from Artnet News. Which one of these would you stay in? My vote is for the camera house.
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I turned 77 today.
Thought I would write a great blog.
This is going to be one of my last four blogs.
I am retiring from blogging after 10 years doing it.
Will you miss me?
This is an Amy Amdur show held on Labor Day weekend in a great location.
The Third Ward is right downtown. Full of happening retail and bars and restaurants. Lots of young people everywhere.
My best bud, Jim Wilbat--outstanding glass artist-- has done the show for about three years. So I tried it for the first time.
A welcome addition to my show schedule.
We were able to park in a lot and dolly right to our booths.
Friday setup with weekend show.
Held on street pavement, plenty of storage space behind.
The Amdur team are pros, everything flowed smoothly.
We actually had nippy weather both days, I was in a long sleeve pullover both days.
Small shows, well under 130 artists.
Noticed I said artists, not vendors. Enough said.
Lots of well dressed patrons, and they spent money on art, what a concept.
Saturday was a Lowend day, barely did $1.5 K. Mostly prints out of the bins.
Sunday was different. Sold lots of framed work. Saw lots of others float by my booth.
People were very engaged. Got asked lots of questions about my work, how refreshing.
The show is a winner, will gladly do it again.
The Marjorie Strider Foundation offers two grants for artists who have been undeterred in pursuing their vision. Selected artists will each receive a $5,000 grant to support the creation and production of new work, as well as their professional advancement. Applications are due November 1. Apply here.
The Center for Craft is offering unrestricted $10,000 grants to twenty-one mid-career craft artists who will participate in an 8-month cohort experience, in which they will be guided through training that encourages and sustains a generative practice as both artists and educators. The Center intends to develop and strengthen a network of craft artists through peer-to-peer learning and connection to enrich the impact on their communities. Applications are due November 30, 2022. Apply here.
- Best of Show – $2,000.00
- Award of Excellence – $1,000.00
- Recycle Art Award – $300 – Open to all artists in all mediums.
- Additional Awards – The Festival will use a weighted award system for the balance of award prize monies to be divided among mediums based on the number of artists in each, up to the total prize money amount.
- Artist hospitality area with all-day refreshments and reserved portable toilets
- Volunteer booth sitters
- Limited to less than 150 artists
- Combined artist sales of over ½ Million
- 24-hour on-site security
- Complimentary reserved parking
- Website includes artist image and live link to artist website
- High-quality printed program with a sample image and website information for each artist
- Digital marketing opportunities provided
- Top award winners are automatically juried into next year’s Festival
- The cover artist is selected from participating festival artists
- "I just wanted to thank you so much for all your hard work in coordinating such a great show! This show kicked off my year, and as I look forward to upcoming shows, I just hope they'll be as seamless, fun, and accommodating as you all were this past weekend. Thanks again!"
- "I met the most amazing people who, I sure, will become more than just someone I saw at the art show. I feel that my world became bigger and my heart feels full. I would love to come back next year if the jurors would invite me."
- "This was the best show that I’ve exhibited at that had such great artist amenities and also such a great understanding of how to treat the customers coming through. The thought put into both the artists and customers is something I haven’t seen before. "
- Artists are featured on our website starting in February
- Over $2M in Artist Sales in 2022
- Renowned Artist Hospitality in a beautiful venue
- One of a Kind Art Dash Party for participating VIP artists
- 24 Hour Security
- Breakfast Tacos for Artists Saturday and Sunday
- We follow CDC guidelines and IFEA recommendations for health and safety protocol.
On September 18, 2022, Hurricane Fiona, a Category 1 storm, devastated Puerto Rico’s southwest coast triggering destructive flooding, mudslides, and an island-wide power blackout. Four fatalities have been reported, and more than 778,000 residents were without drinking water as of Monday. Rainfall totals exceeded 24” in several areas.
Fiona’s landfall coincided with the 5-year mark since Hurricane Maria, a devastating Category 4 storm that decimated the island’s power grid and claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people. Since Hurricane Maria, infrastructure in Puerto Rico remains fragile, and many homes still had temporary blue tarp coverings, making the impacts of this storm more severe.
CERF+ shares your concern for those impacted by the storm and we need your help. If you know craft artists who suffered significant losses as a result of the severe weather, please help us spread the word that they can apply for CERF+’s Emergency Relief grant program. Questions? Please contact relief@cerfplus.org.
The Festival debuted in March 1960 as a community project and is still produced today by an all-volunteer board that puts an emphasis on meeting the needs of the artists.
Set in a beautiful, historic downtown setting, the festival draws approximatey 300,000 art-loving visitors. Over 1000 fine artists from around the world apply yearly to this highly competitive and very popular show. An independent panel of three judges will select the 210 fine artists and three emerging artists invited to exhibit their works.
People come looking for a deal on good art! We normally have 600-700 people waiting in line when we open. We had to rent another building to hold them! We normally get between 3500 and 5000 buyers in the door in the 7 hours.
After decades of service to the art fair industry, Connie Mettler, our Founder and Publisher, has retired. Learn more below about her years of pioneering work on behalf of artists and art fairs nationwide and online. Please click through at the bottom to comment and share your best wishes on Connie's retirement, too!
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- $15,000 in cash awards
- private artist hospitality (hot meals, snacks, drinks)
- booth sitters
- limited early check-in and booth setup
- drive-up access for ease in unloading & loading
- professional 24-hour security
- reserved artist & overnight RV parking
- discounted hotel rates
- opportunity to participate in Artist-based promotions