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Suggestions for my 2nd Art Festival?

Posted by Bob Ross on August 5, 2014 at 12:26pm in Art Show Information and Discussions

Just completed my first-ever Festival

A pretty big show - park City, UT - over 225 booths!

I am thinking I would like to try something smaller for my next attempt

  • Maybe in the 80 - 120 booth size
  • Would like it to be someplace in the Southwest or West that I can reach with a drive of no more than 10 hours from Salt Lake City
  • Would prefer an established show that has been around awhile with reliable patron turn-out
  • I think a Park setting on grass would be nicer than the sidewalk setup of Park City
  • If it makes a difference, I will be displaying Landscape Photography Prints.

Thanks,

Bob

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Tags: 2nd art festival, Southwest festivals, Which Southwest fairs, Which Western shows
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  • Richard L. Sherer August 5, 2014 at 1:49pm
    Get out your road atlas, draw your 10 hour/800+-mile circle, then search Zapp and "http://www.coloradoartisttour". FYI, I would pass onGrand Jct. - read the reviews for shows in area defined. Study demographics of area. More in three articles I posted on researching art shows - my methodology.
    • Connie Mettler > Richard L. Sherer August 5, 2014 at 2:30pm

      Dick, what was the title of your articles that you posted on this site? We need to highlight those for everyone who is in Bob's position.

      • Richard L. Sherer > Connie Mettler August 5, 2014 at 2:36pm
        How I Research Art Shows - a three part series. It comes up if you search "research art shows" in the search box at top of home page fir AFI.
        • Bob Ross > Richard L. Sherer August 5, 2014 at 5:54pm

          Richard,

          Thanks for the response, however I am confused about the "Art fair Reviews"

          Are you referring to this section of this website: http://www.artshowreviews.com/colorado-art-shows/

          I pasted the link to Colorado and besides lots of really annoying ads, every show mentions that the reviews are in the "Comments Below" and when I scroll down and down and down - I find no comments and thus no reviews at all :-(

          Am I missing something or looking in the wrong place?

          Bob

          • Camryn Forrest > Bob Ross August 5, 2014 at 11:35pm

            Bob Ross ... I feel your pain! I couldn't see the comments either at first.

            Look on the page, and scroll past "Reviews of this show are in the comments below" and look for this line "Please support our free service by clicking to "Like" this page on Facebook?"

            RIGHT BELOW THAT ... it says "art fair reviews" "permalink" and then "comments." THAT tiny  box for comments may have a number in it, and the number is how many comments on a particular show.

            You can also find some of the discussions started by Richard Sherer at this link: http://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=...

            and here:

            http://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/how-i-research-art-show...

            hope that helps.

            • Bob Ross > Camryn Forrest August 5, 2014 at 11:37pm

              Thanks Camryn

  • Camryn Forrest August 5, 2014 at 1:02pm

    Bob,

    if you sign up on zapplication you can view shows by date, by location, by a lot of factors. If you find some that work for your schedule and the distance you want to travel, bring the show names back here and experienced folks should be able to tell you what they like and didn't like about each one.

    Congrats on Park City for your first show! I bet you learned a lot -- my first show was an eye-opener!

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