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Applications and Multiple Entrys

Posted by Don Mabry on February 11, 2011 at 2:53pm

Two subjects on which I'd like to hear others' opinions.

1.  Is there any particular advantage in submitting a show application early in the process vs. later on?  In other words, does it help, in any particular way,  to submit an application as soon as it is available vs. waiting until the day before the deadline?  Of course these are the two extremes but, hopefully, I'm making sense.

 

2.  In shows such as Ann Arbor and St. James where there are several shows going on at the same time, I assume a person would have a much better chance of being accepted if they applied individually to each show.  Is this a correct assumption?  I suppose that, in a sense,  one would qaudruple their chances if they applied to all four shows in Ann Arbor.  Right?

 

Thanks for any input any of you might care to make.   

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  • Mark Loeb February 14, 2011 at 12:04pm
    We try to randomize our jury slides so that timing is less important.  That said, it used to be that almost 2/3 of the applications came in the last two weeks.  That makes it much more difficult to properly handle them and be ready for the jury.  I don't think this has ever affected our outcomes but....  If I get an application early and there are issues it is more likely we can get it fixed.
  • John Leben February 14, 2011 at 11:06am
    For some shows it seems to be more important to submit your booth fee sooner, rather than later. For example, I was just accepted to the Columbus Art Fair and noticed that their instructions state that booth location preference is awarded to artists on a first come first serve basis. Of course, money for booth fees is always tight for me and paying early is not always possible.
  • Larry Berman February 11, 2011 at 8:46pm
    I stand corrected, but I've heard many stories about artists that apply to one show and get an acceptance from a different show.

    Larry Berman
    Art Show Jury Services
    http://BermanGraphics.com
    412-401-8100
  • Larry Berman February 11, 2011 at 5:31pm

    St. James moves your application within the many shows they have there. Ann Arbor you have to apply to each show and the shows have an agreement between them that if accepted to more than one, you can only do one show.

    The issue about the timing of your submission was discussed in detail two weeks ago.

    http://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/when-do-you-apply-for-a...

    Larry Berman
    Art Show Jury Services
    http://BermanGraphics.com
    412-401-8100

  • Don Mabry February 11, 2011 at 4:57pm
    Good points. Thanks for your input. On the multiple shows, it occurred to me that if one doesn't like your work, it's quite possible none of them will. This is not an exact science,is it?
  • Jenzen February 11, 2011 at 3:59pm
    Oh, and also the entries that came in early got more undivided attention than the latter ones. I think we lost one entry one year because it came in a slew of entries.
  • Jenzen February 11, 2011 at 3:57pm

    My husband and I have been discussing this very issue (about applying early) I don't know how most of these Art Shows work, but I know that when I was running a juried show we numbered our entries as they came in. This didn't necessarily keep the really amazing pieces from getting in, but the jury would get a little bleary eyed toward the end of the process and possibly some work that was middle to near high might not have gotten the best view.

    We also one year applied to two different sections of St james. Got on the waiting list for one and got in the other. I'm not sure it helps to apply to all sections of a show like that, but maybe its worth a shot.

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