I've been accepted State Street area art fair and was also offered a spot on State Street through the Guild. Having never done the Ann Arbor fair, I am unsure of what would be my best option. Would LOVE thoughts on this!!
Read more…It was Sunday morning, and the show in Frederick, MD, was not going well. I'd had some minor sales on Saturday, but then the heat had risen to a brutal level, and the buying had slowed to an equally brutal level.
Sunday morning dawned no better. Peo
Read more…Hello, I finally decided to join, I've been lurking for years. Thanks so much for all the great information and tips.
I'm a lampworker and most of what I make is glass jewelry, I do branch out into other stuff made of glass, but my bread and but
Read more…My aluminum lightdome frame leaves "gray" marks on my canopy, from sliding it off and on. Is there something I can put on the frame to stop this - it is a pain to scrub off.
Chris
Read more…I was wondering what the proper edquite is about waitlist. Is it ok to contact the show about your extreme interest in being apart of the festival, or just wait to see if you get in.I would love some opinions if contacting them would help or hinder.
Read more…This question is for art show organizers. What do you do when a venue takes credit for all of your hard? I have worked very hard building my network of artists up, and my first interest is that all the artists benefit from my shows. However, I have o
Read more…Hello, all - I'm doing the Boardwalk Art Show in Virginia Beach next weekend, and have heard all sorts of horror stories and dire warnings... I'd really like to hear from some of you who've done the show, about any tips or ideas you have particular t
Read more…Congratulations to one of our original members - Michelle Sholund, who is waiting to hear from Shark Tank on whether or not she goes on to the next round. You can read more about this on her blog at www.bythebaybotanicals.com.
Michelle has a line of
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All artists in Northern Illinois or Southern Wisconsin. The Art Commission for the Village of Arlington Heights IL is calling for artists to display their art on a banner in the downtown area.
Banners will be displayed on the light poles in the h
Read more…This year will be our first time doing the Boardwalk Art Show in Virginia Beach and I could use some advice about tent weights. We have a trimline tent and use 4 weights that are made from 2x2 bar stock and weigh about 50 lbs each. We do several show
Read more…hello everyone,
My name is Adriana and I'm a visual artist.
I have been painting for around 7 years and I use to sell online until my neighbor told me that I should sell my work at this art market very close to my house.
I was scared but I send my ap
Read more…I am interested in applying for the Queeny Park Art Fair this Fall in St. Louis MO. I have read varying reviews about how well several artists have done. My main worry is that the booths are 8x10 feet, and as everyone knows most art fairs do 10x
Read more…First time to do this show and wondered- how much do you tearing down for
Sat. night?
I have pottery, and almost always keep things up, with the exception of the Central Pa State College show, plus Allentown in Buffalo, I put most away. Unless the w
Read more…Several months ago I posted my booth shot and asked for input. It was humbling, to say the least, but I got a lot of great feedback from other artists who are in the know. Posting the booth image on this forum was the best thing I could have done t
Read more…We have five (10 foot) Mesh Panel Walls for a TRIMLINE BOOTH for sale. They are all basically new, as they were used literally once or perhaps twice on a couple of them before we realized they were not for us. They are in very good condition. They
Read more…The Artist Etiquette discussion got me to thinking about a different kind of etiquette. Being aware of fellow artists disabilities and ABILITIES.
Allow me to begin this stream of consciousness posting, with a big THANK YOU to everyone who has lent
Read more…I want to give a shout out to all you people who are writing detailed graphic reviews of art fairs. At one time, only Nels, Jim, and I were writing these reviews. We were also begging others to write them and nobody would. Now, I get to lurk and find
Read more…THis weekend I did Court the Arts show in Castle Rock, CO., which I will review later. Either I hit refund rather than cash sale on my iPad or there was a glitch but a $61.50 card sale amount went in as a refund. I called Aprivapay Saturday night and
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