I'm looking to purchase a more professional-looking system than my current home-made easel set-up. Pro Panels seems to be a popular choice, but have recently noticed a few mentions of Armstrong.
What are experienced show presenters' thoughts on the
Read more…If a show uses ZAPP, should there be a reasonable expectation that the show meets a certain quality standard? Recently I was rejected from 2 holiday shows. One, I know is full of buy/sell and mundane crap that would never get into a legitimate show.
Read more…Are these two different shows, Madison (Wisconsin) On the Square and Off the Square? If they are different, what is the difference? I'm confused.
Read more…I'm looking for some discussion, comments, opinions regarding whether or not you have personally made the decision to lower prices, make smaller stuff at $25 or less, etc. to try and get more buyers into your booths?
Read more…What's up, folks? As the summer season runs down and people are seriously getting in their last vacations, I'm not finding a lot of shows.
On my radar: member Josh Trefethen's group is hosting the 49th Annual Evergreen Fine Arts Festival, in Evergree
Read more…Is there a simple way to get a good photo of your art for reproduction. I have called about scanning but can be expensive. Do you have to have lights and digital camera. Has anyone used iphone 5 or 6 and been successful getting a color correct im
Read more…I am so excited. I'm going to Chicago to attend the SOFA (Sculpture, Objects and Functional Art & Design). This is a very classy gallery event that I've always wanted to see. Amazingly, the folks at SOFA sent me an invitation to attend with a friend
Read more…This link was on Facebook today and I changed the title as it is appropriate to the art business as well:
I have been in bu
Read more…My wife and I set up our new to us Trimline canopy last night in the back yard to become familiar with how it's done. We had it closed up like you would overnight at a show. When we went out this morning and opened things up, there were at least 50 f
Read more…We were doing the Gloucester Waterfront festival in Massachusetts last weekend wnd it was an absolutely gorgeous day on saturday... until a micro burst hit us. 20 of the 200 canopies and displays were either heavily damaged or completely destroyed, i
Read more…Well, I just got home from the Glenwood Arts Fest in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood. This was my 9th year and I've been through torrential downpours, wind storms, chilly weather and blistering heat, yet it's always a great turnout. It was so hot
Read more…Hi,
My name is Jason and after 3 years of only showing my work in Kansas, mostly Wichita, I am taking the plunge to take my Art on the road. I am still very much an emerging Artist, working in 3 different mediums, Photography, Digital Art, and Abst
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Read more…I am about to start making walnut frames for some decorative handmade tiles I bought on a vacation. I bought both moldings and thin plywood to back the frames.
How would I secure the tiles to the backing? I don’t want the molding to actually go over
Read more…All this talk of being hijacked, has reminded me of something that happened while I was doing the Common Ground show, run by The Guild, in Birmingham Michigan. I used my Starbucks app, on my I-phone, to get a coffee. When I got home I got an email fr
Read more…Found this crate yesterday at a thrift store. The dividers are perfect for transporting and storing my pictures. The company is Spectrum International Inc., listed as NJ but has since relocated to PA, but they only sell to large retail stores. I'd
I knew I shouldn't put the rug down. It always rains in Blowing Rock but my weather app said 0% chance of rain when I put it down. Sadly it was wrong. So I have a well worn rug soaking wet that I just dropped off by the trash trailer on my way up the
Read more…In other words, "How time fly's".
It has been a month since I attended the Zapplication Conference. Due to life's busyness and a family funeral, I am finally fulfilling a promise to Art Fair Insider/Connie Mettler in writing a report. I helped suppo
Read more…I'm researching a new tent... I am looking for a strong "ez up" style tent. And this site has mentioned Eurmax as well as the Goliath. But the most fascinating thing is apparently the Goliath is "only designed to provide shade" according to the manuf
Read more…I’ve used it once this year for a show; first time of using it ever. But I’m thinking about it for a possible trip to Europe, for a few days in Venice and then in Budapest. I’m thinking it has potential if you are going to be staying in one place for
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