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Is it realistic for a commission based portrait artist to be accepted at the primo events?
I have participated in festivals for the past 10 years; exhibiting largely figurative impressionist works. But I would really love to exhibit my "bread & butter"...portraits? But I've been leery of doing, assuming jury wants "art" that walks away,n n
Read more…Howdy!
I am Judith (Judy) Keller and I live in Santa Fe, NM and Tucson, AZ. I was searching the internet yesterday looking at various art sites and found this one. So, here I am. It's nice to meet all of you and I look forward to joining in discussions f
Read more…Under the Oaks
8 hours after break down I'm still scratching my head on this show patrons hard to call them customers because buying was less then stellar.They seemed interested at times but most times just casually walking through the park . I told my neighbor th
Read more…Six Degrees of Separation.....
is the theory that everyone and everything is six or fewer steps away....so a couple came to my booth on Saturday at the Sarasota Masters Art Festival and did not say a word to me. However, they came back on Sunday and told me this story.
On Saturday
Read more…Which show on May 10?
Three shows I'm interested in are all scheduled for May 10/11. They are Buckhead Spring Arts and Crafts Festival (Atlanta), Barefoot in the Park Fine Art Festival (Duluth, GA), and Lake Norman Fine Art Festival (Huntersville, NC). The application dea
Read more…Need Booth Advice - Please!
Hi, I applied to about 12 shows, so far I have gotten into 6. I was really surprised, and I don't know if that is good or bad, that they wanted me! This is my first year doing shows. I sent a picture of a display type that I will use. I made it clea
Read more…Buying a festival tent
I am fairly new to the festival scene but am ready to start traveling state to state. I have been using the EZ Up tents and I want a more professional look with piece of mind. Does anyone have a used one they would like to sell?
Victoria
Read more…Space Coast Art Festival
Some of you may know me I live in Cocoa Beach and this press release just came out on the Space Coast Art Festival moving to Port Canaveral due to construction in Cocoa Beach for Thanksgiving .Tho, the City has offered to move back construction start
Read more…Buy and Sell
Gee willikers Robin - amazing! Three shows and you are now part of our industry's hierarchy, empowered with the civil responsibility of policing events and preserving show standards. You have even “notified the shows he has applied to so they will i
Read more…Just got accepted by Old Town!
Still couldn't believe it. This is my first year stepping into the water. The Old Town is the 2nd acceptance I've received so far. The 1st one is Well St. I let it pass after reading all the negative comments about it here. And I feel so fortunate th
Read more…St. Louis Mock Jury results...
I went to the mock jury yesterday. Learned a lot. They told me I could use a more artful display with less of the smaller dogs on the shelves, making the work seemingly more special and less like a warehouse. The wrinkled fabric never came up. I a
Read more…Columbus Open Jury
Columbus Open Jury
The Columbus open jury is this weekend, Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 9-1, at the Westin Hotel in downtown Columbus.
You don't have to apply to attend one of these open juries. I try to attend at least one of these events each year to make
Commissioners create "blackout period" around art festivals
Winter Park, 2/12/14 -- from the Orlando Sentinel
Read more…The City Commission has given final approval to a measure that would prevent individuals or groups from staging art festivals within a 30-day “non-compete” window leading up to and after the city’s an
Insurance for shipping jewelry, need recommendations.
I need to ship some jewelry. I seldom ship more than one piece, but this time it’s more. They are more expensive jury pieces, so I need to insure them. But I know the Post Office vs. UPS have different policies with regard to insurance for jewelry an
Read more…Art Fair Applications asking for "work in progress" photo
I am a photographer and this is my first year applying to Art Fairs. The applications for some Art Fairs require a photo of "work in progress". I don't know what they want from a photographer. Any advise???
Read more…Greetings All: Mark Gilvey
Hello everyone,
I am a commercial photographer/graphic designer and web SEO. I have a commercial website: Mark Gilvey Creative (even fits on a license plate) and I have a fine art photography website Mark Gilvey Fine Art Photography which is why I'm
Read more…Has anyone ever been juried in and then bumped from a show?-Callanwolde, Atlanta GA
(From my blog post-trying to get others' views)
This is my first post and inquiry. I was so looking forward to doing this show at the Callanwolde Mansion in Atlanta, GA. I applied and was accepted by the jury. I went to pay my single booth fee (a
Nailing the dreaded artist statements; aka the "materials and techniques" for newbies and veterans alike
Actually the "artist statement" is the "description of materials and techniques" and the little devils are a giant pain, but they're becoming more and more critical. An artist statement is a different beast altogether and seldom asked for. Larry Berm
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