What are you doing this weekend - Sept. 4-7, 2015?
Big, Big weekend in Art Fair Land. Here is where the big guys will be:
Sausalito Arts Festival, Sausalito, CA
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We Lost a Friend.
We lost one of our own on Monday. Gene Brenner was an artist, a potter, a gallery owner, an art collector, a teacher, a show director and a supporter of anything art related. He was a kind man with a hearty laugh and a good friend to everyone he ever
Read more…A good way to attach my brace bars to square tent legs?
Thank you all so much for the wealth of great information that you all have provided. I have learned so much reading posts and following suggested links for more information.
So I did my first art show last Saturday. Its a small show in the courtyar
Read more…new to this.
Hi all. I am new to this. I believe I am ready to begin applying to shows. However I am struggling with how to determine what shows to apply to and in what category. I am a photographer, however ALL of my work is manipulated to some extent or another
Read more…Sad news
Some of you may have gotten to know RL on the show circuit the last couple years. This posting on Facebook is by our mutual gallery in Beaufort. He was a lovely man and we will miss him.
It is with great sorrow, Thibault Gallery announces;
RL Bret
Booth shot advice
Hi there. I am very new to this. This is my first attempt at a booth shot. I would love some feedback/ guidance/ advice. Thanks so much!
ISO Sprinter that has been well cared for
high folks I'm looking to buy a sprinter for my art business, and I knew I should ask the artists here because I know how well you guys take care of your stuff.
If anyone is interested in putting theirs on the market or where to find a good deal, I'm
Read more…New For Sale Forum
Groups will be removed by Oct 4th
Artists wanting to buy or sell art fair related equipment or supplies, should post to the For Sale forum:
http://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/categories/for-sale-or-trade/listForCategory
Thanks,
Connie Mettler and La
Read more…New mounting board products at Frame Destination
We just expanded our mounting board products considerably with high end products from Fome-Cor®. We now carry:
A less expensive archival foamcore altertnative to the Bainbridge Artcare foamboard.
High tack and low tack (repositionable) self-adhesive
Read more…Light-Dome 10x10 canopy for sale vg. condition
Light-Dome 10x10 Canopy Very Good condition for sale $ 900. The set up is three years old, used in 15 shows. Many extras are included. More expensive solid grey, not see through mesh, display panels with crossbars, two awnings 3ft and 4 ft. Lots of c
Read more…Thanks Connie
Connie,
I personally want to thank you for this web site. It's true value is in it's information and consistency, which often gets overlooked. I know you have a healthy fear of becoming irrelevant and fading into the past. You have nothing to worry a
Read more…Position of people 's feet at a fair
I'm sitting here at a festival trying to determine who's interested and who's not. I seem to remember a post on here awhile ago where the person said that you could tell who was really interested by the way their feet were pointed... Anyone remember
Read more…"I could have done that" and "My kid could have done that"
I ran across a PBS short video on answering the comments that the public occasionally makes on "I could have done that". I'm not so sure they answered it to my satisfaction but it was an interesting presentation that might come in handy sometime. The
Read more…New artwork and panels, but...
My only 'staged' booth photo is from 2012 -- when I had older work and different panels.
Would a booth shot from a recent show work (booth-shot-2015), or should I stage another one?
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This topic came up in the current Buy/Sell Discussion. In 42 years of being in business I have won two out of two judgements in court. I used the collection agencies lawyers for cases and each time and all were out of state. I also used them to make
Read more…DIY Art Panels
Hi All,
I read some other posts about creating your own panels. Here's a blog post I did on the subject. But here's a photo.
I have a one-day art show. I preferred to not use the gridwall display because I don't like the see-thru aspect of them. I
Read more…Photography - outside sourcing
I do photography and have wondered why are we about the only people that do art fairs that do not have to produce their own work?
Currently I am doing all of my own printing but at times have had some pieces printed by a third party and I know of p
Read more…Indoor shows
Hello,
5 years ago I posted this message:
Hello,
Can anybody recommend good indoor art& craft shows like CraftBoston ot PMA ?
Thanks,
Mickey
We have been once at PMA once at OOAK, 5 times at CraftBoston and 3 times at Bijoux! with quite good success. W
Read more…Mystic Connecticut 2015 - the review site has no "Submit button"
The Art review site has no submit button, so I'm posting this here for other artists.
I have attached a few images of work that DID sell so you can get a feel for my genre.
The short of it is that I went to the Mystic Outdoor Art festival this past
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