I'm wondering if it matters to a jury whether the jury photos are season appropriate?
I do wearable art and would like to use a spring/summer item for a shot but does that matter if it's for a winter show?
Read more…Hey all, Been an illustrator for years, but decided to try the "art fair scene" for the first time this summer, jumping in with four expensive, high-traffic shows. I created all new work (7 pieces in these photos from Gold Coast in Chicago, and am wo
Read more…Shopping, shopping -- big weekend. Are you participating in any shows?
My list is short:
On Saturday and Sunday, The Guild of Artists & Artisans and Ypsi Rea
Just a heads up on the law concerning credit cards and 1099 filing.
According to the IRS if you have $20,000 or more in transactions AND process more than 200 transactions, your merchant provider (Square, etc) will send a 1099 to the IRS and you shou
Read more…Happy Thanksgiving to all my Art Fair Insider friends...
The turkey is in the oven and smellin' good....
Read more…PEDDLER’S VILLAGE APPLE FEST (2015)
Peddler’s Village
Routes 202 & 263
Lahaska (Bucks County), PA 18931
Web: www.peddlersvillage.com/festivals/apple-festival
When: First full weekend of Novem
Read more…Has anyone ever done this show and what is your opinion of it? I am primarily a painter or mixed media 2-D.
They extended their deadline until tomorrow and was thinking about applying. It's far from me, so if it isn't a great show, I'd rather not was
Read more…I am wondering if any one here has done this show? I know there are, or were, some people here from Louisiana. I just found out about the one in a couple weeks but I can't be there. Just wondering if it's worth trying for the spring. Here is a li
Read more…When I first started this insanity, I was a paper maker with handbound books as my primary product. Over the years the absurdity of making my own paper with which to make books was brought home to me when a show promoter said to me "Pat, nobody knows
Read more…For Sale: 10 x 10 Trimline Canopy. Includes white sidewalls, top with skylight, stabilizer bars, ez-riser kit, French wall frame, and backdoor frame. One sidewall has a small slash, repaired with white duct tape. Other than that, it is in good c
Read more…I'm selling 8 pairs of XP 37 Graphic Display Panels (never bought a 9th cause I wanted a
little extra room in a 10x10 space).
Bought them two years ago.
I did paint two pair a dark blue. The plan was to paint the rest, but never got around
to doin
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
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