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Collaboration on individual pieces
Started Apr 23 0 Replies 0 Likes
I have begun working with another artist who does not do art fairs at this time. We are adding his painting skills to a glass technique that is one of my specialties to create a group of work that…Continue
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Jury shots as a "coherent body of work"
Started this discussion. Last reply by Amy Ikenn Mar 19. 7 Replies 0 Likes
This year I have tried to get into shows that I would have not considered in the past so I have spent a lot of time reading about juries and looking carefully at my photos. Feedback from those who…Continue
One of a Kind - 2 Jury dates
Started this discussion. Last reply by Amy Ikenn Mar 5. 3 Replies 0 Likes
So I'm scrambling to decide what to use for my first ever "One of a Kind" application and I look back at their application - there are 2 juries! Main Jury due tomorrow (3/5) and Final Jury due June…Continue
Extended Deadlines are not always what they seem
Started this discussion. Last reply by Amy Ikenn Mar 4. 3 Replies 0 Likes
There has been a fair amount of discussion lately here and other places about extended deadlines. In many cases they are an indication of a lack of applications or a problem with the promoter, but…Continue
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Amy Ikenn replied to Connie Mettler's discussion What are you doing this weekend -- June 1-3?
"I'm looking forward to a review of this one! 57th was great for us last year so I'll stay there as long as it works, but I always want to know my options"
Amy Ikenn replied to Connie Mettler's discussion What are you doing this weekend -- June 1-3?
"57th Street in Chicago. Booth 637. Looking forward to great weather and sitting right in front of a really yummy bakery (same booth as last year)
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Amy Ikenn replied to Leo Charette's discussion A lesson from the piano and not the Field of Dreams
"I agree that discounting is a bad idea... but I'm just trying to see how this can work on an individual basis.
As for Groupon, one of the reasons that it works is that some percentage of the folks who buy the offer never use it and that…"
Amy Ikenn replied to Leo Charette's discussion A lesson from the piano and not the Field of Dreams
"I wonder if we could do this as individual artists... sort of a Group-on type thing. Offer up a "pay $20 for $30 worth of art" concept that would be good for the summer.
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Amy Ikenn replied to Mark Johnson's discussion ReConceived? Originalized (awful word)? What to call it anyway?
"Beautiful work! How about re-imagined?"
Amy Ikenn commented on Wendy Zumpano's blog post Did you study art?
"Wendy, I love your stories and this one feels so close to home for me. I graduated U of I in '87 with an engineering degree because it seemed more lucrative than anything art related... and I'm dying to know which house you were…"
Amy Ikenn replied to Lisa Stewart's discussion Buying Customers and Brats
"Due to the fact that my boot his filled with glass I am quick to be the person distracting the kids so the parents can look. Smaller kids who will have more trouble controlling themselves are my concern and I usually grab a thick sturdy piece…"
Amy Ikenn replied to deborah potash brodie's discussion Intuit ... Quickbooks
"I picked up GnuCash after the show season last year, but since I've had great luck importing CSV files from bank I will assume yes.
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Amy Ikenn replied to deborah potash brodie's discussion Intuit ... Quickbooks
"I use GnuCash (I am an Open Source advocate!) and the Square. Works pretty well for me!"
Connie Mettler commented on Amy Ikenn's blog post Near Long Grove but should be better!
"Yes, it seems Debbie Netter has got this show coming up at Deer Park. I'd certainly trust her on a first time show."
Amy Ikenn commented on Amy Ikenn's blog post Near Long Grove but should be better!
"yes that was it."
Linnea Lahlum commented on Amy Ikenn's blog post Near Long Grove but should be better!
"This sounds familiar. Was it the Ela Art League? I think I had a prospectus, but never could go check it out."
Amy Ikenn commented on Amy Ikenn's blog post Near Long Grove but should be better!
"Geri,
the original show in Deer Park was put on by a fledgling art league that folded after that. I looked at the show and declined. Cuneo was doomed when the property was donated and the new owners change the rules.
Deerfield has been a…"
geri a. wegner commented on Amy Ikenn's blog post Near Long Grove but should be better!
"Believe it or not, there was an art festival at Deer Park when it first opened. The art was very similar to what used to be found at Long Grove. t
DW also runs the Deerfield show and oversaw the demise of the Cuneo Museum show.…"
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Near Long Grove but should be better!
For those of you who remember when Long Grove, Illinois was a tourist destination it has been sad to watch the decline of the town and the show. I live in a neighboring town and used to happily pay my $300 to do the show there. My kids even went to the school that sponsors the event.In the past few years many of the businesses have left, leaving behind vacant buildings and the show has turned into one of those festivals where art is secondary. In fact, it is now listed as the "Fine Art and…See More
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- Lakeview in Chicago, perfect weather, interesting crowd and record sales.
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- A first and only show in 3rd Lake Illinois. The ground was ready for sod, but not sod so it was pure mud - the show was not well advertised and it was hot. Uncomfortable and losing money on the weekend.
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Near Long Grove but should be better!
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 9:05pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
For those of you who remember when Long Grove, Illinois was a tourist destination it has been sad to watch the decline of the town and the show. I live in a neighboring town and used to happily pay my $300 to do the show there. My kids even went to the school that sponsors the event.
In the past few years many of the businesses have left, leaving behind vacant buildings and the show has turned into one of those festivals where art is secondary. In fact, it is now listed…
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- At 5:31pm on November 23, 2009,
Connie Mettler said… - Hi Amy,
Great to see you here at ArtFairInsiders. Welcome! I look forward to your participation in this network. Please add some photos, join some discussions, tell us about your art fair experiences and invite some of your friends to join us. It is a great community.
All the best,
Connie
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