Hi all! I don't seem to remember getting an email about it, or seeing any discussion about it, but I'd love to participate again this year. Am I too late??
Read more…Grants of up to $5,000 to support direct treatment expenses for medical, dental or mental health emergencies that arose in the last six months. Artists practicing in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts and choreography are eligible, a
Read more…Hi everyone, my name is Darlene Deffes and I have been exhibiting since 2009ish. I have taken breaks here and there and haven't exhibited at very many fine art festivals but plan to change that 2023. I am taking a year to focus on painting to build m
Read more…Hi there! I'm looking for help as an emerging artist! I've been accepted to shows, my first ever! But I need help with the beginning booth fees :( Does anyone know of any grants, specifically for festival artists? Or emerging artists? Even just these
Read more…Hey everybody!
We just sold our first metal print off our wall, which was being hung with Velcro strips across the back. We unfortunately didn't realize how difficult it would be to get the Velcro off the back of the print before giving it to the cus
Read more…Connie and Members
Why is my member site a non-seccure site these days? https://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/JRBeattyGATORDADDYPHOTO
Is yours? I can't open and view it as I used to.
J.R. Beatty
Read more…Hello to all my fellow artists and crafts people. As many of you might remember, I am from coastal Louisiana. Our community, Houma, LA, was right in the path of destruction for Hurricane Ida. Actually we ended up just west of the path. However we wer
Read more…Hello to all my fellow artists and crafts people. As many of you might remember, I am from coastal Louisiana. Our community, Houma, LA, was right in the path of destruction for Hurricane Ida. Actually we ended up just west of the path. However we
Read more…Does anyone make or know of some one who makes quality miniature handcrafted BOOKS ?
Thanks...Dennis.....dkohn2@aol.com
Read more…Hi all!
I'm trying to change mediums from photography to drawing (smaller pieces). While I haven't applied to a show yet in my new medium, I'm trying to figure out what to do/where to sell all my existing photography inventory. I have several framed
I've been scanning my old slides for the past few weeks, about 1500 slides in.
Artists around my age, if they did any mall shows in New England, will recognize these people. Jinx Harris and her oldest son Lee at the Londonderry Faire in Woburn Massach
I have my first show where I'm selling encaustic coming up next month. And I'm flummoxed about the best way to transport my work. I've moved photography in the past and have the homemade silver bags for those and they work great. But my encaustic?
My
Read more…I've been slowly trying to change mediums from photography to mixed media (encaustic). I recently applied in both categories to a local show where I typically have done well as a photographer. And I got accepted into both.
Here's the question: Would
Read more…Welcome to our 50+ Secret Santa-ing group. Names were drawn on Dec. 7. What to do next:
I've gotten great advice here (got talked out of the walk-in art trailer, but I did buy a trailer for transporting art)... but I like to keep things moving and try to think differently. I recently bought 27 - 48"x60" canvas for $10 each... and I'm th
Read more…I recently did an outdoor show this month (June) & the heat was unbearable. Luckily I took a change of clothes before the show started, but I still found myself dripping from the humidity & heat.
When I got back home I had an idea of adding a portabl
Read more…Hello! I work in Parks and Recreation. Each year we hold an art show for the local school children. The art teachers bring the art and display it on pipe and drape with 3 lines of paracord across. The teachers generally use binder clips to hold the
Read more…Liquitex Satin Varnish
Minwax Polycrylic Clear Semi-gloss
I tried both as a top coat on a faux finished metal project that I had invested many hours in, and both showed a lot of brushstrokes. I tried switching brushes, using a mini roller, and all
Read more…Is it just me, or is anyone else experiencing small print on this site. I know we had some server issues a month ago, and maybe the gremlin has reappeared.
Read more…As a member of ArtFairInsiders.com you are invited to take part in our 9th Annual Secret Santa Gift Exchange. Members of the artist community sign up to exchange gifts. We do it anonymously (or not). All gifts should be handmade/from an art fair/etc.
