I've been doing art festivals for about 18 months now as a side job but I'm looking to leave my "job" and start concentrating on my art. Here is a couple booth shots from an Atlanta show this past weekend. Any help or critique is welcomed. I've onl
Read more…For those of you that have dark gray ProPanels and want to add skirts to hide the ugly at the bottom, I found some 6'X8' area rugs at Lowes that are a very close match to both the fabric and color of the dark gray ProPanels. Here is the item to look
Read more…Brookhaven (Atlanta, GA) I had requested info on this show several times and did not receive anything other than emails saying that they would send applications out soon. Yesterday I got an email from the Brookhaven Arts Alliance stating "For many u
Read more…Attached is a photo of my booth that has not yet been photoshopped for wrinkles and such. I'll be retaking this shot soon with drapes, so I'd really like your input on possible drape colors for this set up.
In addition, I'm ready for ALL input on any
Read more…I opened my email the other day to find .....
I had won the SHOW OFF CANOPY from Art Fair Insiders ! OMG !!!!
To think that all I had to do was donate to one of THE GREATEST resources for the Art/craft industry ! Thank you Connie for running
Read more…I have a 10x20 finale canopy for sale. Comes with two front awnings and a rear awning. Tent is waterproof. Canopy has no rips or tears. Getting out of the craft show business due to a ruptured disk. Located in Illinois.
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What to do next online, what others are doing, what works and how to do it?
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Read more…We did year one and saw a lot of promise. Got wait listed this year and never called. It be great to see a blog on the second year for this show.
Read more…Up for sale is a in brand new shape 10x10 Flourish Trimline with walls, canopy and stabars. I am the 2nd owner and have put it up once in my backyard 2 yrs ago to see if everything was there. Brand new shape, previous owner used it twice. Have not do
Read more…Hey anybody do the Crozet Virginia Spring Show in 2013? I've seen some posts from 2011/2012 and was curious about last year. I do contemporary landscapes, and I have fairly low expectations from this show after reading old posts, but would love mor
Read more…I'll be completely set up eventually.
Wanted to know, what are most artists doing for a receipt?
Trying to avoid a printer for the moment, I know the receipt can go into the customer's
e-mail.
Aside from that, does anyone issue a paper receipt that d
Read more…Hi all,
I just sold my 7' propanels because I want something more compact to more easily fit in my Toyota Previa van. I think the Space Savers are the way for me to go since I want to stay with the 38.5" width and that doesn't seem to be an option
Read more…Good news on the buy/sell front! DW Events (yes, the director is myRead more…
friend) kept one jeweler from setting up last Saturday at Deerfield, IL
because she couldn't prove she made the work herself, and asked
another jeweler to leave when called out on b
Hey everyone,
I've been prowling the forums here since last October and have finally decided to take the plunge in the art fair world. I've been applying to just about every show I can and so far have been accepted to most of the ones I have applied
Read more…I've been taken off the wait list for the Amdur Production for the Festival of Fine Craft in Highland Park, Illinois. Not sure if I should do it - I've done several Amdur shows and have had success - any thoughts?
Any feedback would be appreciated!
Read more…www.artdisplaycentral.com is giving away a Free Showoff Art canopy.
Here is a link to the flyer:
Read more…Has anyone ever attempted to make their own cable hangers like the ones pro panels sell?
I built my own panels out of aluminum tubing (I actually think mine turned out nicer than what pro panel makes. only difference is i used a square tube instead
Read more…Hi, I am a new member and new to the art festival venue. I am a custom picture framer as well as a painter so framing my work is not a serious expense or difficulty for me. I am, however, thinking of bringing the bulk of my work to my first show un
Read more…57th Street in Chicago?
Columbus (OH) Arts Festival?
Omaha Summer Arts Festival (scene some years ago of terrible storms -- and just today softball size hail falling nearby!!)?
Annapolis, MD?
Louisville? Columbia, MO?
I'm going to Jackson, MI's, Art
Read more…Sorry to saturate the forum, but I have so many questions! As far as jurying goes - is it ok to include two separate mediums in my submission photos? Will they even allow two separate mediums in my booth? At this point I don't think my colored penci
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