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hey this looks like a great show- I just got my acceptance, and before I paid I figuired I would see if anyone here had experience with it
Thanks
Sean
I actually have four oil paintings I did that are from our vacation in Cedar Key last winter. Here they are on my website... http://584mar.aquinas.hostingrails.com/paintings/by_category_available/176
Thanks for any feedback!!
Marie Scott
I started Phoenix Rising Designs in 2004 after about 6 years of apprenticing and selling for other artists and designers. I have worked some really great art shows and one really muddy one. Seriously, shin deep in mud and sleeping in my van. The bathrooms weren't finished with walls between the toilets so... Anyway, I've done my share of moving around with my work! haha I am a wife and mother to one son and I homeschool him. I also fill in at a vintage clothing store and a bead store and teach classes at a wellness center on Gemstone Therapy.
I mentioned "people", right? Well those of you who have helped me in the past are free to add your stories as well. Rozee, we almost got stolen, remember? haha Brittany, you helped me for about 6 or 7 seasons and fell asleep with mud and rocks in your hair, right? My husband and son helped be run stuff to the van in pouring sheets of rain in Huron, Oh. Cambrey, how many lunches did we eat at that apple festival again? These are the silly, crazy, and (sick, right?) fun stories but I also have met some great people, had wonderful sales and fantastic times on circuit too.
I am currently working like crazy to add more wholesale accounts to my business. My styles are tribal and steampunk jewelry. I have an online store http://www.phoenixbartender.etsy.com/. Why "phoenix bartender"? Well I like the mythical creature and I've been a bartender since 2001 at night and an artist by day.
Rambling on...thank you for reading and thank you for adding my business to your "LIKE" list on facebook.
June 3, 4 & 5
Columbus, Ohio
230 Artists
Deadline: January 12
Columbus, Ohio
230 Artists
Deadline: January 12
The Columbus Arts Festival presented by Time Warner Cable will celebrate its 50th year of bringing the best in fine arts and crafts, food and entertainment to downtown Columbus. We invite you to apply to be one of 230 visual artists selected for this nationally recognized festival.
Fast Facts:
- Estimated attendance of 350,000 in 2010
- Over $650,000 in marketing/advertising support and partnerships
- Special promotions and innovative programming planned to celebrate the 50th Anniversary
- Booth fee $450 for 10'x10'
- $6,000 average sales
- Produced by the Greater Columbus Arts Council
Artist Information:
- $11,000 in Artist Awards
- Indoor hospitality area with beverages and snacks
- Contact information and booth number in Guidebook
- Name and image listed on website with live link to artist website
- 24 hour security provided by Columbus PD
Jury Process:
The jury will be held February 5 and 6 at The Westin in downtown Columbus. This blind jury process is open to the public. Please contact Leah Alters, Festival Director at 614-221-8531 or lalters@gcac.org for the weekend's schedule or to RSVP to attend the jury.
For more information visit: www.columbusartsfestival.org
Apply today at: www.zapplication.com
We look forward to seeing you in June 2011!
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Find more art fairs looking for artists: www.CallsforArtists.com
We enjoyed answering your questions and invite the rest of you to visit the website to investigate January's seminar that will talk about gallery representation, social networking, how to sell art in a down economy, the art print market, how to price your art, turning your website into an art marketing machine, licensing images and, oh yes, art fairs!
Visit this link to learn more about joining us in January: www.smartist.com/connie
Here is the link to listen to the telesummit phone call: http://smartist.com/live-telesummit/2011-2/connie-ariane-recording
Hi,
Does anyone have any info on this show?
My shoplifter tale was fun. A notorious "potential" shoplifter made her way to my booth and actually made a great sale from her yet some of my neighbors were warning me about her and one thought they saw her stole something from one of my shelves and put it in her bag. I alerted security and they acted fast. I did have to say I would press charges in order to nab her and search her bags. Someone else came forward and said "she" stole $100 necklace - this is from a Slipada person however decided it wasn't worth pressing charges as she didn't want to have to drive there again. This has been the pattern for 5 years - shoplifter is thought to have stolen something, no one wants to press charges, then she gets away. This time she actually didn't steal anything - the thing she put in her purse was a free sample that I encouraged her to take. So, she and her friend was left to go. I do plan on doing a topic on the blog series about this when it comes to spotting a shoplifter and what you should and shouldn't do when you suspect someone of shoplifting. So the good news was nothing was stolen and perhaps she might think twice before coming to that show again.
Of course I have been getting a lot of questions from friends, family and even customers if I would be back and Imost likely not, IF I can get into a better show. I love the handmade shows - everything I do is handmade by myself and more high end than traditional crafts/country crafts which is where my target marketing audience is. A nice added plus is that I did get to talk to a local store owner who most likely will be a new wholesale client of mine, I think more will happen once the holiday rush is over and after narrowing down some fragrance specific ideas for her area geared for tourists in the area. All in all nothing horrible to sneeze at. I also am starting to get orders from the sample tea light candles that are of some of the fragrances my larger candles and past repeat customers. Tis the Season right!
Well, I have to run - I have an order to fill for another wholesale client that is due Friday. Not enough time to find the photos from the show, but hopefully will post it via the Facebook page or something like that... Thank God my shows are over for the year now.... Ahhhh! - Michelle, By the Bay Botanicals
What happened? Did Nels take a picture of some guys painting hanging on a fence? Really? Let's organize a bunch of torch holding town "folk" and go chase him out of his castle. Where was the outrage when the 10 or 11th "art" photographer shot the same slot canyon? Once again...with feeling. The problem is not that Nels did this, any more than several of the "art" photographer's, when not totally ripping off good men like Ray Hartle, are out shooting statues and such. Once again my children...you are killing the goose by becoming a decorative market place...Instead of rising up like rabid dogs in opposition to the tape measure and swatch caca that prevails, it appears you jumped on a poor old guy for doing wrong...and maybe it was. The problem however, is not Nels. it is the constant pandering to the swatch/tape mentality. As long as fine art/craft biz is dictated to by decor there will be an ongoing march towards average.. Remember, if you can't make it good, make it big...and if you can't make it big, make it blue...or watever this years color is.. F..k it, who wants pie? . .
Generalisamo Hippie
Set-up was real easy, Tear-down not so easy. The parking behind the hall that the show was in looked like a trailer park. I got there real early on Sunday morning to get a place for my econoline, so it worked out for me. Fri morning got there just before show opened and had to go across the street to park as well as Sat. Morning. There was parking at the show for exhibitors but it was mostly trailers. Vans parked where there was space. HA HA! The show cost the public approx $5.00 but there were coupons galore. Newspaper had $1.00 in it. She does a lot of advertising. I believe this is the last show of year in albu. but could be wrong. I thought there were less people this year than last. I did not do as well this year as last. Location is not that important since people walk the whole show. A lot of lookers at the show but then there are the people who come to this show to buy xmas presents. I usually hand out a lot of business cards but not so much at this show. I told my wife if i lived in California I would stay home this weekend I used to do a show in Palm Springs thanksgiving weekend but those days are long gone. The aisle that was crowded all three days was food. Someone selling bread sold out and was gone by noon on Sunday. It says that the artist must be there but there were a few reps. Sunshine supposedly has this ranked very high on their list. Not sure about that. It is inside which makes it nice. Ruth Gore treats everyone real well. More promoters should be like here. I think Ruth is one of the best promoters and i am not just saying that. I enjoy working with her. I had help setting up and tearing down and that made a world of difference. Quite a lot of new artists this year.
This was the first of three winter-season Howard Alan shows in Delray, an Atlantic coast community just north of tony Boca Raton. HA will be back for two days right after Christmas (Dec. 26-27), in Boca on January 8-9, and back in Delray the following weekend (Jan. 15-16). Patty Narozny's HotWorks show comes in to Boca the following weekend. Allan is bringing a craft show to Delray in mid-February. Then there's a breather before the well-known, locally-run Delray Affair show on April 16-17.
Attendance was pretty good at this show. The streets were active, if not packed...and people even came back out on the street several times after Sunday squalls moved through the area (which shows me that they're interested in being there, not just trying to find a way to pass the time).
Which led to an increasingly common dilemma: Visitors were unfailingly pleasant and appreciative, but there didn't seem to be much energy around actually buying anything--particularly at moderate and high price points. Artists with large canvases and few or no reproductions were having a tough time. I had several customers offering to pay cash for small ($20) prints, but when I managed to offer them add-on sales that boosted the tab to $40 or $50, they switched to credit cards. I didn't have any cash customers at all until mid-day on Sunday.
One of the most common questions I fielded was: "Are you coming back for ?" And for most of the weekend, I responded the way I always have: I took their question at face value and talked with them about my schedule, or asked them which show they were planning on. But sometime Sunday morning, as I pondered that question, I thought of Einstein's quote: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."
So I paused, smiled, and responded: "Honestly, I'll make the decision on that show based on the results of this one. And right now, I'm very much on the fence. So how can I help you today?" Two minutes later, the customer walked out with a decent-sized print. And later that afternoon, a similar response kept the customer engaged, and eventually netted a sale of two large canvases that saved the weekend for me.
The lesson for me is: When we artists are presenting work to under-funded customers in overworked markets, we need to think not just about the quality of our art, our display, and our email marketing, but also about how we respond to questions we've heard a thousand times before.
So, some points to ponder:
What kind of questions do YOU hear that cause you to go on "autopilot", like I did?
And what can you do or say differently in order to create opportunities to buy today?
Check it out.
I'm hoping maybe thru someone's help here that they can help me find out and contact the artist and see if he's taking any apprentices or anything like that. (cross my fingers! :) ANybody recognize any similarties or know familiar with artist I saw? In case your wondering my technique here is simply a snap on a digital camera manipulated thru a really cool little plugin called Redfield Fractilius for Photoshop- then adding some rainbow gradients in layers for color. For anyone else looking to share/learn- Flickr has amazing stuff. These plugins are somethin else. What I like to do is be real creative thru turning everyday snapshots into surreal works of art thru lots of really cool Photoshop manipulations and little plugins that you can download and just play around with the sliders, for endlessly creative results... turning snaps into true works of art! IMHO It is so amazing what you can do nowadays with learning Photoshop- from "sepia toned" or whatever toned black and whites to crazy looking HDR to this kinda stuff- saw all of this kinda of digital photoshop at the art show. And with inkjet printers nowadays and how they've really come down in price, just about anyone can give it a go. I think I can make a good go at doing really well in art shows? As long as my mom will buy me a printer. What do you think? I'm hoping some veteran photogs that do really well at the shows might want to share some love and help out a newb :) I think I have some really good stuff and would be forever greatful..
Wow. What a great resource for aspiring artists. How cool! I look forward to meeting many friends and learning lots of stuff here. Another question. Would this be in digital category or photography?
Thanks a lot for this site and great artist community :)
-John Gault
Set up on Friday was easy as you could come anytime after 10am and there was security both nights.
With a long setup, there was less congestion trying to get vehicles in/out during the day. Tear down was a bit more hectic since the sun sets at 5:30pm and the show ended at 5pm. If you did not get it well organized and packed, you were working in the dark.
Sales started out a little slow on Friday and Saturday morning but picked up during the middle of the day. I did about as well on Friday as I did on Saturday but it was not quite up to the usual flow as
I and others I talked to were accustomed to at this show or for this area. Sales were better for me in the low to mid range but my neighbor with mixed media sold a $2 grand piece early on Friday and another big piece on Saturday along with a good number of middle range ($50-75) pieces. Sales were mixed but I felt it had a better overall rating than some other shows I have seen this fall. Several returning artists to the area had returning customers who looked for them and bought; it helps to have an email list especially for traveling customers who make this their destination every year.
I had a few customers say they come to this (or an event) at this Community House every year at Thanksgiving but were not aware of any printed advertising, just saw the road signs on Periwinkle to jog their memories. I would do this show again and think most of the artists had a good enough show to consider it again. There are always exceptions but then it depends on what you are selling and the price range. High price things definitely have a disadvantage for this year.
It features the website of Marcia Leben who features the work of art fair artists in her online gallery. Everything is handmade and one of a kind. The site has been around for a few years now and you can tell because she has really doing a great job. The website looks great, the selection is great and the marketing is great.
Marcia is the wife of printmaker John Leben, featured artist on this site this summer and, as a result, deeply connected with the art fair business. Take a look at her site: www.Bumbley.com
Can any of you tell me about other websites that feature for sale the work of art fair artists? I'd love to see them.
This is my third year participating in this long running Florida art show but due to the layoffs at the Cape I was a bit concerned about sales this year. I need not have worried as this turned out to be my best sales year yet at this show. It was perfect weather for an art show, the crowds came out, and if you had the right price point they were buying. This show has fairly decent prize money so it attracts all the artists who depend on prize money for their earnings, but there are only so many awards. I spoke with several artists who zeroed out because they didn't win an award and had nothing on the lower price end for the people to buy. The crowd was VERY cautious about parting with even a small amount of money, all of my sales were under $100, fortunately I had a lot of them. Most of the people were on vacation so they were looking for smaller gift items and my jewelry fit the bill, but I had to work for every sale.
Logistically easy set up and breakdown, artist ammenities adequate, boothsitters available, the Cocoa Beach police very laidback about artist parking, and good overnight security.
I'm going to get on my soapbox for a moment but it's a positive rant. When most people come to an art show they want to meet the artist but they can't do that if you're not in you booth. My neighbor this weekend was a ceramic artist who didn't have a good day on Saturday so decided screw it and on Sunday spent the day socializing, shopping, anything but staying in his booth and trying to salvage the weekend. When he did have someone who wanted to buy something because he wasn't there they would come in to my booth to ask if I knew where he was. I didn't want him to loose any sales so I would track him down. As I work alone that left my booth full of jewelry unattended and my customers waiting on me. I know I could have said I didn't know where he was, but I will never dissapoint a customer when it's in my power to help out. A couple of the ladies ended up buying from me. Ok I'm stepped off my box now.
I wish you all happy holidays and a succesful new year.
Here are two interesting articles from the LA Times Entertainment section: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/11/graffiti-art-cats-police.html. Looks like they put graffiti artists in jail there!
This one is about an upcoming Street Art show at the Geffen MOCA in Los Angeles. I've been to the Geffen for a Murakami exhibit -- it is perfect for this sure to be "out of the box" (sorry for the cliche) show:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/09/graffiti-and-street-art-show-to-take-over-mocas-geffen-contemporary-in-2011.html
February 19-20, 2011
in the City Beautiful - Orlando, Florida
7th Annual Orlando Downtown Art & Living Expo
175 Artists
Application Deadline: January 17
in the City Beautiful - Orlando, Florida
7th Annual Orlando Downtown Art & Living Expo
175 Artists
Application Deadline: January 17
February is one of the most wonderful months of the year in Florida with 76 degree temperatures and delightful sunshiny weather. Each year the Art & Living Expo has grown and we have some exciting plans in store for our next edition.
This year's Expo will feature 175 juried artists on Robinson Street and North Eola Drive along Orlando's signature location Lake Eola Park. Because of its success we are growing again to accommodate the thousands of attendees and for more spacious artist locations.
Art Lovers of Central Florida have strongly supported the festival. So, to make sure we are presenting the Best Art Talent, we are rewarding you with more Art Awards:
(1) $1,000 - Best of Show
(6) $500 - Awards of Excellence
(3) $250 - Judges Choice
(4) $100 - Awards of Merit
(6) $500 - Awards of Excellence
(3) $250 - Judges Choice
(4) $100 - Awards of Merit
Our jurist panel will consist of three independent judges selected through our event partner ArtistsRegistry.com and the Downtown Orlando Arts District.
What you can expect:
- The festival will also feature live entertainment, street performers, children and family activities in the Park with the Orlando Museum of Art and the Orange County Regional History Center and so much more.
- The Art & Living Expo will be strongly promoted throughout Central Florida, with newspaper, radio, social media and cable/TV promotion.
- Exhibitors will be allowed to drive up to their booth locations to unload and
load. We will offer early set-up on Friday February 19 at 3pm or first thing Saturday morning of the event at 6am.
To find out more information on our festival and review our Artist Applications visit: www.downtownorlandoproperties.com
Jim Barton
407 592 0002
Orlando Downtown Art & Living Expo
Learn more about this event: www.downtownorlandoproperties.com
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Looking for more art fairs to fill your 2011 season? Visit: www.CallsforArtists.com
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Looking for more art fairs to fill your 2011 season? Visit: www.CallsforArtists.com
In Latvia she was an artist animator for a film producer, a printmaker and illustrated over twenty books, mostly dealing with fairy tales and fantasy.
Skip to today and these early experiences are evident in her finely detailed work. Drawing is the base for her intaglio prints. Intaglio is a technique of deep printing (like embossing with ink), and there are many ways how to make image on metal: etching, aquatint, drypoint, mezzotint, engraving. She uses all these techniques and often combines them in one piece.
The next time you see her at an art fair do yourself a favor and devote some thoughtful time to exploring and understanding her fine work. Better yet, take some home, you will have art to treasure for a lifetime.
Here is the rest of Marina's fascinating odyssey: ArtFairCalendar.com/featured artist
In the Chicago area? Meet Marina December 2-5 at the One of a Kind Show at the Chicago Merchandise Mart.
