I just read read "How Many Shows in 2013" which got me thinking again about fees this time of the year. Here is the question for folks that say apply to over 50 shows a year. If the jury fee is $20 that's $1000 out of pocket. If you plan on being acc
Read more…Could anyone tell me if they have done the Octoberfest show in dayton ohio. Is it well run? how where the sales etc? thanks
Read more…I think we have come up with a workable, inexpensive solution for transporting most of Sherry's paintings. She made gallery pouches out of old blankets and fabric, which fit inside of separate vinyl pouches she made from material she ordered through
Read more…Any experience in dealing with a return from a commission show that was a few months ago? We had a patron buy a gift that she was sure her daughter would love.
Daughter decided it wasn't her style and wants to return it. Problem, purchased 5 months
Read more…Here's an idea for mounting your signs on the front of your tent I would like to share with the group:
I was looking for a solution to mount my vinyl sign banner on the front of my tent without the need to mount poles and to keep a clean look. I thou
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I don't need to tell you what you may already know, but what a great site! For national coverage this site seems to have it all for the newbies or vets. Kudos to those who made this all possible. I have applied to 5 show this summer,
Read more…Rushed booth photo and all, Sherry received her acceptance letter today for the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival in Fernandina Beach, Florida. This was our first application, first response, first acceptance and will be our first show. We were bot
Read more…After reading the post on someone wanting to return an item after 5 months I realize that I do need to have receipts with a return policy on them and a nice logo maybe. Something better than the standard Office Depot ones I have been using. I am su
Read more…We have come up with a less than educated guess that we should bring between 35 and 40 paintings across a range of price points for any given show. I am curious if this is in line with the experience of the experienced artists on this site. As of rig
Read more…I have to admit that even though I prefer tables for a lot of reasons, they are keeping me out of bigger shows. While it's too late for this year I thought I would start revamping my whole set up with cases and pedestals. Well at least half of it.
I
Read more…We are preparing an application to a festival that requires actual hard copy photographs. We tried to print these on our ink jet and the results were poor. Where is the best place for us to take our digital photos to have hard copy prints made. We ar
Read more…I’ve been researching this. I know the deadline is today, but maybe I’ll get off the fence. Or at least be better informed for the future.
I was looking at the number of artists, and could only see 57 artists on the map from last year, even though
Read more…This is Bill McLauchlan now appearing under my own name. I have been writing show reviews and making pithy comments under Staci's member account, often to the confusion of others (and myself).
We decided to drop Staci's membership since she is rarel
Read more…Robyn Nelson, former Executive Director of the Utah Arts Festival and Dogwood Arts Festival, passed away March 1. She had apparently been in the hospital for the past six weeks fighting a spinal infection.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaket
Read more…Found this advertised on sunshine artist. Applied and was accepted. To be fair, they do not advertise it as a fine art show, but rather "a street festival or market". They do accept commercial vendors as well as artisans and report 200,000 attend. J
Read more…As we all have to plan out a schedule six months in advance, I find that to have an efficient schedule, I have to apply to shows scheduled on the same weekend in hopes that one will pan out and make my travel most efficient and cost effective. My qu
Read more…I am a professional artist that attended the Naples National Show as a patron a few weeks back.
I do fine art festivals for a living. Upon entering the festival, as I was giving my donation, the woman taking the money and giving out the stickers said
Read more…A must read story of artist empowerment.
The show known as John Michael Kohler, Midsummer Festival of the arts: http://www.jmkac.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=57
has been telling people that they have to submit 4 new ima
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I need a good show for the weekend of 7/27-28. Can anyone give me some suggestions. I am waitlisted for another show that weekend, but I would like to try for one other show if possible. Thanks in advance.
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I'm a newbie to the art show world, and have been preparing for this season for the past 3 months or so. I'm the type of person that plans things meticulously, and probably to a fault. Since I am just getting started, I only applied to abou
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