Nels and I have been bantering back and forth about art show reviews (“Art Show Reviews – Just Curious”) and this thought came to me this morning while hiking home from church with one of the dogs. New people to the site want to know “what are the be
Read more…How I Research Art Shows – Part 2
Eureka! The Art Show Reviews site has a person, Julie Cottin, who is taking care of getting the reviews posted. That is really great news.
Before we get started lets replace the self fulfilling prophesy of “starving
We have a website at www.Articents.com that allows artists and designers to sell online, much like etsy. We hope to expand this service to also help people track sales offline as well and I was wondering if there is an interest and need for it, and i
Read more…There was an option to set up on Thursday night from 6-7, check in was easy and I was able to park next to my space to unload. Set up was a breeze, although those with RV's had a hard time getting through as the street in that part of Scottsdale are
Read more…This e-mail reflects an idea Bill Kinney at Paragon came up with and the collaboration and good wishes of all at Paragon: Bill, Laura, Denise and myself.
We thought it was important to reach out to our industry as a whole on an issue that relates to
Read more…First year show, and I was a little nervous about participating. WOW was I wrong. This was a relatively small show (74 artists minus a few no-shows) for the first year, and will likely be expanded.
Sales started for me within an hour of the show
Read more…I've read that the Belgravia section of St. James is very shaded all day by trees. I also saw that electricity is not available and generators are not allowed. I sell paintings that really need a good bit of light hitting them. My question is, do
Read more…I'm doing Howard Alan's Alexandria show for the first time in another week. My husband is coming with me to help out so that will make things easier. I've already seen that parking is going to be an issue. My first hotel choice had a garage with o
Read more…Has anyone done Peters Valley in Layton, NJ? Any info on how it is?????
Thank you in advance. Kat
Read more…We just got invited to exhibit at the Riverwalk shows (they jury for the season rather than each show). Have any of you ever done these and/or heard about them from other artists. I know it will be all tourists but we actually tend to do well in that
Read more…I have been looking for some time for information and details on the Corn Hill Arts Festival in NY. I have only found a couple of short blurbs on it but no details. I would be grateful for any information on this event. Set up times, layout, etc.
Read more…Hello all, I haven't seen this show discussed on the boards or in the reviews section. Does anyone have any experience as an exhibitor or visitor at this show?
Alternatively, are there any questions you'd suggest asking a promoter when researching a
Read more…Last night on Denver 9 news there was a video of a bear visiting the Rocky Mountain Candy Shop in Estes Park, CO after hours. Evidently their door latch wasn't catching and Mr. Buin came in got his favorite candy bar several times and either ate it o
Read more…I feel that I am at a bit of a crossroads with the work I display. I think I have way too much variety in my booth. As a photographer I shoot both Black and white and color. On my walls I primarily display color work with usually 12-15 larger pieces
Read more…I'm from Florida. Has anyone ever done a cross country trip for an art show (like Florida to Washington, Oregon, CA or vice-versa)??? What have you learned from your experience? What would you change? Did you drive or were you able to pack and ship a
Read more…I know this is a little late, but the information within is designed to be bipartisan; understanding of the investment from the artist and understanding of the logistics from the promoter.
I live in Philadelphia, so it's hard not to love Pittsburgh.
A artist/craft friend recently told me about a shop in a nearby town. Its a swanky Inn with rich patrons and their gift shop carries local artists' works. I spoke with the manager who invited me to exhibit in their "ART SHOW" for the Labor Day weeken
Read more…Went to visit the ACE today, having heard glowing reports. The work there was extraordinary!! By far the finest art or craft show I have ever seen.
But...
The energy was very low. Not a ton of patrons, and only saw two carrying small purchases (I
Read more…I am pretty new to the art fair scene . I have been trying to research and choose shows to apply to for next spring. Many of the show descriptions will have an approx number of visitors expected . Sometimes this number can be large , like 80k to 1
Read more…I've just been doing Arts and Crafts shows for about a year, so most of you have much more experience with this that I have. I've been reading blogs, talking to people at shows and making my own observations. At every single show I've done, from 1-d
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