Teresa Howard posted this in a reply on another thread. I am going to have my apprentices memorize it. Wow! Wow! Well said Teresa!
"......if you are good at what you do, you don't have competition, your customers are waiting for you and only you, th
Read more…With the growing use and sales of cell phones, the pressure on cell towers is also growing. Now, concentrate thousands of art fair customers into a small area served by one, maybe two cell towers and that pressure increases dramatically. The custom
Read more…This year, I am doing more shows than in any year in the past. Some of it is because I have to do more shows just to keep the cash flow going. Mostly, I have gotten into almost everything I applied to this year, which isn't always the case. I'm notic
Read more…The Manayunk Arts Festival takes place along one very long street in Manayunk, a funky, hip village adjoining Philadelphia. I had thought it was a neighborhood IN Philadelphia, but people who live there said otherwise.
I have to say that I had no id
Read more…Norfolk, Virginia has named October 11 - 19 "Norfolk Visual Arts Week". The city has recognized the economic impact and the importance of visual arts in the city. The week will kick off with the 52nd Annual Ocean View Art Show, October 11-12. Octo
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Nuts and bolts for this show can be found under artshowreviews.com by clicking the above link and going to Colorado Shows. There is more demographic information on Estes Park there in other reviews and blogs for previous years. We did
Read more…Just out of curiosity, what shows / art fairs are you most looking forward to doing this year and why? Are there some that you intentionally avoid? How come?
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We did the show, having remembered it from it's old location and it used to be so good, it really was the "gold coast"... New location at Grant park is gorgeous, a lot of room and nicely laid out but they seemed off their game from what I remembered
Read more…On Saturday, May 31, I'll be a guest on the Rudy Maxa Travel Show and the topic is one of my favorites, "Art Fair Tourism." This is a nationally syndicated show so it will be heard in all US markets.
The first segment will focus on travel in the US a
Read more…This small show, June 14 and 15, is put on by the New Milford Historical Society. It's situated on the green in downtown New Milford, a lovely, well-off, traditional New England town. It's in western CT, relatively close to Danbury. Lots of New Yorke
Read more…Happy to have been accepted to Mt Gretna, but I didn't expect to be so I have some head spinning going on. Any advice on where to stay? I've read discussions on the show here, I know the load in is a bear. Anything else I should be prepared for? The
Read more…This is a blog (not the actual REVIEW, see art show reviews: Colorado art shows on this site) for the Downtown Grand Junction Art and Music Festival (Colorado), May 9, 10, 11, 2014. This was the third year I have done this show. Set up starts Friday
Read more…I was fortunate to get into the Old Town show in Chicago after about 75 years of trying. I have a place to stay and can ride a bike to and from the show i think. The show rules say that your display has to be within the 10 x 12 allotted space. For
Read more…Two down and five more to go in Colorado and one in Kansas. Apart from all of the down side stuff, I was thinking about what is uplifting at shows. My favorites are 1. Observing infants, toddlers and little kids. Sometimes I get "mama! Cowboy". I let
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I recently got accepted into the St. John's show. I usually do a local show the same weekend and it's not bad. Trying to make a decision and I am just wondering if anyone had any feedback on St. John's. I would appreciate any reliable information
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Read more…THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- Along with the covered-dish Smörgåsbord served at the Homefinder Center Tuesday night, The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival committee and Board of Directors feasted on the fruit of their efforts, watching a ph
My local art group would like to include a "People's Choice" prize during our annual art fair. The intent is two-fold - first to encourage visitors to make the complete circuit of all of the booths and secondly to give a cash award to an artist who,
Read more…by art show, but I don't want it! I'm doing the Little Italy show in San Diego and they insist on providing all tents and these are the thick vinyl, commercial tents with heavy canvas walls that don't allow any light in. I have mesh walls and these a
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I'm a newbie. I'm still evolving as an artist (like everyone). I recently applied and was accepted into a pretty large juried show. Problem is, I hate the work I was accepted for and I do not have enough inventory to fill the b
Read more…I've done shows for a few years now in Florida mostly in Southwest Florida, because that's where I live. The shows have been hit or miss, but at least I haven't spent a lot of money on travel. I know that shows are WAY over saturated in Florida (th
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