Hi All!
I would love to get some framing advice.
I'm a watercolor artist and am getting into the art fair scene for the first time. I've purchased a Trimline canopy with three Flourish display mesh panels and I am starting to think about the best way
Read more…Selling 19 ProPanels, perfect condition, still in their original boxes, only used once.
Include (16) stiffeners, (2) panel connections, (2) light bar adapters, (7) support bars (4 of them a two in one telescoping support bar) and (26) 48" cable hange
Read more…I had always shied away from selling online. Whenever I tried, I would always get scammers. I would never get real customers. Friends would tell me that they do well with Instagram. The daughter of my next door neighbor at ArtiGras lectured me on how
Read more…Selling LIGHTLY USED Tent for $250 - only used for one season!
KD Brand Heavy Duty All-Aluminum Frame Tent
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and happy to meet in South East Florida for pickup.
Interested? Contact Shanna!
art@opticalescapes.com
561-
Read more…I have had no discussions with any one other than my immediate family about the Cvirus.
Two family members are in healthcare. Their opinion is that this is going to be in our lives for AWHILE. Not 3 weeks, not 6 weeks. Longer.
They are also skeptical
Read more…Hi! I don't think I've posted here yet. In October, I'm doing my first outdoor vendor/arts fair and I was hoping I could ask a few questions. Specifically, I'm looking to compile a checklist of all the things I will need to own and bring with me. (I'
Read more…It might be nice to institute a rule.
If someone is going to list an item for sale, on this site. They MUST list a for sale price.
Too many times people list an item. They may even list what they claim to have paid for it. But they do not list what t
Read more…Anyone here have any experience selling/buying an existing Art/Craft business?
My wife and I are kicking around the idea of a new direction in life (semi-retire/travel), and it will not include our art/craft business.
The product is more craft, Uniqu
I am offering my question here because I believe y'all are true professionals at selling at art or craft shows. I believe I can get serious replies.
Let me start by saying I do shows that usually offer some art but a lot of crafts. What I sell is
Read more…The Arts Business Institute has just launched a comprehensive e-course called How to Wholesale: A Step-by-Step Guide for the Creative Entrepreneur.
This is the perfect introduction for artists and makers interested in learning how to add to their in
Read more…When reading a review I always read between the lines. This is why. I have done a lot of shows where one artist on my right does exceptionally well, while the artist on my left makes nothing. What I make from this is that the show is a good for f
Read more…My wife and I are in the process of writing a craft marketing book. Some of the chapter include:
These are ju
Read more…Hi, Been trying to do a little research to figure out which is more cost effective as of late, which sells better, matted or unmatted (backed with foamcore and bagged) prints. Would love to know what people have found is the better way to go. Wou
Read more…A book that I highly recommend to newbies and veterans alike is Maria Arango's terrific volume, The Art Festival Guide: The Artist's Guide to Selling in Art Festivals.
Self-published on Lulu, it's available either as a paperback or as an ebook. Writ
Read more…Quick, don’t think to hard... What would you do with $500 or $600 in your pocket, a free weekend and the directive to spend every dime of it before sundown on Sunday night? How would you choose to spend your time? Where would you go? Who would you sp
Read more…I sometimes have the feeling that this question is the elephant on the table. I've supported my family since 1989 as an illustrator. It hasn't been easy, but it has been a joyous choice. This summer I'm making my move into the summer art show circuit
Read more…Hi everyone - especially those of you with works on paper.
I work in dyed paper collage and I've been presenting many of my original collages which are mounted on watercolour paper, on a slightly larger piece of foamcore, wrapped in a nice crisp ce
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