The show which is in June in Kalamazoo has some new rules instituted this year and since we are sometimes known for not reading all the show info carefully, especially if you've done the show before... I thought I would post some of the changes since
Read more…I have not been there in over a decade, though back then I did it numerous times. I know a couple of years ago bad storms slammed one area, and parts were a mudpit.
I had asked for an area on my application on ZAPP, based on their map and my prior
Read more…First of all, I am writing, again. I took a break because from February to Thanksgiving, I was driving everywhere doing shows or in my studio working or resting for my next trip.
Secondly, I am jealous of photographers because their work is an easy s
Read more…Today I took the plunge on the Red River Revel (Shreveport, LA) show. Tomorrow is the deadline so I entered my application online. This is the one that I had mentioned is a much bigger show that costs more than we have ever spent on a single show.
Read more…Last weekend I struck up a brief dialog with Cain Park Art Festival Director, George Kozmon, in a Linkedin discussion group, Art Business, about repros in shows and learned that Cain Park NOW allows painters and other 2D artists to have a print bin c
Read more…Has anyone done the parker summerfest arts and crafts festival in Colorado? I got accepted but don't know if it's worth my while to drive from texas. I applied for pikes peek the next week but won't find out if I get in until the day after the booth
Read more…Hi everyone, I am looking for a show to fill my July 4th weekend. Can't decide which one to choose from the following three: Lakeshore Art Festival, Muskegon, MI West Shore Art Fair, Ludington, MI Evavston Lakeshore Art Festival, IL Hers are the fa
Read more…Lee and I just did the Hot Works Boca Raton show last weekend (160 artists). While there, we learned there was another show going on at the same time down the road in Deerfield Beach. I cannot locate a listing of the 125 artists that participated, so
Read more…Hi all, a quick reminder for those of you doing a summer tour out west this summer. The Salida Arts Festival applications are due tonight on Zapp. For more info and testimonials, go to www.SalidaArtsFestival.com.
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I have been invited to Springfield Old Capital Art Fair. I've read good reviews for it and I have a friend who highly recommended it. However, I have also applied to both Broad Ripple and Marion. I did Broad Ripple last year and d
Read more…Anybody know anything about the Bedford Barrow Commerce Block Association Fine Art & Fine Craft Show? It's been around a long time, but I can't find much on it. They claim 10,000 visitors, which would be fantastic, but has anyone actually done it? An
Read more…I'm looking for any input you all may have about how to make a transition from craft shows and farmers markets into art shows/fairs.
A (shortened) bit of background..
I make jewelry, and have done so since I was very little. I'm in my 5th year of b
Read more…Hi Everyone,
Have any of you done this show and, if so, can you tell me about it and how it was for you? I've been accepted but would love to know more!
Thanks!
Read more…Anybody have experience with this show? It's in its 7th year, but I can't find much on it.
The only figures I've found so far show that the vendor count dropped from around 95 in 2010 and 2011 to around 56 in 2013. Don't know if that's a function of
Read more…Anyone here going to Three Rivers in Covington, LA this fall? I know some of y'all have been because I read the reviews. Any advice for someone who will apply for the first time?
I do have one specific question. I have a booth shot but it has my
Read more…When reading a review I always read between the lines. This is why. I have done a lot of shows where one artist on my right does exceptionally well, while the artist on my left makes nothing. What I make from this is that the show is a good for f
Read more…Dear ArtFair Insiders Members,
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I just joined a local group of Artists, Cass Area Artists (CAA), Cassopolis, MI area. The group has participated in a few local shows with joint booths, but July 4th the group is sponsoring their first e
Read more…So I applied to the Ann Arbor Art Fair. Mainly on a whim, wanting to see if I could get it, as it is 12 hours away from where I live. I have read the reviews and the comments on it. I am torn - the booth fee is high, and it seems like the show its
Read more…Just a quick note - I was at the Arlington Festival of the Arts this weekend, a Howard Alan show, and had the pleasure of seeing Alison Thomas, Leo Charrette and Bill and Staci Maclaughlan there. All are people I've gotten to know through AFI. I didn
Read more…It seems another thread got kinda off track and into a discussion about knitting machines.
So I'll ask: Is any machinery or power equipment allowed to be used when an item is "hand crafted"?
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