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Started this discussion. Last reply by Stephen Kasun Apr 25. 13 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, All -This week I'm headed to the Savannah show. Have any of you done the show recently? My concerns are:1) the City is requiring every artist to obtain a business license from their Dept of…Continue
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Stephen Kasun replied to Robert Green's discussion Concerns about Savannah Fine Arts on the the River
Jacqueline Webster replied to Robert Green's discussion Concerns about Savannah Fine Arts on the the River
"So sorry to hear this, Sarah. I did a show like this a couple of years ago and it totally sucked. The blow to my ego was almost as bad as the blow to my ability to get home from the show - I had to do it on just the cash I brought for…"
sarah mills replied to Robert Green's discussion Concerns about Savannah Fine Arts on the the River
"Just thought I would let everyone know ow this show was.
1. It could be very good -if it was promoted AT ALL. No one in the town of Savannah knew this was happening. To add fuel to that, there wasn't a single sign up at the event saying what…"
Robert Green replied to Robert Green's discussion Concerns about Savannah Fine Arts on the the River
"Hi, Stephen - I decided not to do the show. The 70% rain forecast pretty much did it for me. The difficult load in/out would put my matted and framed photography at risk. Thanks, again, though."
Stephen Kasun replied to Robert Green's discussion Concerns about Savannah Fine Arts on the the River
"Sure, no problem. I'll stop down there and say Hi!"
Robert Green replied to Robert Green's discussion Concerns about Savannah Fine Arts on the the River
"Thanks for all the good advice, Stephen ! I think I'll give it a shot. From the statements by the show organizers, I expected a minimal 10x10 space with no ability to display on external sidewalls. So, I was planning to take about half my usual…"
Stephen Kasun replied to Robert Green's discussion Concerns about Savannah Fine Arts on the the River
"I've done many of the River Street shows which happen monthly and this particular one a few times. The business license requirement seems new, I've not recalled that before. I remember they'd give you a sales tax form for the show,…"
Brian Horan replied to Robert Green's discussion Concerns about Savannah Fine Arts on the the River
"Rob I am a photographer this is a tourist show, the photographers that did well all had almost exclusively Savannah shots, that's fine local artist doing good if you have good Savannah shots go for it if not your choice"
Steph Mader replied to Robert Green's discussion Concerns about Savannah Fine Arts on the the River
"In the NW it's common for the show promoters to negotiate a three-day biz license fee with the city & collect that amount from the artists when they collect the booth fee. It's common for that charge to be around $15. It's crazy…"
Jacqueline Webster replied to Robert Green's discussion Concerns about Savannah Fine Arts on the the River
"Wow. Not cool at all. That's a night or two of hotel expenses. The show promoters should have been in the loop about this with the city and been communicating with the artists about this possibility instead of just dropping it on…"
Robert Green replied to Robert Green's discussion Concerns about Savannah Fine Arts on the the River
"Hi, Jacqueline and Courtney - Thanks for the info. The business license requirment was communicated to everyone via an email few weeks ago, pretty well after jurying. I got the impression the show organizers were surprised by the requirment as…"
Jacqueline Webster replied to Robert Green's discussion Concerns about Savannah Fine Arts on the the River
"Hi, Robert
It's been a long time since I've been to Savannah - graduated from SCAD in 1992, left town in 1994. But remembering what River Street is like, it sounds like point number 2 is probably correct, and unless they've…"
courtney gillen replied to Robert Green's discussion Concerns about Savannah Fine Arts on the the River
"Rob, One thing I can tell you is to park in a paid parking lot or garage. I did a show there last November, and on the weekends the meters a free, but a bar next to my parking space was having an event that night and there…"
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Concerns about Savannah Fine Arts on the the River
Hi, All -This week I'm headed to the Savannah show. Have any of you done the show recently? My concerns are:1) the City is requiring every artist to obtain a business license from their Dept of Revenue at a cost of $85. 2) Artists have told me there are steps down to the riverfront show area requiring you to dolly up to the steps, unload, carry your stuff down the steps, reload, and dolly to your spoce. This can't possibly be true ... is it? 3) the show has stated that the many/most of the…See More
Connie Mettler commented on Robert Green's blog post Great information from the Des Moines art festival
"As I understand it, Robert, the individual shows decide how to use ZAPP's software, which options they will use for their applications. Different choices made by each show and artists then deal with the events' choices. You, as an…"
Robert Green commented on Robert Green's blog post Great information from the Des Moines art festival
"The Des Moines show has an on-line access to the jury session tomorrow. I plan to view it that way from FL.
I didn't mean to put so much focus on the Des Moines show in this blog. I was really hoping to stir some interest among…"
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Great information from the Des Moines art festival
Posted on November 8, 2011 at 11:34am 11 Comments 0 Likes
The email dialogue below details an exchange with the Des Moines art festival yesterday. It was really refreshing to get detailed info from a show. Heck, I don't even care if they look at my slides at this point; its just great to get such detailed information from a show.
This contrasts, markedly with the note I got from the Winter Park Spring show earlier this week. It really was a stock rejection note, complete with instructions on how to archive my zapplication, and a…
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