"Hi folks! I'm wondering if any NM artists have participated in the Las Cruces Labor day weekend Wine Harvest festival and if so, would you care to give me any feedback on your experiences? Thanks! ;)"
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Auditioned on Shark Tank!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jacki Bilsborrow May 16. 1 Reply 0 Likes
AFI Celebrates its 4th Birthday! Thanks to these supporters!
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Art on the Star---Michigan Lakeshore Summer Art Market
Hi All,
Connie suggested I start a discussion for my Weekend Art Market starting this Memorial Day weekend and running through Labor Day weekend.
I have commented on it in her blog, but will give the gist here as well.
I am an artist that has property on a highly traveled stretch of road known as the "Blue Star Highway." It is between South Haven and Saugatuck on the Michigan lake shore. It is a tourist main thoroughfare to Saugatuck from Chicago. People are looking…
The rare rejection that ends up saving you money
Got a rejection the other day to Castle Rock and was very confused by it. In the email, it had the scores from the 8 judges and they were all over the place (5-2 range on an assumed 5 point scale). I then looked at last years artists on the website and counted 30 photographers out of the 178. Way too saturated.
I did have a chance to visit the paid visitor entry fee show last year and was not impressed by a majority of the photographers (many that I see when I visit lower end shows).…
New member
Hello, I finally decided to join, I've been lurking for years. Thanks so much for all the great information and tips.
I'm a lampworker and most of what I make is glass jewelry, I do branch out into other stuff made of glass, but my bread and butter is jewelry.
Looking forward to more great tips and so advice.
Kristi
Photographing an 8 Foot Quilt
Photographing an eight foot quilt and a portrait of Pittsburgh quilt artist Patty Kennedy-Zafred.
Here's a picture of Patty standing in front of her 6x8 foot quilt. How many artists create large enough artwork for them to be photographed in front of.
The article on my web site describes how I set a quilt up to be photographed and how I position the lights to…
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Damian Koorey commented on Connie Mettler's blog post Call for Artists: A Lake Michigan Weekend Art Market
"Also, just talked with Connie and she recomended this site: airbnb.com where people rent rooms of their homes. She tried it and it worked fine for her."
Damian Koorey commented on Connie Mettler's blog post Call for Artists: A Lake Michigan Weekend Art Market
"I just talked with a participant and she complained about the outrageous hotel/b&b prices in the area. I understand completely. For those who want to come but cannot afford the lodging, (most of us) I will provide a restroom and indoor…"
Connie Mettler replied to Connie Mettler's discussion AFI Celebrates its 4th Birthday! Thanks to these supporters!
"Thank you, thank you, everyone! Here are our latest pledges:
Friend: Heather Scott, Johnnie Dobson, Kim Bemis, Megin Diamond, Amelia Wall
Supporter: Ann Spirek-Wierbinski, Patty Gamin, Robert Wallis, Geri Wegner, Mary Meehan, Ruth Jellema, Sandra…"
Connie Mettler commented on Connie Mettler's blog post PODCAST: Birthday Party Drawing + 10 Website Tips for Artists
"Here's how we'll do the drawing: not everyone is interested in all the prizes. The pledges have come not only from artists but also art patrons, art centers and art galleries, so we will begin the drawing and call out the names of the…"
Karen Sconyers commented on Connie Mettler's page Code of Conduct
"I would like for any of you on the Insider to evaluate my application for Art Shows. I have had the photos professionally enhanced to heighten my acceptance. However, to date I have not been invited to 4 out of the 5 that I have…"
Connie Mettler commented on Connie Mettler's blog post Why you lost at Powerball ...
"OR call in with your stories, questions and info about the nation's fabulous fine art festivals: 805-238-1338! Love to hear from you."
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- publisher of ArtFairCalendar.com & ArtFairInsiders.com; art fair organizer and consultant
- Years in the Art Fair Business
- 30
- First show ever
- Royal Oak, MI, and the following weekend the State Street Show in Ann Arbor. Baptism by fire!
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- What are the best things about art fairs
- When you go home with fat pockets.
- Best show ever and why
- Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair 2001 - best sales ever at an art show, lots of money flowing in the streets of Ann Arbor. We went home and paid all our bills!
- Worst show ever and why
- As beginners, grasping at anything, got talked into an "art show" at Boysville, a fundraiser at a rural boy's reformatory. The first day we pocketed $5 in sales. Instead of spending the night we cancelled our hotel reservation and went home.
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PODCAST: Birthday Party Drawing + 10 Website Tips for Artists
Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:12am 1 Comment 1 Like
THURSDAY - MAY 23 - 6 PM ET - Call in at 805-243-1338
Do you love our art fair related websites where you can
- find a show to attend
- get the inside scoop about an art fair
- stay in touch with the ups and downs of our industry
- get support for your business
- or just have a good…
Winner April Blog Post - Oscar Matos Linares
Posted on May 23, 2013 at 12:30am 0 Comments 1 Like
Oscar's candid post, "The Only Thing I Ask You God", struck a note with many readers last month. If you haven't read it yet -- do it now, and then look forward to meeting Oscar at a show one day.
Congratulations, Oscar, the members have voted your story as Post of…
Continue Why you lost at Powerball ...
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 7:00am 1 Comment 3 Likes
Odds in the recent Powerball lottery were 1 in 175.2M! 
Odds in winning a prize in the Birthday Party Pledge Drive are more like 1 in 3! You not only help support this website that helps you in your art fair business you are really likely to be saying soon, "Wow! I won. I never win anything!."
Some of the…
Continue May 18-20 - "I don't have anything to sell, everything is just soaking wet"
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:15pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
For most it was a weekend for a decent paycheck with no scary things going on -- whoops, I forgot to mention this report in from my friend fiber artist, Sandy Moran who was at the Tulsa Mayfest:
ContinueMost of the stock was salvageable, though the tent was twisted…
Call for Artists: CenterFest Arts Festival
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
September 21 & 22 
Durham, North Carolina
Downtown Durham
Presented by the Durham Arts Council
Sat. 10am-6pm; Sun. 11am-5pm
135 visual artist exhibitors
Deadline: May 31
CenterFest is a competitive, juried festival attracting high-quality fine art and fine crafts. In it's 39th year, CenterFest is the longest running outdoor juried arts festival in North Carolina. Located in Durham's lively downtown…
Comment Wall (837 comments)
- At 11:08pm on May 21, 2013,
Alisa Butts said… Connie-
I have been receiving emails from your website for a few months. I'm glad I finally took the time to join with all of you. The artist postings have already been such a great help to me as I begin my ventures into the "show scene". Actually their advice has been helpful in many more ways than just shows. I look forward to participating in the discussions and hopefully being able to share some of my experiences too.
Thank you!
Lisa
- At 9:41am on May 20, 2013, Janis Schwartz said…
HI Connie! Thank you so much for the information - it will really come in handy and help expedite the process for me as I have so many questions to ask and I am sure that they are listed someone but I was not sure how to use the blog! I will definitely take the time to get more familiar with the site and to introduce myself as soon as time allows - which might not be for another few weeks. Any other suggestions would be welcome. Thanks again and I hope you have a good season. Janis
- At 2:15am on May 18, 2013,
Angela Jones said… Thanks for reading Connie. Wish I could get on here more often. It's a fascinating website and could spend hours on here. I just come when I can find time to fit it in. You know how it is, super busy it never ends.
- At 9:08am on May 17, 2013, Gene Rizzo said…
Thanks Connie for your welcome, I appreciate it. I'll figure out how to maneuver your site and will comment, however, I usually do not do much commenting unless I feel that I can contribute something; otherwise, I read the comments on items of interest.Thanks for allowing me to join.
Gene
My web site is:
- At 10:51pm on May 16, 2013,
Joel Simpson said… Hi Connie,
Thanks for your warm welcome. I'm really excited to be part of this community, which seems so natural to me, I wonder why it took me so long to get here!
Best,
Joel
- At 5:09pm on May 14, 2013, John Smith gave Connie Mettler a gift…
Thank you. We are ready for the next leg of our new adventure, Taubman Museum of Art Sidewalk Art Show in Roanoke June 1 and 2nd.
- At 9:00am on May 6, 2013, Sally Paulson said…
Thank you, Connie. I'm glad to be a part of Art Fair Insiders.
Sally
- At 8:46am on May 6, 2013,
elizabeth a wamsley said… Thank-you Connie! I have added my pic and just added two of my work..I'm trying to figure out the albums..i tried to add a pic to the album i started .but a new one was created!
:0
Best,
Elizabeth
- At 10:12am on May 02, 2013, Suzanne Ens gave Connie Mettler a gift…
- At 11:17am on May 01, 2013, Oscar Matos Linares gave Connie Mettler a gift…
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