So in my limited experience, when I'm juried in to a show I pay my booth fee and am assigned my spot where I'll spend the next two or three days. In the case of Telfair, they sent me a street map and gave me a range from which to choose. The booth
Read more…I just visited these two shows in Chicago this weekend as a spectator.
Wells was really crowded, loud music, beer and food stands everywhere, outdoor bars, people partying on their decks ,on the street, kind of fun if you are visiting, I actually enj
Read more…Patti here, I live in St. Paul, MN and make cashmere hats, scarves and fingerless gloves. I have occasionally tried a summer show and they mostly don't work for me. I have found a number of good ones in Sept-Oct (people looking at fall leaves). But I
Read more…I absolutely can't believe I did this. Guess there's a first time for everything. Need some advise ASAP.
Couple weeks ago, I was ready to send off my application for a show I have never done before. I needed to pick up my photo's from the print shop
Read more…I just did a show recently where the executive director of the organization putting on the show, told me the city and the local businesses didn't want us there. This show is a long running show and is partially sponsored by the local arts associatio
Read more…I had an interesting discussion with a couple of other artists this weekend. Like MANY of you, we sat at a show with non-existant crowds the first day (Yes, it was beastly hot like a lot of other shows too...) and better but still low crowds on Sund
Read more…I'll be at Artwalk The Promenade Bolingbrook. Hope the weather is nice and the visitors are in good spirits. Been working hard creating this ecclectic,essentric collection. Got my fingers crossed it's well received. Found a face up nickel earlier thi
Read more…I wasn't accepted (again) - and didn't get to go to the show this year because I'm swamped getting ready for another show (despite being local).
I'd love to hear how it went. Since I'm local.... I'm still hoping to get in.
Kathy
Read more…I'm in the process of planning a workshop for new artists. A recent post on another forum made me think of a topic I need to add - artist etiquette. So what has your artist neighbor done that has really pissed you off lately? What do you want the ne
Read more…Anyone have experience with the Telfair Art Show in Savannah? It's run by the Telfair Art Museum so I'm thinking it might draw the fine art crowd. App deadline is coming up so I need to make a decision whether to apply. Thanks!
Read more…Here it comes: The Great American Art Fair Weekend! If you live in the Midwest and aren't doing an art fair there are only two reasons not to be working this weekend:
Here are news stories about s
Read more…Big art fair doings this weekend, including the "whole town is on fire" in Des Moines. Sweet regional shows in Elk Rapids, Lathrup Village, Arlington Heights, Gaithersburg, Fort Wayne, Grand Haven and Duluth's biggie, Point Park. Will you be there?
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Read more…Does any one know if there are any good shows in this area? Is Raleigh better than Durham??? Or the other way around, or does it matter????Don't know the area, but I would like to do some shows a little closer to home, which is Waynesville,NC near A
Read more…Does anyone know anything about Festival in the Park in Charlotte, NC?
Read more…This is the first time I've done this show.
We were greeted by a enthusiastic group of volunteers one of which used a golf cart to lead us to our booth. The site is on the green at Eden Theological Seminary at Webster College, private schools. The ne
Read more…As many of you know, I've been doing this for a long time now. I believe I got started shortly after the discovery of fire. And many of you know I keep saying I love what I do for a living.
But what makes you do this? Do you do shows/fairs because yo
Read more…In Louisville KY
I just received an acceptance to the 1300 Association section of St. James Court (FWIW, I was already turned down by all the other sections to which I applied, which were 3. ). In the acceptance packet the organizers gave me my boot
Read more…Just wondering how it went in Denver. My dad lives there. He and his girlfriend walked the show. They said they didnt see many 'bags'.
I know the weather was severely hot too.:(
Read more…Has anyone participated in or attended the Stratford Hall Wine Festival in September?
How were the crowds? Did they shop or just wine taste and eat?
Thank you,
Chris
Read more…http://www.st-germain.com/artfair/index.php
Not a huge sales/crowd event, but growing, and if you live within 2 hours it might surprise you. Too much jewelry, check out the chambers website.
For us it is also good advertising for our studio which i
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