in - Forum - Art Fair Insiders2024-03-29T08:04:07Zhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/feed/tag/inLooking for used in good condition panels. Lakeville Minnesotahttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/looking-for-used-in-good-condition-panels-lakeville-minnesota2021-01-14T01:56:41.000Z2021-01-14T01:56:41.000ZMarc Yehttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/MarcYe<div><p>Hi, I'm new to this forum and feeling excited and scared the same time in deciding to get into the art fair scene. That said, I'm looking for used Pro Panels 8 foot 38.5' and 30' sized panels charcoal grey if I can get them. Anyone selling in my area please let me know. Thanks!</p></div>How to get into my first Art Fair??https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/how-to-get-into-my-first-art-fair2020-02-26T14:34:36.000Z2020-02-26T14:34:36.000ZMelissa Myershttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/MelissaMyers<div><p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I have done a few "craft" fairs that were not juried, they were fun and I sold many small items. I however want to break into the art fair market with my glass work as I enjoy making larger "art" pieces but do not have a market in my rural area. I have pieces in a local art center and they do well.</p>
<p>I have applied to a couple art fairs but was declined. What am I doing wrong and how do I get into my first art fair?? I live in Michigan and there are lots of summer art fairs.</p>
<p>Thoughts and ideas from the pros out there???<br/>THANKS in advance for your wisdom.</p>
<p>Melissa</p></div>FOR SALE -- OAK JEWELRY CASEShttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/for-sale-oak-jewelry-cases2019-06-06T19:33:37.000Z2019-06-06T19:33:37.000ZNatalie Browne-Gutnikhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/NatalieBrowneGutnik<div><p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2801631032?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2801631032?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2801645821?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jewelry%20Cases%232.JPG</a></p></div>Arts in the Middle (Urbanna, VA) or Taubman Museum Sidewalk Art Salehttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/arts-in-the-middle-urbanna-va-or-taubman-museum-sidewalk-art-sale2018-03-14T14:14:48.000Z2018-03-14T14:14:48.000ZCA Kaminskihttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/CAKaminski<div><p>Hi all. I'm new to AFI. I moved to our new home recently and haven't met other local artists yet, so I'm delighted to find a place where we can bounce ideas off one another, and help each other out.</p>
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<p>My question - I'm a contemporary resin artist (painter, not crafter). I attended the Taubman Sidewalk Sale last year. It ended up in the top 5 of the festivals I did last year (in terms of $). Not great, but not bad.</p>
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<p>This year (after learning my lesson about only applying to one show/weekend at a time and then not being accepted to it) I applied to both Tauban and Arts in the Middle and have been accepted to Arts in the Middle. Taubman isn't finished jurying yet.</p>
<p>I don't know anything about this show and don't find any reviews on it. Does anyone have experience at it? I have to pay for Arts in the Middle before they announce vendors for the Taubman fair and am not sure if I should bite the bullet and try it (bird in the hand....) or skip it and hope for the best with the Taubman fair.</p>
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<p>Thanks in advance for your help and I look forward to participating with AFI and meeting some of you at upcoming shows.</p>
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<p>CA</p></div>FOR SALE - DISPLAY PEDISTALShttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/for-sale-display-pedistals2017-11-20T16:54:14.000Z2017-11-20T16:54:14.000ZByron and Georgia Knighthttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/ByronandGeorgiaKnight<div><p><span>Black Vinyl display pedestals for sale: They are all 14" square and vary in height from 1 1/2 ' to 4' tall. This is an inventory of the pedestals.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">2 4' tall</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">4 3 1/2' tall</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">6 3' tall</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">8 2 1/2' tall</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">7 2' tall</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">6 1 1/2' tall</span></p>
<p><span>Cost $2390.00 new, very good condition, asking $950.00</span></p>
<p><span>Contact Georgia or Byron Knight 336-963-0382 or email at bywknight@gmail.com</span></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062796146?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062796146?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p></div>Advice needed! Newbie! ♥https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/advice-needed-newbie2017-05-23T14:36:23.000Z2017-05-23T14:36:23.000ZLisa V. Proulxhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/LisaVProulx<div><p>Hi,<br/><br/> 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:<br/><br/> I was shocked and angered that so many parents allowed their small children to run into my booth, grab my items, and act like they were in a toy store! My items are fragile, very delicate, and absolutely not for children.</p>
<p><br/> One woman even brought her dog in on a leash and he jumped up, put his front paws on my table, and the whole thing began to shake. I was terrified it was going to fall over! I didn't want to get angry and insult customers but I was fuming.<br/><br/> How should I handle this for my next show? Should I make up signs? <br/><br/> Thanks so much for your help and have a great day! :)</p></div>Trim Line Canopy Tenthttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/trim-line-canopy-tent2016-05-26T16:30:55.000Z2016-05-26T16:30:55.000ZDeb Gilmanhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/DebGilman<div><p>Two sizes in one…. can set up for 10’ x 10’ space or 10’ x 15’ space comes with two tops</p>
<p>Legs extend to 7’ or 8’ adjustable every 1 ¾” heavy duty galvanized pipe, sta bars for extra stability on the bottom. Rafters are PVC the sides of canopy has vent on each end , roof has sun top roof for added light in the booth. Walls are flame resistant, zippered corners and added zippers for universal door opening or roll up parts of the tent walls while leaving some walls down. Multiple awning options 30” or 54” for both 10’ and 15’ can be on front and sides or the back. Comes with 6 concrete filled 30” PVC pipe weights for holding down corners. The pipe have screw eye cemented in to attach bungee cord . 10 x 10 canopy barely used. Comes with 6 swing arm light in line brackets so you can light up the booth.</p>
<p>You can email us at vermonttreebones@gmail.com</p>
<p>we are located in New Smyrna Beach, Fl need to pick up</p>
<p>10 x 15 shown </p>
<p>If you were to purchase new the cost would approx be 3200.00</p>
<p>We are selling the complete package for <span class="font-size-3">$1800.00</span></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062737778?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062737778?profile=original" width="284" class="align-full"/></a></p></div>levis commons or art in bayfront park Duluthhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/levis-commons-or-art-in-bayfront-park-duluth2015-05-22T13:36:01.000Z2015-05-22T13:36:01.000Zmegan mckinnonhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/meganmckinnon<div><p>Any suggestions on which show I should do? I have paintings , mostly large scale and $4,000-$15,000 but I have prints in the range of $40-$175.</p>
<p>I have never done an Ohio show or a Minnesota show</p></div>Load In - Load Out (drive up)https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/load-in-load-out-drive-up2015-05-15T13:08:24.000Z2015-05-15T13:08:24.000ZMichael Adkinshttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/MichaelAdkins<div><p>Curious what opinions are, based on your experience, of the most effective & best organized method? And conversely, poor methods.</p>
<p>I've done 3 shows that were basically free-for-alls. They worked out decent because setup was on a Friday all afternoon (one had an evening show opening) so there was less conflict of blocking others tent space since it was spread out. Where there was conflict, artists cooperating made it work.</p>
<p>The best organized, I have experienced, has a person controlling vehicle entrance into the show site streets. They were in walki-talki contact to spotters along the tent sites streets. You were given basically 10-15 minutes to unload. The spotters were pro-active at bugging people to move their vehicles after your 10-15 minutes (if others were needing into a nearby tent space). Artist parking was very close by. You could then enter again (and again) to unload product (into an erected, dry & ready tent).</p>
<p>A more recent show had setup from 7am-10am on a Friday (4pm opening). Each had <strong>1 hour</strong> with their vehicle at their tent site. No guaranteed return into area once you left.</p>
<p>For me, as I told organizers the week before the show, this does me little good. I don't use an EZ-Up so it takes me <strong>well over</strong> an hour to setup the Trimline, walls, etc... before I can unload my crates (of photography product, rain sensitive). And if raining/windy, I don't really want my product sitting on the curb covered in tarps while I setup my tent for my alotted hour. Then I have to get my crates back to my parked truck! It <strong>was</strong> a windy and very stormy weekend!</p>
<p>Good and bad method stories appreciated!</p>
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<p>I'd like to relay suggested methods to the organizers of the last show (a local art organization). They were open to my suggested 10-15 minute method but said it was too late to change.</p></div>Beginner's Questions About Load-inhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/beginner-s-questions-about-load-in2015-04-01T13:49:52.000Z2015-04-01T13:49:52.000ZAl Scovernhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/AlScovern<div><p>Hello everyone. My name is Al Scovern and I’ve been digging into the archives of AFI for the past few months, a project that’s been immensely helpful. Many thanks to all of the generous contributors here. I make fast-fired ceramic pots and after many years, to quote another potter, I now own the world’s largest collection of my own work. Unfortunately, this pleases me way more than it does my wife—she got this crazy idea of actually <i>selling</i> the pots which led me, eventually, to AFI. So I find myself with a fairly full schedule of summer and fall shows, with the first one, Artisphere in Greenville SC, about a month away. I feel like we’ve got a lot of the technical stuff down (photography, booth design, tent, and those pesky weights) but on the eve of my first show I’ve got some questions about what will probably seem pretty basic to the veterans, all about load in and set up. Are artists assigned specific load in times or is there a general start time or does it vary from fair to fair? Is there some protocol for doing this, considering what I’m imagining as mayhem with a general start time? Is there some etiquette to this process beyond just remembering that you’re not the most important person on the planet? Are there tips that you can share to make this least painful (eg. arrive early vs wait for the rush to pass). Again, thanks for your help and I look forward to meeting many of you on the road.</p></div>Arts in The Middlehttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/arts-in-the-middle2015-02-17T16:35:26.000Z2015-02-17T16:35:26.000ZAmy Fletcherhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/AmyFletcher<div><p>Does anyone know anything about this show beyond the basics that are on the website? Has anyone done a show in this area before? How was it?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p></div>Estero or Art in the Gardens?https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/estero-or-art-in-the-gardens2014-10-02T15:10:15.000Z2014-10-02T15:10:15.000Zmegan mckinnonhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/meganmckinnon<div><p>All the reviews I read from Estero seemed to be from quite some time ago when it was held in october. This year the dates of these shows are nov 15-16 and I'm deciding which to do. <br/>Any suggestions? I'm a realistic ocean painter with prints from 20$ to originals at $5000. </p></div>13 pro panels for salehttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/13-pro-panels-for-sale2014-01-27T22:41:34.000Z2014-01-27T22:41:34.000ZStephen Schuberthttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/StephenSchubert<div>Dark grey pro panels lightly used, three are 4 months old, just over 6'
$650 with bars, stabilizers.<p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8870941897?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">image.jpg</a></p></div>Has anyone done the Ohio Sauerkraut Festival in October?https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/has-anyone-done-the-ohio-sauerkraut-festival-in-october2013-07-23T19:51:43.000Z2013-07-23T19:51:43.000ZBarbara Pitorak Bloomhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/BarbaraPitorakBloom<div><p>We have heard this is a wonder, well attended, art focused crowd, with average attendance annually over two days of 300,000-350,000. It is in Waynesville, which is south of Dayton, north of Cincinatti.</p>
<p>We loved that the jury process was more intense, requiring descriptions, and photos of the processes of creating our work... and the few artists we have talked to who have done this event said it is predictably a good one. </p>
<p>But i would love to know your experience if you were there, and what tips you might offer. This is our first big road trip, as we have tried to stay within an hour's drive of home...</p></div>Booth Critiquehttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/booth-critique2013-05-09T19:51:42.000Z2013-05-09T19:51:42.000ZKale Van Leeuwenhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/KaleVanLeeuwen<div><p>This is my first year doing art fairs. I finally have a booth. I was wondering a few things, only doing two Art Fairs so far, Westport Art Fair, in Kansas City and Art in the Park in Lawrence. </p>
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<p>1. Do I need a door in the back of my booth?</p>
<p>2. Would an art stand/table for my to stand/sit at and do business be an improvement?</p>
<p>3. Overall appearance of booth shot.</p>
<p>4. When submitting images do I have black behind the actual image? My work is mixed media paintings, so there doesn't need to be a background. But is it better to have one?</p><p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8870923275?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kale Van LEeuwen Booth Shot.jpg</a></p></div>St. Petersburg Holiday Art Festival 2012 Dec 14-16thhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/st-petersburg-holiday-art-festival-2012-dec-14-16th2012-10-12T19:26:34.000Z2012-10-12T19:26:34.000ZJacquelyn Zajachttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/JacquelynZajac<div><p>I am considering this show and only saw one review, I would like a show mid December here in FL and this is the only one that I can find, can anyone let me know if there is another and also if they have any feedback on this one? I see that there are quite a few on New Year's weekend, any feedback on those? I am a FL. potter who has just gotten back into the show scene and would love any guidance on which FL shows might be a good idea or which ones to cross off the list. As a potter I can only participate in about one show each month. Thank you all in advance. Jackie</p></div>Art Shows in Cape Coral that were canceledhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/art-shows-in-cape-coral-that-were-canceled2012-11-04T01:00:13.000Z2012-11-04T01:00:13.000ZCharlotte Burnetthttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/CharlotteBurnett<div><p>I remember a few posts last year about a company that scheduled art shows in Cape Coral, then canceled them without returning the show fees that were paid. I am wondering who was the promoter for those shows. Since I live in the general area and am seeing a couple of shows I know nothing about, I want to make certain I am applying to any that this person does. Can anyone help me. Name of person and name of company would be much appreciated. Thank you. </p>
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I am moving from the sunshine state to the mountain state for the fall and winter. I am planning to build enough inventory to begin art fairs by spring. Anyone have any tips or suggestions on shows in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, West Virginia?
I would like to know if there is a listing of fairs online? What type of licensing/insurance requirements are recommended? How do you handle sales tax?</div>Can o' worms topic - Pricing for booth spaces - fair or unfair considering the economy?https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/can-o-worms-topic-pricing-for2009-07-22T19:39:35.000Z2009-07-22T19:39:35.000ZMichelle Sholundhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/MichelleSholund<div>I kinda feel I want to open the can of worms on this for the purpose of learning what others opinions are on the topic to move forward and implement solutions to the issue.
As booth fees are going up - and this could be for various reasons (higher advertising fees for example), do you find shows offering a better quality show or added value making the fees worth while? If not, what would you suggest to make higher booth fees easier to swallow?
Side note/food for thought: Promoters/show organizers can not guarantee anyone's success - it is up to each individual craft artist. - Michelle</div>In need of seasoned advise.https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/in-need-of-seasoned-advise2009-03-23T22:43:02.000Z2009-03-23T22:43:02.000ZMichelle Jeffrieshttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/MichelleJeffries<div>Hello,
First I would like to say I am so excited about this on line community. I am somewhat new to the art festival venue. I participated in the 2008 KC Art Plaza Fair which I consider to be my first art festival. (However, I have done a few other shows that just weren't the right fit.(My poor family travels with me on these endeavors.) I loved the plaza show the artists there were great and I really enjoyed the setting. I hope to do the 2009 show as well. I have also accepted a show in Colorado which will be the farthest drive yet. I was hoping to get some feed back about shows in the midwest. I also have lighting and pedestal questions but I will save that for a later date. Thanks to all.</div>