Last weekend Chastain Park was held outdoors in Atlanta in a beautiful venue with major advertising. You would think that the crowds would have come out in force but it seemed like an endless trickle of people looking. Many of the artists around me, including myself, did ok on the coldest day (Saturday) but Sunday when it was drop dead beautiful weather- sales were pretty non existent. Patrick Dennis who puts on the show did a wonderful job of feeding us and making everything perfect- a terrific organizer and promoter of all the artists! Set up and pull down were so well organized and everyone involved were so accomadating and helpful. I dare say that the weather had a big play on sales- us Southerners hate the cold and this was the first really big cold snap this year. The jewlers did great- and some of the artists made bank but it seemed like many of us had just an average show. I know it wasn't because of the advertising- which was major on all fronts, TV, billboards and radio- so sometimes it just turns out that way and there is no rhyme or reason. Hope for next year....
It is not a good destination in Atlanta, people go to that park to ride horses, play tennis, hear music, NOT hang out. The people in the neighborhood have backyards bigger than the park and wouldn't get caught dead there.
yep, it's pretty much been like that all this year - but as an eternal optimist and crazy (you have to be to be a full time artist) I think it will get better!!
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