Wanted to post a little about a one day show I did on this past Saturday. Prairie Day at Dardenne Prairie,MO.,a suburb of St.Louis.
This was my first time doing this show and thus, I didn't know what to expect. This was a juried show (although I think all entries were accepted) and the booth fee was very reasonable.This was an outdoor show and the tent was provided, which was a plus.
Of course the day started off with showers,which held the crowd down until afternoon. There was a large steady crowd after the rain stopped,until closing.(6PM)
I believe this was their third year for this festival and unfortunately the date conflicted with several other large events in the St.Louis area, including another art fair.
In my opinion,this was certainly geared toward families and children,more than anyone else,which is not all bad.
There were a lot of freebies and free events which helped draw the crowd,but there were certainly many more lookers than buyers. My neighboring booths were also seeing very slow, if any sales at all.
Most of my work is large and thus I think was probably priced out of reach for this type of event.
I did sell a few smalls and had lots of nice comments,but bottom line...it was a bust.
Being fairly new to the "Art Fair World", I thought it would be a good experience and it certainly helped getting my work viewed,but that was about it.
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