Hi,
I set up at my first event on Saturday and although turnout was low (bad weather) I did sell a lot of items and generated some interest but I need some advice please:
I was shocked and angered that so many parents allowed their small children to
I have been to many art fairs this past year that ask for a donation to their silent auction. I actually had patrons look at my booth, then go low ball bid my auction item and not by a thing directly from me. I find asking the artists for a silent au
Read more…Something I have been thinking about for sometime. Can you write of your RV for taxes? I know if you have a home based business you can write off rooms or square feet, such as office space and work space etc,, Does this apply for RV vehicles ALSO? R
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Newbie here who is planning to begin doing shows in 2018. I am looking for a listing of the art shows organized by application deadline dates. I have looked at the ArtFairCalendar site and it is listed by show dates. I registered with Zapp
Read more…Am fairly new to the "show circuit" and have a few questions for members with experience:
Hello Art Show Folks,
I have been through some major life changes recently. As a result, I have decided to make the plunge and venture out to the art fair world to sell my photography. I am working outside of the US right now but at the beginning of
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I joined this forum just about a year ago now and I figured it was time to finally do a "proper" introduction and post some thoughts from my first year of shows.
I am a photographer and have been shooting landscapes/wildlife for over a dec
Read more…I have been invited to exhibit at this art fair. It will be my second one. Has anyone had any recent experience with this fair? I am wondering how sales would be.
Read more…Hello! I am new to the site, new to participating in Art Fairs, but not new to attending Art Fairs. :)
I've been an artist/creator my entire life, but for some reason I've always felt like my art wasn't good enough to sell. I've been successful wi
Read more…I have found several good sources for matting prints of photographs. Price is almost double for going the archival route. Just wondering how much damage and soon would it be if I don't use archival, and what the odds are that someone doesn't want to
Read more…Just done a couple of weekend shows in HOT temperatures on paving and wondered if there were any thoughts on heat dissipation? We have a Lightdome - love it, but no roof vent, and heat builds up quite quickly if there is no shade (as there wasn't).
I
Read more…I've been to art fairs where people share tents with different types of art.
I've seen other lamp designers do this.
I have 1 lamp design, 2 different sizes and 3 different colors.
How do I go about finding someone to partner up with?
I live in Sout
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Being new to all this, yet to even to get a booth photo done, I have three silly little questions:
1. When I put up my brand new canopy, the ABCanopy from Amazon, the instructions said to ‘lift the frame by expanding the truss bars until the
Read more…I've been trying to find a definitive answer to this question on this site to no avail. As a new photographer to the art fair world I've been advised that I really need to consider selling matted prints. My issue has been finding a way to do so in a
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I've been looking thru the recent Wisconsin Dept. of Tourism brochure for art fairs. The listings show the number of attendees for each fair as given by the people putting them on. I expect this number to be inflated greatly, but what estimated
Read more…Browsing these discussions I can see that most shows in the US seem to be outdoor shows, and so the benefit to getting a high-quality art fair tent is obvious. However, of all the shows I'm applying for here in Canada only one is an outdoor show. I
Read more…Hi everyone. I'm a wildlife photographer and this year have decided to jump into art fair markets with both feet (applications are sent out, 10x10 booth with lighting is ready, hundreds of matted prints are prepared, currently building up an invento
Read more…I've seen a number of booth photos where the jewelry artists have pictures of their work displayed on the side walls so people walking by can see their work from afar. I was looking at vistaprint but their smallest banner at 3 foot wide seems a bit b
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My name is Ryan, I live in Buffalo NY and am ready to jump head first into the next step of selling my craft. I have been working on a new crayon melting technique for almost 6 years now, Cryptic Crayon, and after steadily increasing sa
Read more…Hi folks - I am a long time photographer but brand spanking new to the arts fair scene. I'm hoping to get my feet wet this summer and am looking to apply to a few shows. I'm hoping to learn from the experience within this community to help me do so!
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