Hi everyone!
'The Crafts Report' magazine is sponsoring a FACEBOOK contest where they asked artist for submissions of photos for a cover contest. The staff of the magazine chose 32 of the images, one of which is my 'Winter Tree' bracelet. The
Read more…Odd Mall has a couple of venues...one in Ohio, and one in NY, I think. They are coming up with a new one in Lynnwood, WA.
I'm wondering if anyone has had experience at the current venues. I'm trying to determine if my art would be a good fit, before
Read more…I love the Paradise City shows in Northampton! They are absolutely the best in terms of sales, quality of work, and ease of set-up and take-down. There is great food, the facilities are lovely, and the organizers are approachable and caring. It is an
Read more…Hi all. I'm not an artist, but I'm the marketing coordinator for a relatively young, all-volunteer-run art fair in Michigan. I tell people that I do this because I like being around artists but I'm not creative enough to be one, so helping run art e
Read more…Got a rejection the other day to Castle Rock and was very confused by it. In the email, it had the scores from the 8 judges and they were all over the place (5-2 range on an assumed 5 point scale). I then looked at last years artists on the website a
Read more…Well this message is lovely, AFTER accepting full payment for participation in the show. Seems they would work out the details before soliciting submissions and show fees! I hope they plan to refund all applicant fees as well:
Greetings Applican
Read more…I had a very good time at the Stockley Gardens show, both financially and in terms of my own enjoyment.
That being said, there were some things artists should be aware of:
First, I got terribly, terribly lost finding the venue. Maybe that was just
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I'm new here. I'm so glad to have found this place. I'm feeling very overwhelmed. ack! I'm wondering how many of you pack up your artwork at the end of the day.Should I fill my booth walls floor to ceiling with art or keep it minimal (one to two
Read more…I could not find how to post pictures on the blog for this show so here they are.
Photos: Castle Rock butte and new Veterans Memorial
Wilcox Street booths, mine is in the shade
Court House booths
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Yikes, I am a regular Chatty Cathy this morning.
I am TERRIBLE at the financial side of my business. Just terrible. And so I have decided to stop trying to do it myself, and pay someone to do it.
If you have someone who deals with all that stuff, w
Read more…I'm looking for a way to read AFI on my Android smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S).
I've tried using the web browser on my phone to access the mobile version of this website, but that doesn't seem to work for me. It just shows a few recent replies to thre
Read more…I have a new set of tables, that turn into boxes for my stuff. I'm not happy with the walls, it was what I had in my sewing room and I thought I could make it work, but the dark green is taffeta and it wrinkles, a lot.
The idea with the dark green
Read more…Just thought I would stick my head in say "hello". I am a woodturner in South Carolina and looking for the inside scoop on art fairs and festivals where I can sell my wares, make a little money on the side, and see other parts of the state and count
Read more…I follow (on facebook) a rude(!) but successful Australian business/marketing guru who charges $8-10K for a 4 day residential, immersing you in strategies to succeed and it appears her students do extremely well. She posted this today and I thought
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My name is Marcus Collins and I am a mixed Media artist living in Royal Oak Michigan. I specialize in hand painted, original, mixed media urban artwork and promotional imagery. I am self taught and have been busy since my wife found my paint
Read more…Just curious if anyone has any opinions on this art festival? I see they made some changes a few years back and went to individual tents, if you've done the show recently, please share your experience, greatly appreciated!
Read more…Just curious before I start calling.
I now live in the country and do get slow mail sometimes.
I'm going to both shows, and have yet to get my info.
I've done Worthngton before and this is the first year they are so off. Manayunk, this is first time
Read more…Are you ready, folks -- art fair season in the upper Midwest really breaks out now? I'm expecting lots of reports and information and hopefully lots of smiles. Most of the economic reports are vastly improved over the last few years. I hope yours wil
Read more…We have some very talented artists here They can do more than just create art.
Keith Sparbanie is a rock and roll singer. If he ever does the same show Lori Lacy is at, Keith may find Lori dancing. Lori says if she hears a great song, it makes
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