"If you are like many over-scheduled Chicagoans, your summer weekends are already starting to fill up. When art fair season finally rolls around, you may find that you have limited free time left to browse your favorite artists—not to mention little extra cash. To help art lovers make the most of art fair season, 57th Street Art Fair introduces “personal shopping” for fair goers—Art Buying Boot Camp. Open to the public Saturday, June 5th and Sunday, June 6th...rest of the story...
2. Here's a blogger reporting in on her art fair obsession and the Prairie Village Art Fair near K.C. Kind of fun to see where our art ends up!
3. Here's a video from the Kalamazoo Art Fair: http://www.wwmt.com/video/?videoId=90190185001&play=now
4. Part of the fun of attending the Kalamazoo Art Fair either as a customer or an artist is getting a chance to see the pretty outrageous Do-Dah Parade -- a silly and fun traditional part of this event. Photo by Shawano Cleary for the Kalamazoo Gazette.
5. Edina, Minn. - The gloomy weather didn't keep a lot of people from enjoying a little art. 350 artists from all across the U.S. are taking part in the 44th annual Edina Art Fair. There's also live music and lots of good food. FOX 9 is proud to be the official meteorologist of the...a sketchy report from the Fox Twin Cities. Linda Anderson, where are you when we need you?
It was a big weekend for art fairs. We are waiting for your reports on the shows listed above, plus the biggies in Cincinnati and Columbus. Please let us hear!
Comments
NEVER try to negotiate a lower price unless you intend to pay cash!!
It's bad enough to try to low-ball an artist, but then to slap down a high-fee credit card (such as AMEX, aarggg) and expect the discount. Ugg. I always take the lead in such a negotiation by saying any discount would be for cash only. Then I explain why. It's amazing to me how many people have no idea that accepting a credit card costs us, and that a check is not cash. I sometimes think our job is to educate the public.