I’m a landscape photographer and will be at Boston Mills this year. My assigned booth is located inside one of their large tents. I’d only planned on setting up the Propanel walls but was told by another artist that I might want to setup the canopy too so I could zip up the walls at night to keep the work safe. Although I have many large framed pieces I also have a fair number of smaller works as well as various size bin prints. I’d be grateful to learn from anyone who has been there if it makes sense to setup a tent within their tent. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

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  • Thanks for the reply Judy. Besides wanting to keep things in the booth safe at night, I'm always concerned about humidity and temperature changes during the night. So having a tent seems to solve both those problems although I have to admit I was thinking how much like a vacation it would be not to have to set up the tent and walls for a change. My best wishes to you  on getting moved off the wait list.

    • This big tent as Boston Mills allows you to set up like a gallery. It is very pleasant and you're sheltered from the heat and because it is so large there is usually a nice breeze and you are out of the sun. It all depends, Rick, on how concerned you are about security what you want to do, but consider this "like a vacation" -- set up once, make it look beautiful, cover at night if you're concerned about security, and go have dinner. Because of this pleasant setting you'll likely make a bunch of new friends as you hang out in the shade over the weekend. Hope you have a great show.

      • Hi Connie. What a delight to hear from you and thank you for sharing this very helpful comment. Being "Under the Cool Big Top" sounds like a great reprieve from all the 90+ degree days we've been experiencing at festivals so far this year. I might even have to be careful not to get into vacation mode by setting up an outdoor lounge chair and start sipping pina colodas :-) Thanks too for the good wishes and warm welcome. The art festival world is full of some pretty amazing, caring and tip-sharing folks and it's an honor to be part of the community. 

  • Thanks Greg for the thought on calling the promoter. Since they often work in the festival world from a different perspective than us artists though I'd always rather solicit the opinion of other artists first. I appreciate you taking the time to reply.

  • The inside booths are under a BIG tent. There's no need to set up your tent. I also attach my panels to the frame of the tent. So I use the frame, but not the top. You can just see what others are doing when you get there.

    • Oh Steve, the idea of putting up the canopy but without the top seems like a great idea. Thanks for sharing your tip. I just heard from some other artists that occasionally at night, condensation buildup can drip from the ceiling of the large venue tent down onto booths and art. So, your idea of setting up the tent (without the ceiling) but perhaps throwing a plastic drop cloth at night across the walls seems like a perfect compromise. Many thanks. Rick

  • Calling the promoter might be a good idea. I use grid panel walls in my display and they fasten to the sta bars of my tent....making the tent necassary. if you can set up your propanels without using a tent and feel safe and secure about weather, stability, theft and all else then don't set up the tent.Good luck at the show

    • I would set up my tent inside, thinking that I cannot count on someone else's to cover me in the event of a bad rain. But you could check the weather on that first. 

      Best wishes for a good show. I'm on their waitlist. If I would get in, I did plan on setting up my canopy if I had an inside space.

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