It's a little cold today, although sunny, in Florida and I came up with this silly idea. We should have a Priceline for Artists, where we can name our own price for booth fees at art fairs. What do you think?
Read more…Lark Publications has announced the winners of its competition for 500 Art Necklaces which comes out in July. "Hundreds of artists from around the world submitted work for the book, and we tried to capture the power, vitality, and imagination of
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Two things:
Which group do you belong to? I haven't been to an art fair for almost two months and it is time
Read more…in Huntington Woods, MI, last week I spotted this set of photos. Can anyone here guess whose work this is?
Hint: a very frequent contributor to AFI.
The names have been drawn and the Santas are shopping for the surprises.
Tip 1: Did you know you can message the person who is going to receive their gift? get more details about their request? It is private between the two of you and keeps you anon
Read more…Photographer Chris Maher was helping load his wife, Annette Morrin's, van for the trip to the Columbus Winterfair, and intending to accompany her for the 3 day show this past weekend when he decided to stay home because he wasn't feeling well. Then t
If you were affected by Superstorm Sandy, please plan to attend “Rebounding from Sandy: Recovery Workshop for Artists,” hosted by New York Foundation for the Arts this Thursday, Jan. 10th from 6pm - 8pm at NYFA's offices in Brooklyn. CERF+ executive
Read more…Happy holidays to everyone! Time for a little online Christmas cheer. Welcome to AFI's first annual Secret Santa gift exchange!
What it is:
Secret Santa is a Western Christmas tradition in which members of a group or community are randomly assigned a
Read more…The Holiday art shows are really rolling out. What are you doing this weekend? Will you be in Novi, MI, at the Great Lakes Art Fair, in Lexington, KY, for the Lexington Arts & Crafts Show, in Plano, TX, for Paragon's Greater Dallas Fine Art Festival,
Read more…Some sort of malaise is setting in here for me. Not sure where it came from. After watching the presidential debates again last night I don't even want to hear any more news today, and I'm a bit of a news junkie. Is it just the continuous finger-poin
Read more…The shows have left my neighborhood but are in full swing on the East Coast, Florida and other warm climes. I just came across this article about the Estero Fine Art Show in Florida and noticed that everyone who was interviewed is a member of this si
Read more…After repeated requests the time is definitely here to build a guide to help newbies get answers to questions and help on this site. I'd really like your input as to what that should constitute of. Please comment below and I'll get this done. All sug
Read more…Here is something that I wanted to share with everyone. I have recently been in the market for a swipe device for an iphone. I had a terminal device that printed out a reciept and all that but the company I was with "Flagship Merchant Services" was a
Read more…I think it's time to revive the "Bacon Reports", being that Kara made reference to it at the Plaza artist's breakfast. So what says you? Which artist breakfast has the best bacon? For the record, the high bar remains the bacon at the Ritz for the Cla
Read more…Last week I got an email notice that I had to renew my PCI compliance and I think that the outfit that administered the online test was Trustwave or something like that. It was an online quiz about how you handle credit card data and the swipe device
Read more…Has anyone out there had ACL replacement and meniscus repairs? If so, based on your experience, what is a reasonable timeline to expect to be able to setup/tear down a Trimline and booth by myself? My doctor is telling me don't even think about try
Read more…Gregg Rasmussen, a pretty active member here last winter with stories of his exploits coming into the art fair business and his travels, has had his work chosen as a prize by the St. Louis Art Fair to be given to their sponsor Sterling Bank.
This wil
Read more…Just as a quick "atta boy" email or compliment can pick up your day, there are often words that can reset a discouraging time. Here is one I received today:
Read more…"People who end up living their dreams are not those who are lucky and gifted, but those who
Anyone have any good stories to help me feel better? I had a consult at a clients home today and I really screwed up, actually screwed it up with a screwdriver.
I was meeting with a client for a custom piece. The painting I brought to use for scale
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