I need a new website and found out professionaly it would cost around $800. maybe more. Does it really matter about how my website looks? I could get a simple one done much cheaper, but might still have problems like I have now. I created my own -
Read more…I just completed my first 2 art festivals ever and am stunned the economy is so bad. I planned years for this only to arrive at apparently one of the sorriest seasons I've ever heard of! This is not just me talking, but the feedback I got from othe
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I am going to be participating in my first fair in June. I am looking for the best place to purchase photography mat kits, bags\mats\backing all in one kit. I am checking out clearbags.com. Has anyone used them? Anywhere else I should try? I am t
Read more…I searched but did not find...
Are any of you building your own tent??
You can find all of the tent fittings on the web. EMT pipe is cheap and easy to find and cut.
Replacement canopies and frame fabrication are a fraction of a new system.
By in l
Read more…It’s in early May, seems like an iffy time, weather wise, though Missouri is a zone warmer than I’m used to. Had anyone done it? A search turned up nothing.
My friend and inspiration ,Sandy Sharon passed away July 2005. She was known for her beautiful jewellery and her crazy sense of humour.
She is missed daily ....
Black Borders and ZAPP Images
Another artist confused by the wording on the ZAPP web site.
I was contacted by an artist for whom I prepared images a few years ago, asking me to remove the black borders on her images because she read on the ZAPP site t
I've just joined the site, and I'm interested in reading about artists' experiences at art fairs in the southeast. Like many of us, I've experienced the downturn in the economy, and find myself in search of new shows to consider this year.
I'm also
Read more…So after researching several iPhone swipe providers, I settled on Intuit Go Payment a couple months ago. Big mistake. I went with them because I thought the rates were decent albeit higher than 1NP because I liked the simplicity of the application
Read more…next weekend I am kicking off my round of Holiday Shows, every weekend is booked from Nov 5 right through Dec 11. I usually use a few holiday display items wire tree for earrings, red table covers, small ornaments here and there. I am thinking of ad
Read more…This is a shot of my booth (taken with Iphone) at my last art fair. It is simple as you can see I use gridwall to hang my framed work and use wood boxes for matted prints set on tables shaped in an L. Also on the table are business cards, a guest b
Finished the outdoor season today with shelves that were never meant for the outdoors or to be built/unbuilt every weekend. The looked great but I would like something better for next year.
I noticed that Propanel has freestanding shelving units.
Read more…So I buy this used Light Dome tent. Really good price. I'm putting it together with my husband. The previous owner had marked all the poles so we put them together the way they're marked. It doesn't work.
I call Light Dome, and they're very
Read more…Has anyone come up with an inexpensive way to create a cover for the Graphic Display panels? I know that Flourish makes one, but frankly I was hoping for a less expensive solution.
Thanks.
John
Read more…Here it comes: The Great American Art Fair Weekend! If you live in the Midwest and aren't doing an art fair there are only two reasons not to be working this weekend:
Here are news stories about s
Read more…He saw my original paintings, he wants to order several pieces in canvas prints, any suggestion on company? If there's one that you could pick it up at to save on the shipping would be better. Thanks!
Read more…I am going to be there - I am lucky I live here, so it's an easier show. Anyone else attending?
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Someone recently told me about the Arts and Crafts Festival in Fredericksburg - managed by Ballantine. I've heard a few good reports - but not first hand.
Has anyone done this show?
Shows with the word "craft" are hit and miss for me..... someti
Read more…I received my latest "not invited" today from a show I've been doing for a few years and after my initial surprise of not getting in it starting me thinking. This show has never really been a profitable show to do but it had a few things going for it
Read more…Has anyone done this show? And has anyone else received a letter from them saying
that you are invited "Based on your previous participation in another established juried art fair."
