I'm doing the American Crafts Council show in St. Paul in April. I am relatively new at this business and have never done a show like this. I've only done art fairs and only since 2011 so I'm not sure what I need to do to make the Am. Craft Council s
Read more…If you could choose between Edina MN, Iowa City, or Kalamazoo for the first weekend in June, which would you choose?
The only one I’ve done is Kalamazoo, but not since 2011, when it went from a one day show to adding Friday evening. My sales have b
Read more…Have you noticed that some states seem to have an aversion to "atypical vendors?" We've done shows in seven states now. Never have I been more irritated than by the lengths some states will go to ruin your day when it comes to tax collection. I real
Read more…I've been invited to the Omaha festival the first weekend in June. I've read the blog post here, but wonder if any 2D artists have had any luck there. Any input gratefully received!
Read more…Hello Everyone, I'm thinking about going all the way to Lake Tahoe, Ca. for a show this August... Does anyone have a review about his show? I'm coming from Va. and never heard of this one before.. Any help would be greatly appreciated....
Read more…A couple years ago I bought a cheapy 10x15 pop up tent from an importer out of Texas. It was for a specific show, and I've used it only a few times. The frame is gosh-awful and difficult to put up, but the canopy for it is a polyethylene coated fabri
Read more…Does anyone know anything about this show? I live in NC and have been trying to find shows that don't require so much travel, am a wearable artist so sometimes it's just not the right climate to sell knit/woven appare. Any ideas??????l
Read more…My daughter and I have a small part time business painting wall art. We have done a couple of art fairs and sold a few pieces a year for about five years. My daughter says our tax prepairer says we should incorporate. Thoughts? How do most small busi
Read more…This is an ongoing discussion in our office as we prepare the prospectus for the big move to Washington, DC and the rebranding of the Buyers Market into the American Made Show. For years we've been using the term craft, but the association with hobb
Read more…I'm considering doing the Anacortes Arts Fesival on Aug 1st. I sell wood wall hangings in the $500 to $5000 range. Does anyone have an opinion on that show?
Read more…I have been excepted for two different shows on the same weekend. Mulvane is in Topeka Kansas and Art and Air is in St. Louis Missouri. The drive is about the same for both of them. Can you recommend one more than the other? Any feedback would be gre
Read more…Looking for some feedback on image arrangements for 3, 4 and 5 image applications (not including booth).
http://www.juryimages.com/jury/index.php?action=view&userId=325
The top 2 rows are a group of the most cohesive images I could fit (ignore waterm
Read more…9- 30" X 7ft propanels in buff
3- 18" X 7ft propanels in buff
4- knock down panels in buff
11- connectors + 1 T connector and one angle connector
6- skirts
connector poles...
check out pics (can text more pics upon request). All in good to very good
Read more…looking for standard 10x10 tent and mesh walls with accessories in fl area/ respond to: hagoodnancy@gmail.com
Read more…I would like to make my own table coverings for my art fair booth. i use the folding rectangle tables that extend to a height of 29" and are easy to carry. i currently use a big piece of fabric on them and the horrible pleated table skirts you clip o
Read more…Hi, all! A-RTS in Bethesda vs. Art in the Park in Richmond. Lucky enough to get into both, which take place on the same weekend. I live equidistant. I've seen the reviews - but still wonder - has anyone done both? I am a painter, with bright, unfram
Read more…At ArtiGras in Jupiter this weekend a woman came up to my booth and said that she would give me 750 for a piece marked at 1000 then told me to think about it and she would come back after dealing with another artist.
She stated that she and her sist
Read more…HI all,
Looks like some good shows coming up. Too bad I seem to miss the deadline buy a few days. Why are some shows almost $1,000??? Glad I found this site!
This is what I make.
Have a bright and colorful day!
Sharon
Read more…Unique jewelry for unique woman. My jewelry is captured from some of my exotic travels. I wanted my booth to have the feeling that you are on a tropical island.
I do not have the funds to do much more improvement. I would like to upgrade my tent a
Read more…I've always considered this one as I have relatives with a summer place up there and it is lovely up there, just wish I knew more about it! My work is collage so more toward the "Arts" end but can work a little in "Crafts" show since it is so textur
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