First time ever for me, but I took a bad card on Sunday, at Worthington, OH show.
My husband took it, I think I would have caught it because it did have an expired expiration date.
Anyway, I have never seen what would knowingly be a prepaid credit ca
Read more…Hello! I am new on here and hope i am posting in the right area. I am looking for anyone who has had a booth at the Art in the Park at the Kansas City Irish Fest. I was just accepted to the show and wanted to know what i should expect.
Thanks!
Read more…We have a thunderstorm moving in tomorrow, and I am trying to assess what this really means. I have been working hard on packing and getting ready all day. The stuff is about ready to load in the car, but I've been looking at the report too.
I know s
Read more…Okay, here we go. Another Newbie on the loose! First, may i tell you all how much I have enjoyed this site over the past few weeks. I feel as if I'm in really good company with others who are actually doing what I've been wanting to do for years. it
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I just got home from doing the art fair above. This is the beginning of my 13th show season, but it was my first time doing this show.
This small fair (only about 50 artists) is put on by the Village of Algonquin and the Public Arts Commissio
Read more…We're retired now and cutting back on the number of shows we're doing because sales are down and the fees are high. People love my work but even though I've dropped my prices they are reluctant to buy right now. We're only doing two shows this year
Read more…I'm nervous and excited all at the same time -- I've decided to participate in a wholesale trade show next weekend -- inats (International New Age Trade Show). I am still doing original work - but have been developing a way to also mass market my ar
Read more…Yikes! The Boardwalk Art Show in Virginia Beach, which started today, closed early because of incoming storms. I just checked their website and they are listing the space #'s where there is damage to tents. I'm sure anyone at the show is on top of th
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Does anyone have info/opinion/suggestions for the Shaker Heights Art & Music Festival coming up in a couple weeks? I haven't done this show in at least 8 years and that was before they moved the site and changed the name.
I've been doing art
Read more…Odd Mall has a couple of venues...one in Ohio, and one in NY, I think. They are coming up with a new one in Lynnwood, WA.
I'm wondering if anyone has had experience at the current venues. I'm trying to determine if my art would be a good fit, before
Read more…I love the Paradise City shows in Northampton! They are absolutely the best in terms of sales, quality of work, and ease of set-up and take-down. There is great food, the facilities are lovely, and the organizers are approachable and caring. It is an
Read more…Got a rejection the other day to Castle Rock and was very confused by it. In the email, it had the scores from the 8 judges and they were all over the place (5-2 range on an assumed 5 point scale). I then looked at last years artists on the website a
Read more…Well this message is lovely, AFTER accepting full payment for participation in the show. Seems they would work out the details before soliciting submissions and show fees! I hope they plan to refund all applicant fees as well:
Greetings Applican
Read more…I had a very good time at the Stockley Gardens show, both financially and in terms of my own enjoyment.
That being said, there were some things artists should be aware of:
First, I got terribly, terribly lost finding the venue. Maybe that was just
Read more…I could not find how to post pictures on the blog for this show so here they are.
Photos: Castle Rock butte and new Veterans Memorial
Wilcox Street booths, mine is in the shade
Court House booths
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Just curious if anyone has any opinions on this art festival? I see they made some changes a few years back and went to individual tents, if you've done the show recently, please share your experience, greatly appreciated!
Read more…Just curious before I start calling.
I now live in the country and do get slow mail sometimes.
I'm going to both shows, and have yet to get my info.
I've done Worthngton before and this is the first year they are so off. Manayunk, this is first time
Read more…Are you ready, folks -- art fair season in the upper Midwest really breaks out now? I'm expecting lots of reports and information and hopefully lots of smiles. Most of the economic reports are vastly improved over the last few years. I hope yours wil
Read more…I have been showing at a few shows in the Toledo area in the last could years. I am in a show this weekend and the weather for Saturday shows thunderstorms with the possibility of severe whether. I have a tent with sides, but I wondered how people pr
Read more…I've been doing shows around Wisconsin for probably six or seven years. I'm always trying to determine this...what is the appropriate amount of talking and "pressure" when working with someone entering your show tent?
Admittedly, I am not a type-A p
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