used to try to explain the process and that I have to wait to get word of acceptance or not, after many" what are you talking about stares" I just say , that I think about it. So writing an article about such an inside thing is not news, but it is advertising for the show
Sabine - I agree that most people don't understand the 'whole applying system' but I don't think that's a reason to not publish the 'news'. If someone who didn't understand reads the article, they read that 250 got accepted, at least 363 people didn't and there was a jury. So they should conclude that there is an application, jury, acceptance and rejection.
Those 'what are you talking about' stares are the same that you get when they ask you if the show supplies the tents and you explain they everyone has to bring their own tent.
I guess you are right Michael, at least a few more people are aware of the jurying process now.
I can take the " what are you talking about stares " quite well, but, when I get people telling me that they are going to do shows too when they retire because it is so easy and looks like fun to just set up at shows and sell. Oh ja. I forgot and all they have left to do is to find something they can make because they have always been very crafty.
I'm tellin' you -- it is so good to see people bitching and moaning on someone else's site! Misery loves company.
--Mauled in Michigan
The comments are fun to read. These two almost left me on the floor....
Whenever I read an article that is describes folks as totally outraged, I laugh out loud. What would half outraged be? Half fakey?
I had to laugh about the artist who wrote that she had applied to Mainsail for 6 years and never got in, then complained that "most artists know that Mainsail isn't about talent, it is about connections into the show." Obviously she didn't have "connections" ...so why apply 6 times?
I guess we all hope that everything will change some day. (and nobody will make boneheaded mistakes any more!)
Just became news.
the article:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/article1146355.ece
the response to the article is even better:
http://www.tampabay.com/SearchForwardServlet.do?articleId=1146355
Larry Berman
Art Show Jury Services
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100
Not news at this point.
If it happens again, then it's news because the show should be able to build a failsafe into the notification system. If it happens at another show, then that could be an issue because everyone in the art show business with a pulse and a body temperature higher than room temperature knows about this incident.
The volunteer aspect should be left out. I hear things blamed on volunteers at least 10 times a year. It's way too cliche to blame screw-ups and snafus on volunteers. Someone has to accept responsibility for the actions of volunteers rather than blaming them.
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