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Call for Artists: By Hand in Cleveland

November 11, 12 & 13 8869089283?profile=original
I-X Center
Cleveland, Ohio
210 artists
Deadline: June 15

Celebrating its 7th year, the Cleveland By Hand Fine Art & Craft Show continues its successful co-location with the Fabulous Food Show.  FREE ADMISSION for the general public will continue as well complimentary electric, drive-in access and labor assistance for artists. 

Don't miss the show that Sunshine Artist called, "a real class act," and Cool Cleveland describes as "comparable to Boston Mills or Cain Park, just indoors and warmer for this holiday time of year."
 
We hope to have the opportunity to host you among the 210 artists presented at this year's Cleveland By Hand.

For more information:  www.clevelandbyhand.com

Two ways to apply:  www.zapplication.org
 
                             or Call Craig Thompson at 216-265-2617

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Looking for more shows for your 2011 season?
Check out: www.CallsforArtists.com 
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Do you insure your art work?

With the weather calamity that just happened at Columbus, I just got thinking about the loss of work and how to recover from that.  Besides the psychological effects, I wonder how many artists are able to recoup losses if they are insured.  CERF helps out artists and is a great organization to contribute to.  Have you ever had to file a claim or ask for assistance after a weather disaster?
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Prize Winners in the Pledge Drive

This has been a whirlwind week for us with this pledge drive and the two podcasts. Once again many8871880254?profile=original thanks to all who have pledged to keep our websites alive and happy and continuing to make your art fairs more satisfying to you in every way, physically, emotionally and monetarily.

We have a bunch of prizes to award to those who pledged. We have chosen the following names using the www.Random.org site. Instead of directly awarding a specific prize will the following people please contact me and let me know their 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices, as I know not everyone wants web consulting or a Kindle or some of the other prizes on the list. You can find the prizes here: http://www.artfaircalendar.com/art_fair/pledgedrive.html

The winners are:

  1. Dorraine Watts
  2. Brian Bass
  3. Tahmi DeSchepper
  4. Shirley Baker
  5. Margaret Hagopian-Slack
  6. Scrap Felt
  7. Woody Smith
  8. Steph Mader
  9. Lenore Lampi
  10. Barbara Johnson

Please have your choices to me by midnight June 5.

Everyone who has pledged is receiving:8871237681?profile=original

  • an official Art Star on their profile page on this site (going up soon)
  • a "Red Dot" bumper sticker. Please send me your mailing address so I can get those out to you.

Haven't pledged yet? Get in on the next round of prize drawings. Pledge here now.

Next prize drawing at 9 am on June 6.

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Getting to Yes With a Jury


Preparing Your Images

Art show juries sit in dark room reviewing array after array of slides of artists' work. I've read posts from these people recapping this experience and each described the process as being quite a challenge. Part of my job as an artist is to find ways to represent my work in this tough situation that helps these people see what it is I'm doing in the best light possible.

Typically my images will be seen for maybe 10 seconds, in a group, amongst a line up of such images in perhaps hundreds of such groupings. I want to make my 10 seconds count! In order to do this I have to prepare drop-dead gorgeous photos of my work!


Thanks for the Advice, Larry!

I took some time to scan the advice available out there as to what works the best in these settings and for work as unusual and colorful as mine it seems presenting it on a very plain background is of paramount import. So the choice comes down to:
  • white
  • grey or
  • black?
Turns out that in such a dark room a white background suddenly popping on the screen can be quite blinding - so though I use all white walls in my booth, for my background in these important jury images I'm going with black. Now it will appear as though my work is floating in space all on its own. I love the subliminal message in this: my work stands alone.

Larry Berman of Berman Graphics offers some tip on how to get the most from your photos. Below is another examples of how I applied what Larry shared on his site:




What did I do?

In Photoshop:
  1. I erased any extraneous accoutrements (like on the purses, the wire I used to hang them)
  2. I removed all the original background
  3. I added a layer of pure black behind the original image
  4. I made several copies of the image and using various tweaks adjusted the color, saturation and contrast to better reflect the reality of each piece
  5. I sized the image to match the requirements of the major online application site (Zapp!) or 1920 pixels square
  6. then I optimized each image (high resolution jog) to upload into my media file on the Zapp site.
I did this for 4 of my pieces so I now have the enough good images to apply for the fiber category in shows. Wish me luck with the juries!
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Who wants to win this awesome t-shirt?

8871880456?profile=originalRick Bryant, executive director of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of Arts in State College, PA, just sent me this jpg of his show's 2011 t- shirt. Isn't it amazing? It is by assemblage artist Robert Villamagna of Wheeling, WV (www.robertvillamagna.com). The name of the image is "Surrender Rabbit."

The next person to make a pledge will with this t-shirt!

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Sad news

Our deepest sympathy is extended to our artist friend, Eugenie Torgerson, and her family upon the sudden loss of her son, Ryan, who died unexpectedly this week. Although, I was unable to locate an obituary, I did find this website with many wonderful tributes to this young man. 

 

http://209.216.63.141/news/news.cfm?ID=63086

 

If you wish to send condolences to Eugenie and her partner, Edward Avila, her email is:

eugenietorgerson@sbcglobal.net

 

 

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Old Town Art Fair & Compassion

This entry is from my friend Lynn Fisher who does wonderful porcelain and stoneware work. I'm copying this to my blog (with her permission) because I think it's important that we bring to light how some shows deal with a tragedy in an artist's life. Luckily, it's not all shows...

8871880052?profile=original8871879664?profile=original8871879685?profile=original"I'd closed my home and studio up in mid-January and was gone for the next five-and-a-half months, working and doing fairs in Florida, and didn't get home until last Saturday. My brother was going to open the place up, turn on the water, etc., and discovered a fire just starting in the studio when he walked in the door. He turned off the gas, which stopped the fire, called 911, and then called me while I was still a couple hours from home. Apparently a tiny leak had formed in the furnace gas line which was near an outlet; the gas shot right into the outlet, feeding it a tiny but steady stream of gas that wasn't enough to blow the place up but was still enough to create lots of creosote. Some wood nearby had actually started to burn when he opened the door.


It might have started days ago, possibly even two weeks ago when there was an electrical storm here and two huge poplars were completely split open after being struck by lightening. That may have caused a short or spark in that particular outlet that may have hit the flexible metal gas line nearby. It all sounds stupid, especially since the furnace man had installed the gas line so close to the outlet. They were both hidden behind the furnace; if I'd known about it I would have had it changed immediately.

The photos don't do the damage justice, since most of the soot or creosote rose in the heat, covering the ceiling and 2/3s of the upper walls. Surprisingly, it didn't stick to certain surfaces -bisqued molds, for example, or some of the fabrics. The windows are still black in these photos, although moths and flies have left some delicate patterns of light where they brushed against the glass. I've since wiped some of the windows to let in more light but I'm not sure which is worse, the dark studio or or the light one that shows just how awful the place is. It's like a little den of horrors, a nightmare.

Once the studio is cleared out it will be gutted and rebuilt, but it will be several weeks before I can move back in. I won't get my hopes up for anytime earlier than mid-July.

Arg. What a thing to come home to! At least it isn't the total loss that it is for all those people who've been wiped out in floods or tornadoes. I feel really fortunate that it isn't worse!

So here it is, Bonnie, ready for you to share however you like. I think it might be nice to show what Old Town and its cavalier attitude is like to those of us artists who are suddenly faced with a situation completely out of their control. They are truly compassionate, sticking by their rules, and then making it even worse by telling me I don't need to apply again next year."

 

This was the show's response...

Hi Lynn:  Thanks for the email and photos.  We're going to have to be tough here, despite your obvious trouble, as it is less than two weeks until the show and we'll have to scramble to find a replacement for you.  Further, it is our clearly-stated policy that late cancellations do not receive a refund and the artist may not apply to the next year's show.  We must stick to the policy here.  I'm sorry for all you're going through.  We'll miss having you and wish you all the best.

 

Joan Goldstein

Exhibitors Committee Co-Chair

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Santa Clarita CA Cowbow Festival

Just joined the "Insiders" and am stoked about improving my show success.  Does anyone have info about the Santa Clarita CA Cowboy Festival?  I just learned about it last month.

 

I've already seen one of my pet peeves-"juried" shows that include lots of commercial vendors.

 

Dian

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Behind your tent?

I've been in several shows where we had some extra room around the 10'x10' area, and some people have been very clever about erecting awnings or "back room" areas.  This is especially handy for rainy or extremely hot days!  Unfortunately I haven't really paid attention to how they made these areas, and I'd love some suggestions.  I have a Flourish Trimline tent, and know I could just buy the 5' awning, but I'm not sure I really need that or want it.  One lady made sort of a lean-to arrangement behind her tent where she stayed nice and dry while i was squeezed into the back of my tent space.  Does anyone have any clever ideas?  Thanks in advance!

 

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Are shows these days using sponsors

This past weekend did a show called Hermosa Beach Arts and Crafts Festival in Southern Calif.   I was told by friends that it was a good show.   I did the show in the early 90's and it was an true arts and crafts. There were fine art painters, ceramics, metal work and others handmade arts.  Well, now this show has sponsors,  natural juice, milk, bottle tea, satellite tv.  The show had very little handmade arts and crafts and a lot of buy/sell.  What used to be a great show has turned into a not so good swapmeet.  The surprise were all the sponsors and they got the good booth locations.  Artists were there but not that many.   The show was crowded I would say around 100,000 people.  But most seemed to be out there just to go to the beach.  Did not seem to be  that many buyers.  I did ok not great, but with all the sponsors and freebies  I would not return unless they clean up the show    I also drove from out of state.  Cost me over $300.00 in gas alone, and the show was $600.00

I was also approached by another promoter who is looking to fill their show in two weeks, and that show has around 20  sponsors and a carnival.  What are happening to the good old arts and crafts festivals.

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Hilton Head...the little show that could

This was the third year for this Howard Alan show which is held on Memorial Day weekend in Hilton Head, SC. The first year it rained both days, the second year it was HOT  & HUMID, this year was also hot, humid & a sprinkling of rain during setup. This show is hidden from the main road & banners of any kind are PROHIBITED.

Even with all those obsticals the people come, and every year the crowds get better.  The show is held in Shelter Cove in a parking lot with a marina full of beautiful boats as a backdrop. Set up is the day before and quite easy, breakdown can be hectic, but was very well controlled by Helayne and Pia. This year the show was smaller than past years, around 85, and I think that is the ideal number for this space. The mix of fine art and fine craft was very well balanced. I spoke with several artists in many different mediums all were either happy or extremely happy with sales. Those of us that have done this show from the beginning have seen our sales improve every year, my sales have increased by 50% every year.

The crowds are a mix of tourists, beaching it for the weekend, and residents which are quite conservative. With that mix of crowd I saw all different types art being purchased from jewelry to large sculpture and these people have deep pockets.

This show definately has a future and is one I will continue to do.

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This was the first big weekend for art festivals in the Chicagoland area.  Mother Nature did not make things easy on anyone as Carla mentioned below.  We got an early start Saturday since it was supposed to rain later in the afternoon. 

I had been to Schaumburg in 2009 and found it to be a nice show, a little uneven quality-wise but good enough to warrant a return this year.  My cousin (who goes to most Chicago shows with me) said it was a good show last year also.  Well, this year it was not worth the trip.  There were a few good artists but not many.  The layout of the show was totally confusing which I think is unfair to both patrons and artists.  We figured if we missed anyone, it probably wasn't a big deal since we hadn't seen much that we liked.  

Then we went to Barrington for the 2nd year of Amy's show there.  We hadn't even gone halfway down one row when the difference between the two shows became apparent.  The quality at this show was excellent.  The layout was manageable, we knew where we were going and where we had been.  There were enough new artists to make it interesting and enough 'regulars' to feel at home and see how their work had grown since the last time I saw them.

Carla was away from her booth, her husband was there.  Her work is bold, colorful and fun.  Didn't get to visit with Patti and Bob Stern because it started to rain kind of hard so we left.  Hope to see them next weekend in Deerfield with much better weather.

I still think that Amy has too many art shows but she consistently has high quality shows and when you go, you know what you are going to see.  She has very few misses.  She also has artists of varying price points at most shows.  When she has live music, it is always festival appropriate.  The food is pretty much festival food (those awful gyros, quasi-Greek vendors are all over, the same signs even as I saw in Florida) but atleast there was one booth that seemed to be above average, a local vendor, not the same-old, same-old usually found at all shows.

The Chicago season is off and running.......

 

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September 30-October 2 8871821253?profile=original
Columbus, Ohio
Genoa Park
150 artists

Deadline:  June 6

The Riverfront Art Festival celebrates its sixth anniversary this year. It features a picturesque setting, winding along the west bank of the Scioto River in downtown Columbus. The location is nearly synonymous with festival-going, in a city ranked by American Style Magazine as one of the top 10 big cities for art.

While the heartbeat of the festival is its amazing selection of visual artists, the location is also home to a waterfront amphitheater, which plays host to a free performance by Opera Columbus, the season finale of Waterfire, and jazz over the course of the weekend - which helps to bring in the show's large crowds of well-heeled patrons.

The show features:
  • abundant parking
  • free electricity
  • stunning view of the city
  • free bottled water for artists, along with the artist friendly nature and ease of interaction for which By Hand has earned its reputation. 
We hope to have the opportunity to host you among the 150 artists presented at this year's Riverfront Art Festival.

Late September in Columbus is beautiful. Add in the opera and live jazz, doesn't this sound like a great place to finish up your outdoor fair season?

For more info: www.riverfrontartfestival.com
Apply: www.zapplication.org
 
Questions? Amanda Leeman & Mike Collins, Promotions One, Inc., 614-299-8628
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So sad...I had my 1st show in 8 years, Barrington IL Art Festival by Amdur Productions. Very organized, easy setting, tons of parking. Show was right in the middle of town, coffee and cupcake shops, adorable gift stores and boutiques set in old style homes,tons of local independent business, banks and investment companies, the town is charming, beautiful amazing houses, mansions with horses.

Saturday was chilly and  light rain couple times. People browsing, I didn't have a good day but too early to judge. 

Sunday was starting to be crowded, people finally coming inside my booth,tons of families excited to be out for Memorial Day, they were asking questions, leaving their e mails, I was 11:00 am,starting to feel excited when they notified us to secure our tent because a storm was coming. End of the story...storm came, hitting hard, I got in my car and went to Mc Donald's drive through to kill some time, then I came back to check my EZ UP, EASY DOWN tent. I'm glad I did. Water on the roof was just about to cause a disaster. Other artists helped me to on do my tent so the water just came down like a waterfall. Amdur team told us that storm was coming heavier so just go ahead and pick up, we wouldn't be penalized.

There's always good things in bad things, all I can say is that I am glad I met wonderful artists and they helped me to take all my tent and displays down in minutes and load my car, everybody soaking wet and they didn't care, they were all helping other artists. I'm looking forward to see them in other shows that we will be doing this season, we will stay connected :). It's 1pm and I'm already home blogging, geez! Thank you weather!

Please, tell me not to get disappointed and all sows are not like this!

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The title really says it all, but since this is a blog - I'll elaborate.

Last weekend I took my husband, under duress, to a fine art fair. Having exhibited at mostly local arts and crafts, I wanted to get a feel for fine arts and booth set ups. I also wanted him to check out how tents were weighted because I was hoping he'd take on that responsibility. Even though I told him it was fine art show, he still thought I was dragging him to another arts and "crap" show (his words).  Admittedly, I gave up trying to explain fine art, especially in relation to jewelry.

Once parked, the husband thought he was going to just take a nap in the truck. No such luck for him. After I explained his role, we ate some greasy fair food and set off through the show. At some point we got separated because he thought I was spending too much time at a particular jewelry booth. When I explained that I was chatting with the artist, he scoffed "Artist???"  

There's a lot about this whole scene that he just doesn't get. In his way, though, he is being supportive and really does want me to be successful. He finally understood what I wanted as far as weights and did go to the local masonry supply for cement blocks. And he'll lend muscle whenever he can. Yesterday was my first show with my new tent, so he met me there and helped set up. He doesn't quite understand that there are breakables in the Rubbermaid tub. Luckily, nothing broke when he tossed it to the ground. He forgot to lock the table legs - again, luckily, there were only a few things on it (and I was holding on) when one side collapsed.

I figured I was tearing down on my own at 5:00, but then my knight in shining armor rode up on his motorcycle.

Maybe some day, he'll "get it".  In the meantime, I'll take whatever he's willing to offer.

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naialogo.jpg?width=150In 1995 a group of 25 artists met informally in Chicago at the Old Town Art Fair to discuss concerns and interests of the current state of affairs in the art and craft show world. The concept of the National Assn. of Independent Artists (NAIA) was born out of that meeting and the organization was officially formed and named in March 1996.  The stimulus for this meeting was a near riot at an art fair in Charlotte, NC, that April.  What sounded like a gunshot went off and the huge crowd stampeded down the street smashing tents and artwork that was in the way.

Artists decided that it would be a good idea to adapt some "best policies" to present to art fairs in order to avoid this kind of occurrence happening again. I was at this first meeting and it was exciting to join the group to see if working together artists could improve our working conditions. The NAIA has done a lot of good things for artists, but to artists the most invisible one is the Show Director's Conferences.

I've attended most of these conferences, always held in conjunction with an art fair so the directors can see how events are held in different parts of the country and to learn how they can improve their shows. Last week they met in Indianapolis with our sponsor being the Broad Ripple Art Fair. In attendance: (photos below)

     Dave & Carla Fox: Art in the High Desert
     Sharon McAllister & Jeanne Seehaver: ArtFest Fort Myers
     Jay Snyder & Craig Thompson: ByHand Cleveland
     Brian Wood: Cedarhurst Center for the Arts
     Antonia Lindauer: Cherokee Triangle Art Fair
     Terry Adams & Tara Brickell: Cherry Creek Arts Festival
     Vaughn Griffith & Mary-Sue Bartlett: College Hill Arts Festival
     Peggy Finnegan: Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival
     Stephen King, Angie Lolbet & Beth Johnson: Des Moines Arts Festival
     Patty Narozny & Elise Richey: Hot Works
     Sara Shambarger & George Barfield: Krasl Art Center
     Georgie Kelly & Mary Fourhman: Madison Chautauqua Festival of Art
     Nichole Smith: Newport Arts Festival
     Linda Beckstrom & Lynn Pritchard: South Shore Frolics Festival of Art
     Lisa Konikow & Connie Mettler: Arts, Beats & Eats
     Sarah Arnold: Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
     Lisanne Robinson: Sebastian Art Festival
     Leah Charney: Zapplication
     Artists: Les & Ella Slesnick, Marji Rawson, David Rosenberg, Rich Fizer, Kate Strong, Teresa Saborsky, Carroll Swayze & Mary Strope, Admin for NAIA

As you can see from this list it is an excellent mix of events from the big name festivals to smaller volunteer run events. This makes for great dialogue as, depending on your point of view, just about every issue has a different answer.

This year's conference was a dialogue among the attendees addressing what artists feel are the most important topics at today's shows.

The first presentation was on the costs of doing art shows presented by Terry Adams (the guy with the really big budget), Sara Shambarger (smaller budget) and two artists, Carroll Swayze and Rich Fizer (really small budget). The budget for Cherry Creek is well over $1,000,000 and Terry presented a pie chart for where the money comes from and where it goes. How much is funded by jury fees? Make some guesses in the comments below.

The next topic was Booth Images, facilitated by Carla Fox and Stephen King. Everyone weighed in on what the booth image meant to their show and how important it is. The general consensus was that shows use booth shots for two purposes:

  • to get an idea of what the presentation will look like at their show and
  • to see that the work that is presented in the art images is related to the final presentation

They also agreed that indoor shots or outdoor shots were not any kind of a deciding factor, they just really wanted to see how your art would fit into the finest possible presentation to the attending public.

This was followed by a cocktail party. We were asked to attend as our favorite artist, work of art, or style of art.

8871879097?profile=originalNichole Smith as "Mixed Media", Jeanne Seehaver as "Annie Liebovitz"

8871879276?profile=originalStephen King as "Stephen King"

8871879289?profile=originalWho is this show director who attended as "Andy Warhol"?

8871879492?profile=originalConnie Mettler & Lisa Konikow attended as "Art Fair"
Lisa took first place and Connie took third place in identifying important works of art. We were proud!8871879859?profile=original


Leah Charney as "The Lady in the Hat" by Matisse.

Would you believe that this is the face of Zapplication?

The next entire day was spent on buy/sell, identifying imports and production work. Carroll Swayze presented a paper with excellent research to help directors identify imposters and buy/sell people. Some show directors google every applicant to make sure that the applicant is the actual artist. We all shared our personal experiences and resources for finding buy/sell. All agreed it was best to find out these agents before the show and allow them to make their case rather than wait until they were in the show, causing disruption on many fronts.

That evening we rode a school bus to the Preview Party on the lovely grounds of the Indianapolis Art Center. Congratulations to Patrick Flaherty, the new director of the Broad Ripple Art Fair, for this excellent gathering. Then back to downtown Indianapolis to make some last connections with one another and promises to weed out the buy/sell.

 

8871879872?profile=originalEven at a party the directors are still reviewing booth images! This is Teresa Saborsky, Jeanne Seahaver, Terry Adams, Carla Fox & Leah Charney (back to camera)

8871879885?profile=originalPeggy Finnegan from Chenango Colorscape and Terersa Saborsky, director of the NAIA

Almost all of us returned on Saturday to Broad Ripple to see the show, meet friends and BUY ART!

Summation: much of substance does get covered at these conferences but nothing beats the interaction with fellow directors and the networking that continues through the year.

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The Northern VA Fine Arts Festival has always been one of my favorites. I find that they nearly always deliver a knowledgeable and appreciative crowd. Although the spring weather has often brought storms with winds tunnels from the tall buildings, this year was definitely a wonderful exception with near perfect weather both days. I only saw about 60% of the show and I thought it looked well juried.

This year, with a donation of a piece of art valued at at least $500, I was invited to participate in the Preview event on Friday evening. Another group of artists was invited to set up mini-exhibits of their work for the preview. There were just less than 20 pieces in the live auction and the average winning bids seemed to be around $400. The donating artists had the option of splitting the bid 50/50 with GRACE or donating the bid entirely to GRACE. The event was very well attended by approximately 250 people and the food was fantastic.

In the past several years, this show has been challenged with new layouts, due to "growing pains" in the Town Center. However, it seems that construction near the site of the show is almost completed and, for one of the first times, there appeared to be no dead zones. With the exception of Library St., booths were set up only on one side of the street. This contributes to easy load-in and load-out as well as making it easier for the crowds to see the show and not missing exhibitors.

It was my observation that this was one of the better selling shows that I've attended in some time, with many customers carrying more than one purchase. I, personally, had my best show, anywhere, in five years, due to repeat sales to some good collectors. I do contemporary paintings in the $200-$5000 range. 

I enjoyed finally meeting fellow AFI'er, Jim Parker, and his lovely wife, Karyn, who were my neighbors. I agree with Jim, that this may be a show that starts slower for newbies but picks up, so I hope they will give it a couple more years! 

GRACE was challenged for funding this year, by the loss of some big sponsors, and were trying to be creative in recouping funds. But, I think most artists were not happy with their new (optional) fee of $100 to select their block (not space) assignment. This is a bad precedent to be setting for other shows, who already charge extra for electricity, corner booths and parking, etc. Instead, I think that booth or block preference should be rewarded to 1) award winners, 2) artists who donate to the Preview Party auction or the C-Note event and 3) artists who pay their booth fees promptly after receiving their invitation to the show.

There are so many wonderful restaurants in the Town Center, that I wish the show would have them provide us with sample menus for orders to go and perhaps coupons for the artists, in lieu of meager lunches.

Finally, there was never a lack of volunteers if you needed to take a break. I'm glad the weather cooperated to provide for a successful show this year in Reston.

 

 

 

 

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