Doing Cherry Creek for the first time and am looking for thoughts on lodging for the show. The show hotel, Loew's, seems a little farther than some others on Google. For example, a Holiday Inn appears to be closer and is less cost. Any thoughts we
Read more…I'm getting ready to spend the summer in the Northeast, and I've got only one month of show experience there (last September) on which to base sales projections.
For those of you who have sold extensively in both these markets: How would you say you
Read more…I just read that gas prices have doubled since January 2009 and it really gave me pause! Although I know they've been high recently, I was surprised to read how low they were a little over two years ago.
So I gotta ask: What are you doing to comp
Read more…I have heard the words "Rotating the Artist" several times now and I'm hoping there is no truth to this. We pay to be juried into a show and when I heard this...I was just blown away!
Has anyone else heard the phrase "Rotating the Artist"? Tell me it
I know this is a tricky question because everybody's art is different in sizes, time, style, but I am pricing my art. I don't want to be expensive, or inexpensive but I don't know how much money people is spending on art these days. What is your mos
Read more…Hi this is my first post, but I've been lurking for awhile...Any enamelists out there that have attended this event before or other events at Arrowmont in Gaitlinburg TN?
Just trying to get some feedback on the value...I am guessing that I'll be in f
Read more…The price of silver has fallen over twenty five percent in just a few days with oil following behind. Maybe we might be able to afford to buy fuel this summer and if you're a silversmith maybe you can afford materials. All of the pros saying the c
Read more…Brought this over from the artist breaking the rules thread.
Enforcing the rules! That is the main issue for me with shows. I can abide by a rule, but if I see others flaunting it, I get plenty pissed. All artists do.
What can we artists do to hel
Read more…The Four Most Outstanding Moments of Glenn Beck's Crusading Art Criticism:
1. The Great Christmas Ornament-Gate of '09, and '11
Beck used his formal analysis skills to uncover a shocking fact: an ornament on the official White House Christmas tree ac
Read more…I haven't done a show for 6 years. And will be diving back in at the CPFA in July. I used to use a nurit machine for credit cards, I guess technology has changed a bit and I am told it is now useless due to the way it connected to cellular signals. W
Read more…Hi, Folks
I've now counted 6 current independent discussions on the topic of insurance that all cover the same ground. I'm wondering if we could all agree to combine these into one post so that:
1. It's easier for everyone to follow and share i
Read more…Any opinions on the cheapest and most flexible credit card processing out there? I was with a company called flagship through first data and they had a number of mysterious and hidden fees. Looking for something different for this year with a month
Read more…I sometimes have the feeling that this question is the elephant on the table. I've supported my family since 1989 as an illustrator. It hasn't been easy, but it has been a joyous choice. This summer I'm making my move into the summer art show circuit
Read more…I usually do 6-8 fairs a year. What type of insurance should I carry with only doing these few shows? I currently have a basic liability plan. Should I go for more than that? It cost me just under 500 a year and covers liability up to 1,000,000.
Read more…Hi, can someone please recommend a good websites to upload pictures and order prints of my works. I was willing to make my own prints but have to see how the response is before i make the investment.
Thanks in advance for all response.
Read more…Will you be exhibiting at Naples or Key West or any of the places in between this weekend? Please let us know so we can find you and do a meetup. Tell us where and your booth #.
Or maybe you'll be in Kalamazoo at the Garage Sale Art Fair -- tell us
Read more…http://www.suntimes.com/business/4276163-420/chase-considering-cap-on-debit-card-purchases.html
Chase is looking to limit debit card purchases to $50. And if this goes through, and you have a knucklebuster, and take a Chase debit card for over that
Read more…Did any of you attend this expo this past weekend in Chicago?
"About 150 vendors and dozens of presenters gathered in the Chicago Cultural Center for the annual Creative Chicago Expo." http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-chicago-art-expo-
Read more…The last biggie in Florida for the season is this weekend in Winter Park. Some of you will be exhibiting there. Please let us know who and where and space #. What other shows are happening? Tell us all so we can find you.
Read more…Browse bins have not had much love recently.
They were a central and controversial topic in that recent spirited discussion about booth jury slides and the art show police.
Here's the thing about browse bins: If your art business depe
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