I'm relatively new to showing, and had the opportunity to do either the Chardon Square Arts Festival in Chardon, OH or the Toledo Zoo Art Fair. After posing the question of which to choose on our discussion board, I received a couple of hearty recom
Read more…This was my first HEA event, and it was pretty solid. Excellent staff, easy parking, and Clarendon is one of the most populated part of northern Virginia. This is a Sat-Sun show with loading at 0500 and load out Sunday after 5.
This show gets traffic
Read more…Has anyone done the Chicago Edgewater Arts Festival the end of Sept? It is a 3 hour drive for me and I will need a hotel for at least one night, is it worth it? The deadline to apply is 5/1. Any advice would help me decide to apply or not. Thanks
Read more…This isn't one of my main shows so I am not doing the formal review; however, I’m writing it for newcomers as a case history of “don’t overlook what is in your back yard”.
I have been doing shows for over 20 years, and 1 day shows, school shows, and
The load in/out is pretty great. Drive directly into building and unload at, or very near, your spot. Load out was fine, just a lot of cars and obstacles to drive around as usual. The booth spaces have lots of storage behind them and power is include
Read more…Has anyone done the Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin art fair on Memorial day weekend?
Read more…Has anyone participated in Artspire in LaCrosse Wisconsin on June 8th? I'm a nature photographer and not sure if I should apply for this art fair.
Read more…Has anyone participated in College Hill Arts Festival in Cedar Falls Iowa 6/21-6/22. I'm a nature photographer and not sure if I should apply for this art fair.
Read more…I'm in the midst of applying for shows for this spring and would deeply appreciate any input that my fellow artists might be able to give. Because of other commitments, I need to stay in Florida and cannot risk any booth fee greater than $300. So f
Read more…Show: Estes Park Labor Day Arts & Crafts Show 2018, Location: Estes Park, Colorado
Dates: September 1-3, 2018
Fees: Jury/Booth $325, Online filing $15
My medium: leather
Estes Park is the gateway to the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park. T
Read more…This past weekend I participated in Arts at the Gardens at Sonnenberg in Canandaigua NY.
Thoughts on the show (from a first year rookie):
This was a small show, with about 90 or so artists. Beautiful location, and the weather was decent for most of t
Read more…September 15&16 was the Park Forest Artists Fair. This is run by all volunteers and donations and I have to say it was one of the best run shows I have been in. Water all day long and booth sitting and every morning there was beagles yogurt juice and
Read more…Hi all.
I am newbie here. I have been doing art professionally (i.e. full time) since 2007 but only recently started getting back into doing art festivals (I used to do a couple every year, mostly lower end ones, when I was starting out but ended up
Read more…Alpine Art Affair, Winter Park, CO, July 14-15, 2018
Fees: Jury $20, Booth $175, City Tax License $60
Medium: Leather: plain and hand carved equestrian, K-9,
personal leather goods and gun leathers.
Price Range: $16 set of napkin rings to $9,800 silv
Read more…While I was initially rejected from the Boston Mills show, I received a call off the waitlist the day of the show! I wasn't really surprised by my initial rejection, as my booth shot for the application was ridiculously awful (see first attached pho
Read more…Just wondering if I could get some feed back from anyone who has doon the EVANSTON, IL winter arts and crafts expo. It is near Chicago from November 17 – December 22. You drop off your stuff a week before and they sell it for you for a month. They do
Read more…well I have had to sit here fuming for awhile so that my comments about the recent Talbot street 'fair'?would be rated pg. first of all, any of you who will be applying to TS should know that there is a reasonable chance that you might not be on Talb
Read more…Anyone want to post a review of this show from a couple of weekends ago? I applied and was waitlisted. What bugs me isn’t being waitlisted but the ENTIRE application only asks two questions:
1. Describe your technique/medium in 100 CHARACTERS (not
Read more…I had posted earlier asking about posting a photo and obviously, I figured it out. So, when you pull up my name, there's the photo right there of my booth.
I love how this group covers a wide range of topics and lots of useful information is shared.
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