Hi,
So confused. Every time I do a search I come up with 2-3 suggestions for software for managing the art side of my business.
I would really appreciate opinions about art specific management software you use, and what you really like about it.
I ha
Read more…Big weekend in Art Fair Land! Hope you're at a great show or at the very least enjoying the rewards of your last foray into the field.
Here's what I know:
A bunch of you will be in Toldeo: Crosby Festival of the Arts marks 50th anniversary
Read more…My husband & I are looking to increase our storage space for our images. We've spoken to a couple IT people & have gotten differing opinions on how to go about this. One seems to prefer buying external hard drives, while the other recommends going
Read more…Not sure if I'm being a Debby Downer or a realist. Just started doing the math of the expenses for a first show: Tent, Booth fee, walls, product, bags, mats, and on and on... feeling a bit daunted at the moment. Gonna have to spend, maybe $1000 to
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I've perused a number of discussions on this site with regard to tent weights; super helpful! My question revolves more around my specific setup rather than tent weights in general. I'll be using a Flourish Trimline tent (sta-bars included
Read more…I love photography. I suck at it, but I love it. I like the way it trains your eye to see the world differently. I enjoy shooting odd things and then playing in photoshop. I have no desire or ability to make a profession of this! It is a creative out
I have had a rough early-application season so far, getting rejected by lots of shows, including ones that I've gotten into repeatedly. I have new work that I love, and which is selling really well, and is different - and so I have been mystified.
A
Read more…Well, first let me say, I have a long ways to go in learning how to do this right.
- - - The right tools for the job!!! - - -
We started off on a tight budget, like most. The tent we bought cost us $60... What can you expect from a $60 tent? Flexin
Read more…Larry Berman finished working on my "museum booth" photo this weekend. This ends the saga of the "museum booth" for shows focusing on aesthetics and my "inventory booth" for shows focusing on artists that generate tax revenue for their communities an
Read more…How is that website coming? Is it working for you? Does it help promote your business, do you market it, or is it a time suck, or just another job that doesn't get done?
People (even artists) do use their sites to promote their business. You can buil
Read more…As a follow up to my article about how to photograph your booth, I've put together a selection of booth image examples from different mediums:
http://bermangraphics.com/blog/clean-booth-pictures-for-jurying/
Sorry but I only have permission to post t
Read more…Geez, I almost forgot to ask and I know some of you are already setting up in places like Des Moines ...
Anything happening with you?
Here is some of what I've found:
The really big one in Salt Lake City: Utah Arts Festival - http://www.cityweekly.n
Read more…I'm excited. I'm heading out on Friday to Kentucky! This is the weekend of the St. James Court Art Show in Louisville, a very big show with nearly 750 artists and I know lots of our members will be there too.
In addition to the weekend's show on Mond
Read more…I have a brand new (used for ONE show in Aspen) flexible woven Mesh walls that attach to your outdoor canopy or to an Indoor Booth Frame.
- 180 square ft of display space (3-wall set-up)
- Light Weight (three 10 x 7 panels weigh 23 lbs.)
- Compact fo
The Brandywine Festival of the Arts takes place in a beautiful, shady park in Wilmington, Delaware. It's a pretty cool show, with good karma, and while I didn't do well at the show, I have some promising commissions from it.
The show has a $5 gate f
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I just got home from doing the art fair above. This is the beginning of my 13th show season, but it was my first time doing this show.
This small fair (only about 50 artists) is put on by the Village of Algonquin and the Public Arts Commissio
Read more…Considering the price of Happifeet, I would like to think that I was safe in assuming that the standard 32 lb weights were sufficient protection.... However, the fact that they offer 16 lb add on weights makes me question....
Does anyone have any e
Read more…Happy New Year, everyone!
Art Fair Sourcebook - is it worth the $$? I am really unsure about the quality of the information, and so it seems expensive. If the info is excellent, then I'd really consider it. I've taken the "test drive," but that hasn
Read more…I am looking to purchase a 9 panel pro panel set in dark gray or black.
Read more…This came from Archie ..... for all of you .....
OPEN NOTE TO THE ARTIST COMMUNITY AND FAMILY
I have been simply bowled over by the virtual tidal wave of caring, prayers and support which you, my fellow artists, have bestowed upon me. I am so very
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