Hello, my name is Ken Bayard, the owner of Summit Metal Designs. My craft is metal art.
I started this business July 2013 with little knowledge of the craft. I worked in automotive prototype company, so I had some background in the materials I'm us
Read more…This show is set in the Chicago neighborhood of the same name & has some serious architectural charm. My 20 year old daughter who came to help liked the feel of the neighborhood so much she informed me that when I die she's using her inheritance to b
Read more…Hi Everyone,
Dh and I are setting out to make a pole and drape thing for our booth. Dh is already pretty handy and has come up with the way he wants to do the poles to have as little as possible to put together during set up. It will be sturdy thou
Read more…Are you on the road to Minneapolis this weekend? Lots of artists are. Will it be Uptown, Loring Park or Powderhorn?
Things are great out West also. I'd love to be in Crested Butte or Park City, Utah.
There have to be a bunch of smaller shows out ther
Read more…Seven Selected Artists, participants in the Bayou City Art Festival, were chosen to be in Bayou City's first gallery exhibition in Houston.
Using artist Nicola Parente's expertise and Kindred's contacts as director of artist relations for the biannu
Read more…There is not usually any discussion about art fairs/shows in the south east, in particular Louisiana. I am wondering if any of you have been to http://www.redriverrevel.com/ in Shreveport, LA either as a craftsperson/artist or spectator/shopper/etc.
Read more…This is not a big weekend for art fairs. The calendar that started with a May 31-June 1 had lots of shows moving their dates, leaving this one relatively free with artists searching for good ones. The big one is the Milwaukee's Lakefront Art Festival
Read more…Nothing on this site or on the art fair review site. Anyone ever do this show?
Read more…Get an additional 76% OFF our clearance items that are already discounted 50%.
Total saving of at least 88%!
That is way BELOW our cost. Why would we do such a thing? We need to temporarily clear our shelves and don't want to help fill a landfill. So
Read more…St Louis Jury Statistics revisited
I've always been an advocate for attending open juries because you can see how your jury images project and compare with your competitor's images. The only thing that's missing at an open jury is getting feedback on
Read more…ISO used Trimline Canopy and ProPanels in Kansas City, MO, but willing to travel to secure setup.
Read more…I am getting ready for my first show in less than a month
I am just starting to look into the whole topic of how best to accept credit cards
I have an IPhone - do I need something larger?
Is SQUARE the best way to go?
Thanks,
Bob
Read more…Hello all I'm new to artfair insiders and gotta say I love it! I've been painting for only a couple years and I do a lot of shows. I have been reluctant in dropping a bunch of cash in pro panels so I built my own. The frame is 1x1.5 aluminum tubing.
Read more…This probably mostly pertains to the Michigan based artist on the forum. Can you help a newbie out on the better shows in the Michigan region? If it matters, my craft is metal art. I did a quick search for "Michigan" and saw some info on some of the
Read more…Did anybody participate in the Crested Butte Fair last weekend?
Thanks,
Bob
Read more…Has anyone ventured into the world of accepting Bitcoin for your art? I just recently added that option to my website.
Read more…I came across this discussion that may be still relevant. It was started by Jackie Russo and it has some useful info on cleaning your tent. Feel free to add updates here.
http://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/easy-way-to-clean-my-tent-1
Read more…Over the past year I've made a lot of changes to my website, enlarged the photos, added a shopping cart, etc. but I'm still getting very few internet orders. Any suggestions welcome. I created the website myself but my knowledge of how to do thing
Read more…Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO - July 11, 2014
Rebecca Teilhet, 42, of Yellow Springs, OH, was killed by a lightning strike while hiking in the mountains on Friday. Her husband, Justin Teilhet was taken to the hospital along with 6 othe
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