I have been showing at a few shows in the Toledo area in the last could years. I am in a show this weekend and the weather for Saturday shows thunderstorms with the possibility of severe whether. I have a tent with sides, but I wondered how people pr
Read more…Hey this is my second art fair and I need a tent and some walls. I look online and can't seem to justify spending $700-$1,000 on three walls for one show. I have looked at EZ-UP tents and looked into mesh/grid walls which are heavy and cheap(er) than
Read more…I've been doing shows around Wisconsin for probably six or seven years. I'm always trying to determine this...what is the appropriate amount of talking and "pressure" when working with someone entering your show tent?
Admittedly, I am not a type-A p
Read more…Last week in the middle of all the activity of the Pledge Drive I had to upgrade my Mac (in order to download the Quickbooks 2013 -- another story). I downloaded Mountain Lion and now my email is goofy. Emails come in but outgoing mail is not recogni
Read more…Photographing an eight foot quilt and a portrait of Pittsburgh quilt artist Patty Kennedy-Zafred.
Here's a picture of Patty standing in front of her 6x8 foot quilt. How many artists create large enough artwork for them to be photographed in front of
It's already 110 here in Gilbert, AZ so, I had to set this up very early to not get too much light. Not sure which pic I like best and open to any feedback. In the first pic on the right back wall where you see white space, that is a desk but not sur
Read more…I am selling my custom made wall unit for shows. I am changing my space to something else..Maybe I'll be sorry, but I just want to make a change in my display.
The unit consists of 15 solid pieces that attach to make up the walls... they are 8 feet
Read more…I'm new to the Chicago shows, this will be my first full year. The Amdur team was very much on their game, all instructions were very clear, the staff was present and accommodating, and this was well produced, in my estimation.
It was chilly on S
Read more…After a couple of disappointing rejections. Connie suggested we post our jury images and booth shot for AFI members review and critique. You feedback is very much appreciated. I have included an image of our booth from our first show at Fernandina Be
Read more…I am doing a Show in Wells, Maine over the fourth of July weekend, just wondering if anyone is familiar with this show (running for 30 years or more), any thoughts and or advice? I live on Long Island, do some New York Shows, but I summer in Maine a
Read more…I paint on fabric which is then quilted and framed. I am worried about some of the pieces being in the sun for hours on end. Is there a screen or something that I can hang to prevent sun damage?
Read more…Running a little late here because people are already talking about this weekend in another thread ;(
What's up this weekend? I don't have a lot of information except to report in on myself. I'm heading to Milwaukee for the Lakefront Festival of Art
Read more…I'm looking for a recommendation for decent/okay monitor calibration hardware that doesn't cost thousands.
My purpose is to calibrate an iMac to be used for preparing scanned images for lab prints on e-surface photo paper. (The Mac built-in color
Read more…Hello All,
We have applied for a show that posted that acceptances would go out May 15th. We included the self addressed stamped envelope for the return of CD (and booth check if not accepted) as instructed in the application documents. We know the
Read more…I've been hearing about Penrod for a couple years now. So my wife and I both applied, about a week before the April 14 deadline. After we applied, I read that they have had problems lately and artists were very upset with the show. Now we see tha
Read more…Arts Festival Oklahoma 2013 had on their Zapplication that they would contact on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Well it is Thursday June 20, 2013 and I have heard nothing. Is this common practice?
Read more…Just wondered if any one else was doing the Summer in the village show in Lathrup Village, MI.
Read more…20 prizes have been chosen. Here are the rest:
1. Booth space - Chastain Park Art Festival in Atlanta
2. Booth space - Spring Festival on Ponce in Atlanta
3. Booth space - Sandy Springs Art-a-Palooza, Atlanta
4. Booth space - Buckhead Art Festival, A
Read more…Hello everyone.
I am very interested in taking part in shows and festivals. We have several local shows that I want to begin with and since I know very little about fairs and festivals, I messaged an artist I like on Facebook. She recommend this w
Read more…A few of you may have run into us mainly at shows in Florida selling my mixed media jewelry under my business name, Palm Coast Art. I have been somewhat short-circuited by my soon-to-be ex-husband and his troll-like mistress, a purveyor of packaged f
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