I am very dissapointed in this magazine and will not be ordering it again... especially after seeing this TOP 200 edition.
There is a FULL back page ad from a promoter (Amy Amdur Festivals) and then ironically I see her shows very high up on this li
Read more…Or have done it in the past. Late August, "Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts".
I’m just wondering….application states “Coordinated loading and unloading” …but does not specify whether it is drive-up unloading, or dolly-in. The layout looks long and
Read more…Bill Snyder specializes in astrophotography He was an emerging artist at the Three Rivers Arts Festival last month. I mentored him through preparing and then doing the show. He was bitten by the art show bug and within a few weeks, purchased a used s
Read more…Hello, I just wanted to say a few things about the vendor application process on zapplication and the abuse I felt when dealing with Manayunk via Zapplication. I'm not saying that there is something wrong with Zap but I am saying that I do feel a li
Read more…While must of our members seem to be located somewhere in the eastern half of the country we do have members who have lived in other parts of the world. Check out where some of our members live or have lived:
Annette Piper - lives in Coolah, Aust
Read more…Hi everyone! My name is Mary Beth and I am relatively new to the creative lifestyle and the arts and craft show circuit.
I am a realtor by trade and was feeling very burned out a couple years back. My 10 year old twin boys were pestering me to do a
Read more…I remember reading on one of the blogs a few months ago (I can't find it) that there was a "Square like" processing company that allowed you to retain the customer's email address. Can anyone tell me the name of that company and any other informatio
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I saw what looks like an interesting show. Has anyone had any experience with the Fine Furnishings Show (http://www.finefurnishingsshow.com/)? Since I am in Wisconsin, I am most interested in the one in Milwaukee.
Thanks for all the info!
C
Read more…Do people ask this question during their regular shopping experience such a buying a house or car or a pair of shoes? What are they looking for with those questions?
I am looking for a better, more tactful way to answer the question, "How long did th
Just got an email that they reduced the fee from $30 to $25 so that's a step in the right direction.
We did the show last year but won't do it again even with the reduced fee. While some did well, it was not a good show for us. (We were in front of
Read more…Earlier this summer we got lots of reviews from the East Coast shows and now it is getting late in August and I would love to know: how did Sandy (not Katrina) impact the coastal towns? Are the shows occurring? Are the homeowners turning out? Are the
Read more…Has anyone done Art on the Star this summer? We participated in the first weekend, but have been all booked up ever since. Everyone was very enthusiastic and optimistic that first weekend and I just happened to see the show ad on this site, so I'm
Read more…Will it be the ever popular Krasl Art Fair in St. Joseph, MI?
Look at this cute video they made for the artists:
The real biggie (many, many artists) is the Art Fair on the Square in Madison, WI.
Here is a cool story from the Detroit News comparing
Read more…This is the weekend for some popular festivals across the country. Hope all of our friends have a great fair at Long's Park (PA), Art in the Pearl in Portland (OR), Sausalito (CA) and right in the middle between them my old haunt, Arts, Beats & Eats
Read more…Showing at art fairs and festivals has many challenges, one of which is creating excellent work. But as we all know, that’s only the beginning. Since I’ve started doing these I’ve learned many skills. I think it’s time festivals gave credit for all t
Read more…I'm ready to make the switch to a smart phone that takes credit cards. I've read alot about square but does anyone know anything about leaders?
Read more…Well folks, it has come to this - info forwarded from "a friend", or possibly "a friend of Disney"... or in other words "The Festival of the Masters."
It seems this is a first come, first served situation with lots of protocol, including:
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Hey, everyone - Someone told me that there's a show they did, and they liked the show a lot, but there is apparently a terrible area in which to be placed - near the railroad tracks and port-a-potties - (yum!) - and I THINK that this show was Brandyw
Read more…I'm a TOTAL noob at this, but I tried to get it as close to right as possible. I read everything about booth shots I could find. This is my first try. Booth%20Shot.jpg
What I think I did right:
Following Larry Berman's advice, I cropped most of the
Read more…I'm a jewelry artist and will be doing two small shows in the fall. I've done one before that was even smaller than these two, and had a different type of jewelry at the time, so I can't really go on my own experience. I'm wondering how many pieces I
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