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
Read more…Hi All
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
Read more…Hi, I'm Michelle, my partner Nick and I are taking the plunge, the, "try to make it as artists" plunge which will include doing some art fairs this year. I create jewelry and paint, Nick paints, we are in our mid-40's residing in the great art commu
Read more…i redid my booth shot and need your opinion.
I personally think i should take all the pictures down except the one below in the middle.
my jewelry props look a little jumbled but maybe with less pictures it would look better.
thoughts??
does anyone know anything about this show ?? has anyone ever done it ??? the crowds look amazing....
is it fine art ?? or totally a street fair?
http://www.pifa.org/streetfair
Read more…Has anyone ever participated in this event? I am considering it or this spring and would love feedback. Thanks, Sharon
Read more…I am considering applying to Artfest Midwest, Des Moines, IA. I sold my outdoor tent and I am only applying to indoor shows. Has anyone done Artfest Midwest in the photography category? Do patrons of the Des Moines Art Show also attend this show?
Read more…I have my images made into 6x6 Tiles and some of those mounted on wood frames or boxes. I have a set which has been ordered and I want to be sure to have a good label affixed to the Tile [if no frame or box] or to the wood frame/box.
I have used Av
Read more…Ok, I've got a question for all of you who have been using Zapp for a while. I currently have several shows on my "control panel" that say "Jury in Progress." When I click review, I see on all of them, "Round 1 in Progress." They have all been lik
Read more…Hi, All,
I'm new to this group. I am the "Show Assistant" for Halloween & Vine in Petaluma, CA. It's a premier juried art show that I'm in as an artist and a "producer". It's been around for about 18 years and this is the 2nd year that I'm partici
Read more…I have been approached by two different promoters to be a part of their Home and Garden Show". When I think of H&G shows I think of rain gutters and sun porch additions. But in thinking, it may be an avenue to home decorators and folks in the proce
Read more…Any feedback on this show? How are sales? Trying to decide on this one, I was accepted, and it looked like it was pretty competitive to get in.
Have you been there? How are the sales? I need a nice sales weekend to start paying all these booth fe
Read more…It is time for me to find a better canopy. I have a white one and it is strong but the textile on it has so much uv blocking ability that my booth ends up being too dark. I also think a taller frame would help to give more of a "gallery" feel . Any t
Read more…Happy New Year!
We are gearing up for 2013 and still hope to fill our calendar for the coming spring/Summer. We had a real hit & miss with the craft fair type shows and are struggling to judge whether some of these listed below are worth the effort.
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