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The keynote speaker at the Arts Festival Conference (sponsored by Zapp) in Portland, OR, August 28, 2014, was Russell Taylor Willis, President and CEO of National Arts Strategies. She spoke of the impact of technology on the arts and how knowledge workers can use it to expand the role of the arts in society.
Can't help but share this quirky "call for artists" ...
How making changes in his art enabled Batik artist, Amos Amit, to revitalize an art fair career that started in the 1970's, engaging his old customers and finding a new audience to appreciate his work. It also brought awards and acceptance at even more of the top shows. This is engaging and strategic advice from a respected veteran of the art fair business.
Connie Mettler visits the 2013 Buyers Market of American Craft in Philadelphia
The August show reviews are in and the survey has chosen Nels Johnson's post about his nostalgic trip to the Uptown Art Fair as "post of the month" -- yet, as we all know it is dangerous out there -- follow the exploits of Nels, Bill McLauchlan and Melanie Rolfes as they escape the "jowls."
(I would have included our 4th reviewer Megan McKinnon but did not have an image of her -- hey, Megan, send me a photo!)
This video portrait is about as captivating as they come; a sharply-cut 10 minutes of footage that lets you into Nick's world, shows off his skills and captivates you with the lyrical way he discusses his artistic passions. Even if you don't give a monkey --s about printmaking, Nick's got enough enthusiasm about it to turn you into a convert.
Learn more about Nick and his woodcuts: http://www.artfaircalendar.com/art_fair/featured-artist.html
A trip to the top-rated 2014 Old Town Art Fair in Chicago in June meant meeting artists from Vermont to California, including some Canadians. Listen to find out what Kina Crow, Steve Olszewski, Dawn Adams, Marjolyn van der Hart, Steve Uren, Jennifer Ivory, Chris Bruno, Beth Crowder, Chris Bruno, Tony Cray, Chris Dahlquist and Carol Boucher say are their favorite shows. You may be surprised.
Do you agree?
6 minutes. Haven't been to this show? Get a nice overall view of the atmosphere on a perfect summer day. Learn about Kathrine Allen-Coleman's continual reinventions; Anne Schroeder's feather art, preserving endangered species; and Matthew Hemminghaus' photographs of his chickens!
You'd think the heat would take the stuffing out of even the most stalwart artists, but not so, folks. Here are some people we all know well with tips on how they get through the long hot days and what is good about art fairs:
I attended on Thursday and Friday with our daughter, Farah Darwish, and it was such a pleasure to see old friends and see wonderful new work.
The video includes: Andrew Shea, David Curles, Sharon Johnston, Joachim Knill, Janice Ho, Aaron Hequembourg, Sandra Wampler and Elaine Unzicker ... then my battery died! 7 min. 37 sec.
Thank you Lori Kay, Alison Fox, John Leben, Robert Wallis and everyone else who shared their St. James Court experiences. A show that has this many exhibitors deserves to be reported. I was there too, but have been so distracted by getting the statistics together for the Best Art Fair Survey that I am finally reporting in.
Here is a quickie video:
Spotted on the Court were Tara Brickell and Terry Adams from Cherry Creek and Katrina Delgado from Coconut Grove.
I didn't arrive at St. James Court until 4 pm on Saturday. I would have been there earlier but was sitting in my car for an hour on I-65 south of the city in a traffic jam. What did I miss? Maybe a few downpours, but surely did miss seeing a bunch of friends.
Probably the happiest creature in the show, thankful for all the water - ceramic sculpture by Dennis Thompson
I had a list of people to see: Deidre Nabors, Sharon Tesser, Robert Wallis and Greg Little who had contacted me earlier that I wanted to meet and I was invited to a reception on 4th Street that evening. So sorry to have missed you, and the party also.
As I hustled through the show I saw Nels Johnson, Chris Maher, Annette Morrin, Chris Coffey, Aaron Reed, Sean McDougal, the Hand Jive folks, Lee Cohn -- who else? Not enough time.
This is a show I know well as my husband participated in it from 1984-2005. From the quick look around I saw that some very good art had migrated to 3rd Street, so it looks like there is a war going on for hosting the best artists that I hadn't seen before.
As you can imagine from being in the show all those years we've seen all kinds of weather but I'll never forget the first time we were there. It rained all day Friday and Saturday and it was raining when we got up on Sunday morning and people were loading out. The artists were complaining a lot, but this was my first season not to be working in the public schools and my feeling was "any day at an art fair is better than a day in the classroom."
I don't have the name of the found object artist nor this glassblower. Can anyone help me out?
So pleased to see 2nd generation artist Jason Stoddart (son of our friends Jack and Lynn Stoddart) and his wife Beth carrying on the family tradition shooting and selling images of the Tennessee backwoods at St. James
Picnic tables in Belgravia Court waiting for a better day
Who was there that I missed?
OTAF from Dawn Smith on Vimeo.
From the Best of Missouri Hands Conference, March 2013 -- solid tips from Reed McMillan, a man with a long career in art exhibition, currently sales director for the International Contemporary Furniture Fair -- 6 minutes
I had a great time in Milwaukee and saw lots of great art. Here is an overview:
If you want to know more about this show, including my analysis of why this show is so hard to get into check out this post: http://www.artfairinsiders.com/profiles/blogs/milwaukee-lakefront
What show is hard for you to get into and regularly sends you rejections?
I had a great time in Milwaukee and saw lots of great art. Here is an overview:
If you want to know more about this show, including my analysis of why this show is so hard to get into check out this post: http://www.artfairinsiders.com/profiles/blogs/milwaukee-lakefront
What show is hard for you to get into and regularly sends you rejections?
You'd think the heat would take the stuffing out of even the most stalwart artists, but not so, folks. Here are some people we all know well with tips on how they get through the long hot days and what is good about art fairs:
I attended on Thursday and Friday with our daughter, Farah Darwish, and it was such a pleasure to see old friends and see wonderful new work.
The video includes: Andrew Shea, David Curles, Sharon Johnston, Joachim Knill, Janice Ho, Aaron Hequembourg, Sandra Wampler and Elaine Unzicker ... then my battery died! 7 min. 37 sec.
Oscar's candid post, "The Only Thing I Ask You God", struck a note with many readers last month. If you haven't read it yet -- do it now, and then look forward to meeting Oscar at a show one day.
Congratulations, Oscar, the members have voted your story as Post of the Month! Thank you for telling this story here.
Congratulations to Nels Johnson. Your post "Why We Do Art Fairs (besides the money)" was voted best January blog!
Greetings from the 21st Annual Marion Arts Festival, in Marion, Iowa (adjacent to Cedar Rapids, in Eastern Iowa). Consistently ranked among the top tier of juried art events nationwide, the MAF presents 50 artists, offering both fine art and fine craft to an audience of 16,000. There are no bands, there is no beer-the MAF is about the art.
The MAF is one of the most artist-profitable festivals nationwide! The Art Fair SourceBook ranks the MAF as:
Marion is a "vintage uptown" type of community, and a part of 
the Cedar Rapids metro area. Our show is intimate and purposeful, with the mission to be an event through which you will thrive. (Here, we're obligated to insert that we're volunteer-driven, hokey and maybe more than a little mom-and-pop...in good ways, mostly.) Our exhibitors enjoy a sincere welcome and an easy-to-do- show.
Visit our website: www.marionartsfestival.com to see the range and quality of our 20th annual lineup-you'll find fifty of your most respected artists pals.
Artist amenities:
We invite artist entries through ZAPPlication: www.zapplication.org
You have our best wishes as you plan your spring and summer season!
For further information, email director Deb Bailey: mafdirector@marioncc.org
Marion Arts Festival 2013: Please Share Your Mojo
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