Featured Members

2010 ArtFairInsiders.com Community Awards Winners

Congratulations to these members of ArtFairInsiders.com who make 

this online community the "Facebook" for art fair artists! Your votes from the blogs and private emails to me have been counted and the winners are:

• Member of the year: Larry Berman

• Personality of the year: Nels Johnson

• Author of the year: tie - Nels Johnson & Michele Sholund

• Funniest member: the team of Munks & Holly Olinger

• Best comment: Munks
  
• Newcomer: Melanie Rolfes
  

• Special Recognition: Geri Wegner
  

Read additional notes on these nominations from my emails: MemberAwards.rtf

Best blog posts:

1. Munks: "Bad Things Happen When You're Not Where You're Supposed to Be"
2. Nels Johnson: Here is my Tequila/Elvis/What is the Meaning of Life at Art Shows, Report
   
3. Barry Bernstein: Gasparilla Review--The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
4. Bill Sargent: Kumquat Festival, 2010 (we didn't have a category for most amazing art fair photos, but his post definitely would be in the running for the best ones)
5. Phil Crone: Coconut Grove 2010 - the Fobots' Perspective
   

Read additional notes on these nominations from my emails: BestBlogPosts.rtf

Honorable Mention:
David Hipwell, Bert Herrera, Joe Clifton, Merri Pattinian, Jim Parker, Heather Jordan, Martha Bennington, Richard Rothbard, Michael Wommack and Robert Louallen.

Many thanks to all of you who have made this community flourish, not only those listed above but to all of you who taken the time to care, comment and share with one another. We are looking forward to what will happen here in this ever evolving group. Thanks for all your support to one another in this exciting art fair business. Community is what makes us strong.

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THE ART STARS

Here we recognize the most generous members of the Art Fair Insiders community with our "Featured Members Awards".

Listed below are the people you can count on to welcome you to our community. They are generous in sharing their expertise, personal experience, friendly support, or plain old opinions when you need it.

Winners are selected by popular community vote each month. They each receive recognition, appreciation, and hugs and kisses at every art fair. Thanks to our Featured Member Award Winners for helping make our Art Fair Insiders community a success! We truly appreciate your generous spirit.

[Note: Featured Member Awards are given each month based on anonymous email voting by all active Art Fair Insiders members. At the end of each month you can help recognize those who have helped you most. Click here to email one name as your vote.]

MAY 2010

- Geri Wegner

APRIL 2010

- Mark Zurek - Holly Olinger - Geoff Coe

MARCH 2010

FEBRUARY 2010

JANUARY 2010

- Paula Johnson - Nels Johnson - Michelle Sholund