Fairhope used to be a very decent show but has slipped in last 5 years. They do get 150,000-200,000 or so attendees but many are also going to the Art Center show down the way. That show always struck me as the "sad sister" to the Chamber show. It's not a high end show for sure. And the sad kicker is that several shops and outsiders set up "also booths" to capture sales although they are not in either show. The public does not know this and probably does not care. And the Chamber & City does little to stop this.
I did this show for over 8 years in conjunction with TX shows and it all worked. Now, hardly at all sad to say. One thing we know about shows that go downhill, it takes a very long time before they climb back up to where they used to be. The public and artists know when it is a loser. Jeff
