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Denver, CO
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Your Medium
sculpture and metalwork
Years in the Art Fair Business
1
First show ever
cherry creek / stanley
What are the best things about art fairs
You see the reactions of people to your work. Ideas start tumbling out of other artist's mouth. People look, laugh, cry,
Best show ever and why
Cherry Creek Stanley show. My first show, sold my highest price piece with 5 minutes of show opening
Worst show ever and why
Loveland Sculpture festival. Almost no people attended the show; it was very disheartening.
Who referred you to ArtFairInsiders.com? Please be specific.
other artists
What is one fun fact about yourself?
As an artist, I recognize that my business plan (make pretty things at great time and expense) is for the birds; and that is ok. The reactions of customers, when they squint, and their eyes go wide when the recognize what they are looking at, that makes it all worth while.
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"similar expereince here, except just did a show (Cottonwood) where the show recommended hotel room rate was about $120 a night, not bad for a major city area (Dallas), so I booked that. Many other artists came to the same conclusion, parkign lto and…"
"Your booth temperature will go up alot. Many shows will not allow a black canopy. Having a black canopy creates a visual effect of a 'cave' for people, many people will not go in, expect your booth attendance tgo drop by 70%."
"Gettign into a juried show is the besgt thing you can do to build your coinfidence. If you could pick only 1 of the 2 following scenarios, which would you pick?:
a) a group of other artists reviews your work, and says, "yes, please join our show,"…"
a) a group of other artists reviews your work, and says, "yes, please join our show,"…"
"6 years ago I did the Rio Grande shows durign the balloon fiesta. First year, I did the first show of 2 on 2 consecutive weekends, did ok. The next year did both weekends, did fair the first weekend, nothing the second. The last year I did first…"
"The St. Louis Art Fair just completed a 'mock' jury. Here is the link to the jury results, suggest looking at the various booth arrangements. After you look at several dozen of them, you will start to get a feel for what booths are attractive, and…"
"Overall, well done. If I were to be very picky, a few tweaks:
- 1st piece on left overlaps 3rd piece on left
- 2nd and 3rd pieces on left should be oriented more towards camera
- get rid of table in back, doesn't seem to add anything to artwork…"
- 1st piece on left overlaps 3rd piece on left
- 2nd and 3rd pieces on left should be oriented more towards camera
- get rid of table in back, doesn't seem to add anything to artwork…"
"Now the thought i am considering, will Mainsail open up a Florida market for me? Some pretty good museums in St Petersberg; Fine Arts, Dali, Chihuly, Arts and Crafts and several others. Although I have never been, I assume this means the local…"
"Same here and now in the waning weeks of 2022 the push is on to buy and pay whatever to reduce profit so business of Sub S shows a loss that can be used to offset investment income (not much this year) or carry forward loss to next year. That's what…"
"Making money? what's that. LOL. Actually this year I made a small profit.
Good point Connie, thank you"
Good point Connie, thank you"
"You do the math, Mark. Part of this business is making money, I've been told. I know you are up for some extreme drives, but for me I've never heard big enough sales figures at Mainsail to Make that trek from Texas."
"Suggest attending an art fair near you, and have a look at what other artists are doing for their displays. put mental "blinders" on, and look at how the work is displayed. backgrounds, tent placement, arrangement, lighting, which manufacturer of…"
"mesh walls should work, avoids using propanels, depends on the look you want. Likely you will have to frame your work. I use a trimline, which I bought used, and have done 50+ shows with it. Takes time tio put togetgher, but once it is weighted, it…"
"Also i am rarely accused of being a good speller"
Lo and behold I was accepted into Mainsail (St petersberg FL) this year. Problem is, I have waterways (houston TX) the weekend before, san antonio Tx same weekend of, and Art in the Square Southlake Tx weekend after.Do I forgo a relaxing (which…
"what type/size work do you show?"
"Jeannette, just for comparison, I apply to about 30 or so shows in a year, spend maybe $1,200? or so in application fees. I get accepted to maybe 2/3 or them, invited to a few others and will do 12-15 shows in a year, depending on how much coffee I…"
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Welcome to Art Fair Insiders, Mark. We’re so glad you joined us. I hope you’ll find the site helpful and that you’ll share your ideas and experiences, ask questions and join the discussions. The site is only as good as the members make it. We have a lot to offer one another, experienced and newbie alike.
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