This will be my first blog post so bare with me if I dont follow tradition. Last weekend I did the Jersey shore fine arts festival and for me it turned out to be a good show. The weather forecast was not very appealling all through the weekend and it all turned out not nearly as bad as the forecast. Load in and out was the easiest I have ever experienced, I could park up to the front of my booth on both occassion without hassles from next booth neibours.
Saturday started with a light rain drizzle but by 10am it cleared up. It was dry enough to bring the crowd out but not as hot to send them all to the beach, hence the crowd was good and steady. Saturday started slow for me sales wise, not until about 2 before i made my first sale, but sales gradually picked up as the day went along, mostly my lower price items though. I did sell two of my larger pieces almost at the close of the day, one I had to talk my way to the sale, the other I woke up to, they announced that a storm was coming, the crowd went drasticcally down and i chose to take a nap only to wake up with a couple staring me and requesting a transaction on one of my larger pieces. ( UNPROFESSIONAL) hey still learning. The show was closed one hour early to a storm that never came, better safe than sorry.
Sunday started the same was as Saturday, with a light drizzle, the crowd was steady again opting to come to the festival rather than the beach, sales was fair and the weather stayed good for most of the day inspite of the forecast.
This show did not compare to his Fairfax fine arts show in terms of sales but with the constant threat of the weather I am surprised I came close to what I did, I made about 4 times my expenses and was very happy with that. will I do it again? absolutely YES, this will be a very good show with the right type of weather. The jury selection was good and the crowd was there, guess thats all you can ask for from a producer. The weather and getting the card out their wallet or pocketbook is all up to DADA.
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