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Started this discussion. Last reply by Larry Berman May 10, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Just came back from this show. What a mess. This show misrepresented itself on Zapplication . There was just enough info to let you believe this was a high quality show with 100,000 people…Continue
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mark Grosser commented on Deena O'Daniel's blog post How to sell commissioned art at Fairs?
"Don't get me wrong I love dogs I gave an old English sheep dog 130 lbs."
mark Grosser commented on Deena O'Daniel's blog post How to sell commissioned art at Fairs?
"Get rid of the dog treats and water it does not promot your work and animals and art fairs do not go well together do not encourage it . Larry is right on with his advice . Also have a catalog Or book showing your portraits and the styles available…"
mark Grosser commented on Kathleen J. Clausen's blog post Interesting mix of pleasure and frustration this week.
"I live in Indiana and I did this show several years ago I was highly disappointed in the quality and the show management . It is rated high in art fair source book because it is a committee of artists running the show and they send in high marks for…"
mark Grosser commented on Christine Heisler's blog post Free supplies to anyone who's interested
"I am in indianapolis and would love to have them ill e mail her"
MICHAEL ALAN STIPEK commented on mark Grosser's blog post City Arts Festival Dallas
"I talked to a number of artists at the recent Cottonwood Arts Festival in Richardson TX who were going to do the City Arts Festival Dallas. I mentioned that the show was being run by the Dallas 500, a group known for its infamous treatment of…"
Jacqueline Webster commented on mark Grosser's blog post City Arts Festival Dallas
"I've noticed that a lot of smaller shows have started to use Zapp, which is good for tem but makes it harder to weed out the tiny, local shows. I've started doing indpendent research on any show that looks promising at first glance so I…"
Larry Berman replied to mark Grosser's discussion City Arts Festival Dallas
"I don't get it. Why do artists think ZAPP has a responsibility to check what details a show lists. Does Sunshine Artist make shows that list take lie detector tests? ZAPP is an application system, period. It's clients are the shows that…"
mark Grosser commented on Roy Robaldo's blog post Whats wrong with Dallas?
"here is the show description from Zapp site ... In 2004, the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau, the City of Dallas-Office of Cultural Affairs and the Arts District Friends (now the Dallas Arts District Alliance) joined together to create a…"
mark Grosser commented on Roy Robaldo's blog post Whats wrong with Dallas?
"Just came back from this show. What a mess. This show misrepresented itself on Zapplication . There was just enough info to let you believe this was a high quality show with 100,000 people attending. They never mention this show had changed the…"
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City Arts Festival Dallas
Just came back from this show. What a mess. This show misrepresented itself on Zapplication . There was just enough info to let you believe this was a high quality show with 100,000 people attending. They never mention this show had changed the location , name , and date of two shows and came up with this show or that it was a new show with old managment New date New location and New name and no history.I feel like i was manipulated into this show with false information that is posted on Zapp.…See More
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City Arts Festival Dallas
Just came back from this show. What a mess. This show misrepresented itself on Zapplication . There was just enough info to let you believe this was a high quality show with 100,000 people attending. They never mention this show had changed the location , name , and date of two shows and came up with this show or that it was a new show with old managment New date New location and New name and no history. I feel like i was manipulated into this show with false information that is posted on…See More
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mark Grosser replied to Nels Johnson's discussion Rising booth fees. Where is this going?
"Howard may have raised booth fees but also raised advertising costs and its working. His Los Olas 1 , Delray , and St Armand shows were packed and i was up from last year at all three of them. Howard Alan does more to make a show work than 90 % of…"
mark Grosser commented on Andrea Olson's blog post South Miami Rotary Art Festival
"I was next to that puppet guy at that show several years ago ... AAAGGGHHH sorry for you"
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City Arts Festival Dallas
Posted on May 10, 2010 at 7:31pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Just came back from this show. What a mess. This show misrepresented itself on Zapplication . There was just enough info to let you believe this was a high quality show with 100,000 people attending. They never mention this show had changed the location , name , and date of two shows and came up with this show or that it was a new show with old managment… Continue
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- At 9:43pm on February 10, 2010,
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