Weekend show is over - time to rise & shine and start all over again! Before preparing for the next weekend's show, a series of paperwork, processing and organization must be done. After special orders and paperwork is completed, it's time to do two actions. The first is write a show review blog for this group, then email the promoter a follow up note. Good or Not so Good - I feel it essential to communicate my experience to the promoter. If I have suggestions, I'll first mention the good stuff, then offer ideas for the following years event. By far the majority of my emails go out to successful promoters/organizers thanking them for their dedication. I love sending these and always include a link to my review blog on this site.
I completed my review yesterday on a small local artists fair I participated in over the weekend in Racine and followed it up with an email to the organizer. I want to share with you part of her reply so you too can see the value in a simple follow up.
"Thank you for the wonderful recap, and thank you for your follow-up email. Most of all, thank you for appreciating our efforts. We are thrilled to have you participate in our show. You won my heart last year when you lifted my spirits at the end of the day, after I had taken a verbal beating from a disgruntled artist. You gave me a hug and said some of the same things you just wrote in your blog. Honestly, if my day would have ended on the sour note of the other artist, that feeling would have stayed with me all year. But, thanks to your kind and supportive words, I was excited to dig in and do it all over again this spring!"
The same can be said about communicating to a promoter the upsetting experiences an artist had. Not with anger, but always followed by suggestions for improvement of the situation. In my opinion, any artist that attends any art event is contributing to the success or failure of that event. Communication is key to keeping the good shows growing and the not so good shows improving. Of all the after-show routines we all have, this five to ten minute block of time is most valuable in years down the road.
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