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The first year it was pretty small, some good artists but only worth going to because it was 5 minutes from my house. Parking was easy and plentiful so there was nothing lose. Over the next few years it got bigger and better. There were artists that I saw at Coconut Grove and even a couple that showed up in the Chicagoland area at Amdur shows.
Then the show moved to a new location by the village hall. It is much further south of its old location which changed the demographics of who might attend. It isn't visible from the road and while there were signs, it isn't the same as seeing the booths, people walking around etc.
The quality of art has fallen over the past couple of years and this year, while I only saw 3/4ths of the show, it was almost all 2D and not necessarily the best 2D.
In this case, the show was forced to move, they weren't allowed to use the park anymore. The change in location has turned what was once a very promising show into one not to be bothered with. It is sad.
Over the past few weeks we have shared with you news of the Americans for the Arts Action Fund’s
Senate Report Card grades through the “Dirty Dozen” and “Same State, Different Story” profiles. Today, we bring you the final installment in our Senator Report Card series. The “Honor Roll” profiles 13 senators who received an A+ to B+ on their support for the arts. And they aren’t the only ones – in fact there are 37 senators who received a B+ or above on our Congressional Arts Report Card.Take a moment to let these Senators know their support is noticed. Share the Honor Roll via Twitter or Facebook and help get the word out. Or go one step further and support the arts year round by lending your voice to the growing grassroots movement for the arts in America and becoming an official member of the Arts Action Fund. Play your part today – it’s free and easy to join.
So I was juried into this mega Art show... I decided to apply to this show after reading a review about the show from 2006 in a magazine... Sunshine artists magazine rates this show in the top 10 the past two years... Greg Lawler reviews from artists since 2006 are not good. Sounds like this show made some changes after 2006 and artists don't like it anymore. Does anyone have any feedback concerning this show?
Thanks.
December 18 & 19
Lake Park, Florida
Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair
Deadline: November 15
Downtown on Park Avenue
Organized by Town of Lake Park
100 + exhibitors
Lake Park, Florida
Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair
Deadline: November 15
Downtown on Park Avenue
Organized by Town of Lake Park
100 + exhibitors
Lake Park - "The jewel of the Palm Beaches"
Good timing, isn't this?
- Visit their website for more info: www.lakeparkflorida.gov
- Questions? Contact the Economic Development Director of Lake Park, Jennifer Spicer,
(561) 840-3122, or jspicer@lakeparkflorida.gov - Apply today: www.zapplication.org
WHAT: National Endowment for the Arts invites Lake Eden Arts Festival’s Executive Director to present at the National Council of the Arts meeting in Washington D.C.
WHEN: TOMORROW - Friday, October 29th 2010
Jennifer Pickering, Executive Director of Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF), will present at the National Council of the Arts meeting in Washington D.C. tomorrow. From over 1,400 outdoor arts festival organizations, LEAF | Lake Eden Arts Festival was one of only two organizations selected to speak at this prestigious meeting of the National Endowment for the Arts’ (NEA) advisory body, which meets three times annually. The meeting will be webcasted live from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. on the NEA website.
The 171st meeting of the NEA’s advisory body will highlight the NEA’s latest report, Live from Your Neighborhood: A National Study of Outdoor Arts Festivals. The report examined 1,413 outdoor arts festivals in the country through surveys and case-studies. The study’s key findings indicate that outdoor arts festivals have diverse art forms and audiences, a commitment to quality programming, low or no-cost admission fees and integrate within their communities. The report also raises an important question for other arts organizations to ask: “What are festivals doing right and how can we replicate it?”
LEAF is a non-profit organization established to build community and enrich lives through the Arts – locally & globally – with festivals, events, mentoring, and educational programs.
Shouldn't we all be listening? I'll be tuned in -- lots to learn here -- how about you?
Does anyone here know anything about LEAF? This is a new organization to me.
Fast forward: 2010 - ArtFairCalendar.com is the #1 Google-rated site for "art fairs", most of the time, but always in the top three. Who would have known? Thousands visit the site daily. Nearly 19,000 people subscribe to the newsletters. The site has become an excellent vehicle for people looking for art fairs. Even artists use it!
In 2008 Scott said that social networking was the next big thing and I'd better have a site to serve all the artist subscribers to the newsletter. People were meeting in communities online and artists were a community who would like to be in touch with each other outside of the art fairs. So along came ArtFairInsiders.com. Yep, it gets good Google ratings also and we are thrilled with its growth. Thanks, guys! Who knew this would work?
Last month we launched site #3: www.CallsforArtists.com. We are building it into a site where artists can quickly find deadlines for art fairs at a glance. It is also, of course, another place where art fairs can get some notice from you. Please take a look and let us know how it looks to you. We'd really appreciate it if you would encourage art fair organizers that you know to join us there also.
How are we doing here? What do you think of the new site? What should we do next?
I went to River Arts Fest in Memphis this past weekend. Not as anexhibitor but as a "roadie". I had done the show last year and found Memphis didn't love my jewelry but just had a wonderful time in the off hours. The fun was not to be missed this year so I tagged along with friends.
The show is held on historic South Main Street indowntown Memphis, complete with trolley's adding to the ambiance. It runs with booths on both sides of the street for most of the show and then a long stretch with booths only on one side. After set-up was well underway, with many people almost completely set up, the show director decided to come tell about 10 artists that instead of setting up facing the middle of the street, they had to turn everything to the side and face their next door neighbor. Leaving the side of their booth facing
the street. WHAT??? Seems the fire inspector felt this was important for safety reasons because the trolley would be running in front of the booths. Probably 15' away (I'm not good with distances).
I'lladmit that this made absolutely no sense to me but having dealt with fire inspectors at other shows, I know their word is law since they are perfectly willing to shut down the show if you don't comply. I assumed
that this was something that had just come up which was why the artists weren't told when they checked it. But no, not the case at all. A little later I was talking to the show director and said gently that the artists would be handling this better if they had some notice. It turns out that she knew this long before the artists were on site but that "she had too much to do" and never thought about whipping out a quick e-mail to those 10 artists!!! Unbelievable...
I'm not one ofthose artists who think it's us against them, artists vs show directors. That would be especially hard since I'm a show director as well as an artist. I truly believe that we're all in this together and we both need
each other but geez. Give us some consideration here or we won't show up and then what are you left with??? An art fair without art???
Did you ever bring home a bad grade on a report card as a kid? What about an F in the arts? Hard to imagine. Well, our U.S. Senators brought home their grades, and although they weren't graded on their paintings or musical scales, many managed to fail the arts. And some failed while the other Senator in their state received an A or B!
The Arts Action Fund graded the members of the U.S. Senate on their support for the arts just like on those report cards that you used to bring home - except we used criteria like casting votes in support of the arts, joining the Senate Arts Caucus, and more. Senators had three opportunities to vote on the arts during the past two years – from ensuring jobs and infrastructure projects in the arts could receive economic stimulus funds to supporting public art around our nation’s highways to ensuring museums received federal funds. All U.S. Senators had the chance to stand up for the arts.
We're featuring 12 of the 28 senators that failed the arts as the Dirty Dozen online now. Take a moment to see why each of these senators received an F.
Also, we have a new release called "Same State, Different Story" about how senators from the same state are remarkably different when it comes to their support for the arts. And soon we'll have a final installment about the champions in the Senate who supported the arts in this Congress.
Use the Tweet buttons at the bottom of each page to let your senators know how you feel about their arts grades or use Facebook to share with friends and help spread the word.
Were any of you participants at this show? Can you share some background on the event?
Artexpo New York, the world's largest fine art trade show for over 32 years, is now accepting submissions for our 2011 show. From March 25-27, Artexpo New York 2011 will descend upon Pier 94 -- NYC's Art & Design Pier -- for a weekend of extraordinary fine art, education seminars and exciting events.
Gain exposure, forge new business relationships and find new opportunities for sales! With attendees from all over the world, Artexpo New York hosts the largest gathering of qualified trade buyers, private collectors and fine art enthusiasts. Read some Success Stories >
Showcase your work on gallery-style hard wall booths with professional signage. We offer attractive, competitively priced packages for exhibitors of all levels. See our Booth Packages >
Get noticed! Artexpo New York will promote your work through a powerful multimedia advertising campaign including online and print advertising, social media and more. Read our Media Plan >
Expand your knowledge base with state-of-the-art education seminars for artists and galleries. Topics include Art Marketing 101, Social Media for Artists & Galleries, and many others.
Don't miss this opportunity to exhibit your work to an international audience of over 10,000 fine art buyers, dealers, publishers and collectors.
I am a grown woman and know better. At the very least if I accept a beer from a stranger I make sure the beer is opened infront of me. This festival kept their artist calm by keeping us tipsy with free drinks thru out the show. It worked too until it was time to sober up. It wasn't pretty and actually had me in tears at the end and I am not a boo hoo cry baby. I held it together until the drive home and never raised my voice. My southern mom would be proud. Steel Magnolia till the end.
This was my year to try all juried outdoor shows ITP (inside the perimeter of Atlanta) if I was intown. I now know which ones I will do. Needless to say Candler Park is not one of them. I really don't feel there is a point going into more detail because it is all just plain bad all around, except for the weather and the Sweetwater. It was also great to meet other Artfair Insiders there. Thanks for stopping by and introducing yourselves.
Happy birthday, Nels. I never turn to this site that I don't hope there is a new missive from you. Many thanks for all the info, photos and laughs from you in the last year.
Connie Mettler
- On Sunday morning radar showed serious cells of thunderstorms coming straight at the show. Did anyone warn us, like show organizers, volunteers, coordinators, etc? No, of course not, but luckily artists take care of their own and we figured it out, buttoned down the hatches, etc. We had serious rain - a river ran through my booth - on and off all morning, with thunder I might add. Skies were dark and radar showed more cells coming, one after another. A number of booths closed completely and never re-opened. I stayed open because I am a Pollyanna (ha, I should say I used to be a Pollyanna).
- During the ongoing rain, show volunteers walked around with beer and wine, attempting to ply the artists into a happier mood. Some partook, others didn't; I kept thinking about my drive home and also the fact it was 11 am which is a tad early for me. Volunteers were drinking all this time and the show personnel appeared to be in a raucous frame of mind. Despite constant discussion (among artists) about closing the show, nothing was done.
- Sometime around 2 (I am guessing on time, honestly my brain is still a bit mildewed) we were told the show would close at 3pm. I started to wrap my art, all the time leaving it on the walls so the scant crowd could view it if desired. Like many, I was all packed up by 3pm which is when management changed their mind and decided to leave the show open till 5pm. No cars would be allowed on the premises.
- Being wet.cold.cranky.poor (my sales were abysmal) did not help my response, but I decided to dolley out. Over cobblestone, cable car tracks (oh yeah, I forgot to mention a cable car ran by my booth the entire show and that my premium $450 corner fee got me a booth that had to be set up *sideways* due to Fire Dept regulations. Meaning my front door was not in line with the front doors of all the other booths. Me and some others, maybe 4 of use like that (out of 190 artists).
- I did not make my booth fee. I had done well last year, with sales that had another digit.
- Bottom line. Poor show management - this show might be trying to be like the big guns, but I just don't see it. I've done Des Moines, St. Louis, Plaza, etc. No comparison - those shows put the safety and interests of the artists first. I did not see that at River Arts Fest.
- And oh, did I mention that all the stuff run by the show (like stages, artmaking tent, garbage cans) were g-o-n-e. I couldn't even throw my garbage away when I left at 3 pm. Even though the show was still open till 5.
Funny, huh? Gotta love this business.
i live in north New Jersey by New york city and it will be about 2500 miles to drive there ,my style is abstract colorful art... the show will be for 2 mounths and half starting January 20th...
thanks and long live art.
Ridgeland, Mississippi
Renaissance at Colony Park
presented by the Ridgeland Tourism Commission
100 artists
Deadline: October 31
Dear Artists,
Your fellow artists Dale Rayburn (www.dalerayburn.com), Mamie Joe (www.mamiejoe.com) and I, H.C. Porter (www.hcporter.com), invite you to be among the outstanding 100 artists who participate in the third annual Renaissance Fine Arts Festival.
In our short history, this contemporary fine art show has been host to some of the best independent fine artists and contemporary craftsmen on the road today. Hopefully, you have heard great things about our stunning venue, our hospitality and even our record - breaking heat! That's why this awesome show has made the decision to move up seven weeks to the cooler month of April! Now you can show and sell your work in Mississippi as part of your southern route with some of the Texas spring shows and/or Atlanta and New Orleans shows.
The Renaissance Fine Arts Festival is presented by the Ridgeland Tourism Commission, a tax-exempt, state-chartered agency. All festival proceeds are used to produce and promote the show.
We look forward to having you and your artwork in Mississippi!
H.C. Porter
POINTS OF INTEREST:
- Artists retain all proceeds from their sales
- $7500 awarded by our judge
- number of participants limited to 100
- All proceeds are used to produce and promote the festival
- Complimentary continental breakfast on Saturday
- Artist awards breakfast on Sunday morning at the Biaggii's Ristorante Italiano
- Box lunch delivered to your booth on Saturday & Sunday
- Bottled water delivered to your booth periodically
- Your name, medium, city and state will be listed in our festival program
- Complimentary festival t-shirt
- Van and RV parking close to the festival
- Reduced room mates at our on-site host hotel, the new Hyatt Place Jackson/Ridgeland
- 24 hour security
- booth sitters
$7500 will be awarded by our judge. Best of show - $1500,
and first place in each media category will receive $500. All award winners will be automatically juried into the 2012 Renaissance Fine Arts Festival. ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION:
Our advertising and promotion effort publicizes the festival throughout the state of Mississippi and the Southeast region. The festival will also be marketed through direct mail, Internet outlets and paid advertisments in tourist publications.
More details are available at our web site: www.renaissanceartsfest.com
Apply today: www.zapplication.org
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Apply today: www.zapplication.org
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Looking for more art fairs for your 2011 art fair season?
www.CallsforArtists.com
