As you can tell by the title, I am a newbie. Just wondering how to apply to all of these shows that require a booth shot when I don't even have a booth yet?
Thanks.
Mike
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Thanks Pam. I have done just that with a couple of shows that I have applied to. They told me to just include a letter with the app. Thanks for all of the great advice everyone.
I"m on the jury of some shows and many shows are just fine with sketches / drawings. All jurors know newbies won't have booth shots. It's always worth a call to ask.
MIke, you might want to check the call for entries page of my other web site: ArtFairCalendar.com. There is a decent list of events and their deadlines there. But, you are right, time is a wastin' to apply to this season's art fairs.
Mike Donnellly said:
Looks like I just missed the deadline for Ann Arbor. Festival of the arts deadline was quite a while ago. Looks like next year for these!
I'll try to find a way to get a booth set up. I live in NE Ohio so I'll look for some shows in this area and maybe western PA to see about their requirements. I think I probably missed a lot of shows' deadlines already. Thanks again!
Larry is definitely right about that! Beg, borrow or steal the equipment--this is important.
More and more shows are "extending" their deadlines. In effect saying that they have not received enough applications to put together a presentable event.
Larry Berman said:
I also suggested contacting the show and ask how they want you to handle it. The last thing shows want is to prevent new artists from applying.
Hi Connie and Larry! Thanks again for the replies. I see your point on having a booth shot included. It shows the jury the cohesiveness of your work and the professionalism that you would (or would not) bring to their show. I guess my confusion is from a new artist's perspective: how can you have a booth shot if you haven't been accepted into a show. As Larry said earlier, I could try to borrow a booth and take a photo. But this seems to me a loophole, since it really isn't my booth and probably would not look completely like this for the show. Maybe I'm making this more complicated than it has to be! Thanks again.
The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair also does not ask for a booth shot, and you can't doubt its' quality.
However, these two are big exceptions to the rule. In a very competitive jury situation the booth shot can make or break acceptance. The jurors are faced with way too many excellent presentations, more than there are room for in the fair, so they look at the booth shot to see if there is good follow through from the fine jury slides of the art.
A personal example of this. My husband, Norm Darwish, was a photographer who did black and white handcolored photography. His images of his work all reflected the tones of the work, but he shot the booth, understandably, in color. It didn't match the work. He had a pretty good record of getting into top shows, but needed to improve his acceptance rate. (Who doesn't?)
So the next time we set up at an art fair he took a photo of the booth with the same film that he used for his art, processed that roll of film in his darkroom with the same chemicals, sepia-toned it. Printed the best image and then handcolored the booth shot. Then, of course, he took a photo of this booth shot the same way he photographed his art slides and used this new image for his booth shot. It matched the tone and color of the other work and gave an even better presentation to the jurors. It stepped up his acceptance rate a notch.
Actually not asking for a booth has nothing to do with how good a show it is or how it looks. Take Milwaukee Lakefront for example, they've never asked for a booth (they ask for six image) and are considered in the top ten shows in the country.
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More and more shows are "extending" their deadlines. In effect saying that they have not received enough applications to put together a presentable event.
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However, these two are big exceptions to the rule. In a very competitive jury situation the booth shot can make or break acceptance. The jurors are faced with way too many excellent presentations, more than there are room for in the fair, so they look at the booth shot to see if there is good follow through from the fine jury slides of the art.
A personal example of this. My husband, Norm Darwish, was a photographer who did black and white handcolored photography. His images of his work all reflected the tones of the work, but he shot the booth, understandably, in color. It didn't match the work. He had a pretty good record of getting into top shows, but needed to improve his acceptance rate. (Who doesn't?)
So the next time we set up at an art fair he took a photo of the booth with the same film that he used for his art, processed that roll of film in his darkroom with the same chemicals, sepia-toned it. Printed the best image and then handcolored the booth shot. Then, of course, he took a photo of this booth shot the same way he photographed his art slides and used this new image for his booth shot. It matched the tone and color of the other work and gave an even better presentation to the jurors. It stepped up his acceptance rate a notch.
Larry Berman
Digital Jury Services
http://BermanGraphics.com
Art Show Tips Blog
http://ArtShowTips.com
412-767-8644
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