My current photos are unfortunatly not something I would be brave enough to send to any judges. Does anyone have recommendations on the best type of camera or any suggestion that might help me get better photos of my work. I recently hired a photogra
Read more…Any info on the Historic Shaw Art Show near St Louis MO - It's in early October - anybody have a comment that they would like to throw out about it. Is it well attended?
Read more…I'm doing a show in St. Louis (Art & Air) on June 4-6 and am wanting to find someone or a company in the area that would rent wall panels for the weekend. I have the mesh walls and don't like them! However, I don't want to invest in buying Pro Panels
Read more…I applied but there was no notification date in the application. This is an oddball system in that there is a rolling or ongoing jury. The application states that the jury meets on the 5th of each month. The balance of the booth fee (a deposit is sen
Read more…While investigating an interior panel setup for art fairs, I noticed on the local Craigslist a lot of listings for used trade show booths and associated gear, at rock-bottm prices. Having done trade shows, this idea seemed like a natural fit, and mos
Read more…I just joined yesterday and wanted to say Hi to everyone.
Looking for information and insights on Art Fairs. I've only done a couple and still feel like a newbie. A fellow artist suggested this forum and I'm happy she did.
My work involves both glass
By paying an application fee an artist is buying a chance at being invited to a fair, and by accepting that application fee, that "chance" is a contractual guarantee. They are advertising and selling that "chance". So my question is this: If the dire
Read more…I am Mark Oehler and my wife, Nancy and I live in Reeds Spring, Mo. We are in the Missouri ozarks and are south of Springfield and near to Branson, Table Rock Lake and Silver Dollar City. We moved here from Milwaukee, Wis in 1972 and built Omega Pott
Read more…Building on my successes in Michigan last year, my spring will include Art Birmingham, East Lansing Art Fair and Mt. Clemens June art fair. When doing Detroit area shows, I have stayed at a Mariott Residence Inn for as low as $59 per night - and the
Read more…Here we go again. I thought this was years behind us. There are at least two mainstream jury slide photographers out there that are loading images onto ZAPP and JAS in the wrong color space, which makes the color look like crap. Six years and you'd
Read more…Hi - I'm new here and haven't even intro'd myself yet - I live in Florida, make jewelry shells, glass, fossils and such. I was reading the discussion about where to sit in a booth, and got some really good ideas - one of them about using pvc pipe to
Read more…As just one more would-be art fair gypsy, my initiation took place just as the economic tailspin began. I like the whole idea of being involved in the fairs, i.e. the general public, other artists, the outdoor settings, the opportunity to see some re
Read more…Hi there all....I am new to this site but, not new to the art world. I am 3 generation of artist. I guess it is in my blood. I am from Washington State and have justed move to Newport NC. I have painted pretty much all my life. Now I design and
Read more…As this season up north is about to commence, I need to think about my tent. I have a top of the line EZ up which worked very well for me last year. Weights are my purchase for this year as I don't wnt to be the human weight when the wind kicks up
Read more…Hi everyone, I'm a photographer from metro Detroit that uses Painter and Photoshop to create and enhance my art, now starting my 4th year in art fairs. The most anticipated show in my 1st serious year of exhibiting opened the day after the 2008 marke
Read more…I am new to the world of art fairs, and am so glad to find a blog site like this. I'm sure to have a million questions...
Here's what I do--
I combine photography with quilting and sewing--how's that for a mix? I print my nature photographs on dupioni
I've often been asked what it's like to do art fairs. I've replied that somewhere in my past I must have dreamed of either being a carney or a farmer because doing the art fairs seem very related. You travel, but rarely have time to see the town y
Read more…im new to this website- is anyone familiar with indoor fairs along the east coast, D.C. down to florida? thanks for any response. denice
Hi everyone-
Thanks for all your great responses. I hope after this year, when I've got some experience under my belt, I can contribute a bit more!
One question, when you get into a show the same weekend how do you choose?
Specifically, I got into Wells
