The Art Lover
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Larry Berman
Digital J u r y Services
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100
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While I was in Breckenridge in July a couple of seasoned pros came by my tent and gave me some helpful hints. One was not to, get discouraged this year because they've seen this down turn in the economy before and that it will get better. Another wa
Read more…I am new to the art fair business, so please accept my apologies if this is a topic which has been answered in the past.
I am a photographer. I will be selling matted, un-framed photos in 5X7, 8X10 and 11X14 (matted to 8X10, 11X14, and 16X 20 respecti
I'm facing the cold hard truth that my booth display is ugly. Yep, there I said it - Ugly with a capital U. So the problem is that the spouse will not "allow" me to purchase what I need to make it better, and sales I AM CERTAIN are lower than they co
Read more…I was working on putting my prints together last night because I have a show coming up next weekend. Most of my 8x10 prints fit nicely in the matte but I have a couple that are too small and you can see the border from the print through the opening
Read more…Some of our customers sell in alternative venues to artshows in order to target their customers. I thought I would share a couple I am aware of and perhaps it might help spark ideas for others. For example if you have
prints that are western, cowboy
I am having trouble deciding between two new versions of a website. The first one which is an alt home page has the pics in the middle broken up a little with some text in between:
http://www.framedestination.com/frame.aspx?id=alt_homepage
The se
Read more…I'm on the road so please forgive my typing. Does anyone know an appropriate figure for selling an image and full rights to that image for commercial advertising? I'm in need of a quick response and I cannot research right now.
Read more…This is a nice resource for anyone with a presence in Upstate NY. Inclusion in the online directory is free this year because of a grant. You can upload up to 10 images and write a narrative of your choice.
Inexpensive banners for your booth. Just updated my article yesterday. http://bermangraphics.com/artshows/booth-banners.htm Larry Berman Digital Jury Services http://BermanGraphics.com 412-401-8100
Read more…I am assisting a friend of mine who is an excellent pencil artist. I am wondering if anyone else uses this medium and would have any tips/advice/suggestions.
My concern is that I do not know if people would only be interested in color and if penci
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I spend some time in SCORE
(small buss assoc for US). I looking to open my front store but after
talking to them it seems a bad idea. They just put me down like old dog.
Basically anything relate to the fine arts is b
We started up an interesting sub-discussion over at the Cash Only topic so I thought I'd go ahead and move it here so we don't crowd out the info about taking cash or credit.
i am thinking about doing the july gatlinburg indoor show...wondering if any one has any info about the attendance and quality of buyers? thanks
Hi Everyone,
I do oil paintings (many of them large) and intend to do my first Art Fair next week. I've seen some discusions of sending purchased art home in nice professional plastic bags, but this was usually in reference to smaller items. For a
Read more…With the appropriate uproar surrounding Arizona's SB 1070 immigration law and the attendant boycotts, I was wondering if any craftspeople are joining in?
Hi, I am a wood marquetry (inlay) artist.
My work is 2-D.
I see painters at art fairs selling reproductions of their originals, matted and ready to be framed, at a much lower price point than their originals are in.
I have wished that I could a
Read more…One of the rules, in my experience of most shows I've done, is the artist must be present in the booth/at the show.
I noticed several booths this past year not adhering to this rule. When my potential customers ask me if I'm the artist - I ask them wh