application art services
I have zapp, Juried art services, are there other ones I need to set up my application portfolio with?
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Questions & Answers for New Members (293)
How many prints?
Hi everyone! I have a quick question... I will be the featured artist at the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fest. I will be the featured artist for The Guild quarter of the show. That means I will have my painting on posters and t shirts that are sold at the e
Read more…Tips for Art Fairs in the Rain
Thunderstorms are expected at the art fair I'm attending next weekend. I've participated in a couple small local shows, but this will be my first larger show. And I've never done a show in the rain.
To prepare, I recently purchased a flourish trimli
Read more…A Two-Headed Business
I'm new to the forum.
Mrs. M's Handmade is the business; and it's the brainchild of my wife and daughter-in-law, who make lotions, balms, sprays & scrubs. People that use them, love them ... and that's what started this craft fair thing for us. Our
Read more…Trim line or Light Dome?
Trying to buy used tents. I have an opportunity to buy either a Trim Line or Light Dome. In your opinion what is best? Trim line, sides, awnings and stay bars with mesh panels. Light Dome, awnings, and stay bars, no mesh panels. Both the same pric
Read more…Gridwall height for behind a table, and for a tent?
Hi folks! I'm nowhere near the point where I'll be able to take my show on the road, but there is a local opportunity I'm considering: a fiction convention that will have room to display art behind 10-foot-wide tables that are dedicated to book sales
Read more…3D art gallery encourages me to show my design?
Hello everyone!
I'm very curious what the seasoned professionals think?
I'm a total newbie / wantrepreneur
I never thought of trying to sell my design at art festivals until a local 3D art gallery encouraged me to show it along side their art work.
Read more…Does an artist sign the mat "original" on an original watercolor as you sign limited edition prints?
We are learning as we go in our new art business. We are matting and framing an original watercolor. Should my daughter, the artist, sign and title the mat as she does with Limited Edition matted prints. If not, what should we do. Just mat and fr
Read more…Shipping photos on canvas
Who is a good recommendation for shipping photos on canvas? Every typical vendor has priced me around $50--some artist told me he ships wrapped canvases for $15-is this for real? Thank you!
Read more…in between on carts for propanels & transporting art
Hi everyone!
So I made the big financial leap of ordering 12 brand spanking new breakdown panels yesterday. I did not order the Haul it they have, because I saw something similar for a hundred dollars less on e-bay. However, my husband pointed out
Read more…Unusual situation (for me anyway)
Good morning everyone,
I recently submitted a piece, 3 panel, tryptic giclee photograph, to a company that was planning to have an art exhibit at their open house this weekend. I dropped off the piece on Saturday, and yesterday I received a call fro
Read more…Will My Style Of Art Be Accepted?
Hi again everyone,
Sorry to clutter the forum, but I have a ton of questions... As I said in another post, I'm completely new to fairs and I'm about to start sending out applications in July for a couple of Fall festivals. I'm worried though that my
Read more…How Many Pieces
Hi All!
I'm a complete newbie to fairs (I'll be doing my 1st event on July 4th at my tiny town's little festival) and I'm wondering what the minimum is as far as pieces I need to have to show at most of the moderate to good fairs (I do wildlife draw
Read more…how to secure carpet edges?
I was thinking of some kind of metallic transition edge commonly sold at hardware stores to dress up the edge of my carpet for aesthetics and to eliminate the trip hazard.
It could be secured to asphalt or concrete with a tapcon screw
Is there a bet
Read more…"Certificate of Authenticity" for Art Sold at Shows?
Hello,
I will be participating in some art fairs this summer, and was considering creating some sort of sticker or printed piece that would either be attached to the actual back of the artwork, or included in the bag to let customers know that what
Read more…Pricing
I wish I could determine the real value of our work. My wife takes the photos and I make all the frames. The frames are made out of recycled wood and what I find on some of the Islands. The wood is planned then sanded then stained or painted with a
Read more…Pricing and evaluation
Well it is me again. I wish to thank all you that responded to my first post. I'm going out on a limb and i am asking if you would kindly take a look at my web page and please give me an honest evaluation on our work. I have been working with my wife
Read more…Starting up...
Hello all.
I'm a photographer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christiancorich/sets/72157635425696128/) who is doing his first art show on Sunday. I"m still matting the hell out of my prints - I will have about 130 4x6 matted to 8x10, 60 or 70 8x10 matt
Read more…Have A Hyundai Santa-Fe
Has anyone used a smaller vehicle to work with the Knockdown Propanels. I have just started back to do shows and sure am not ready to make too many major purchases until I test the waters again. I have artwork, mostly framed and am a pretty good
Read more…Artist Statement
Okay in doing some reading on the web, I read that an Artist Statement is essential and often required if you hope to show your art in galleries or other venues. Just curious if anyone else has written one, as well, I have taken the time to write one
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