I just got email from this company saying they "love my work" and want to know if I'd like to be included on their site, where interested parties can have custom art made for them. According to the site, its $1 a year, and a 10% commission. Sounded o
Read more…Hi everybody. My name is Tom Clements and this is my second season on the show circuit. Last year was total blast! Coming from the small business corporate world to the art show world has been a much appreciated change:) I did 11 shows last year and
Read more…I'm torn between three shows all on the same weekend in the spring.
One is a one day show,The Rossini Festival. It is only a half an hour away. I hear they get huge crowds (over 200,000). I've been told that it is more like a two day show because the
Read more…I want to give a shout out to Larry Berman for taking such beautiful pictures of my work this summer. I am a finalist for the Saul Bell design award, a very prestigious trade award from jewelers for jewelers. I was also informed today that one of my
Read more…Has anyone done it?
Once again looking for shows where I don’t need to drive far away from Chicago IL . I could not find anything on here about it, except a few people also asking. AFSB has nothing on it apart from the listing. No reviews from the
Read more…I was considering applying to a show in Richmond, Va, when I noticed two things:
1. You have to include your booth fee with your application. If you get in, they cash the check. I really don't like this.
2. There are 425 artists in the show - or so
Read more…We will be posting several recommendations in the next few days, but the first one is a show we have discussed before: The Holly Arts and Crafts Fair, held on the third weekend in October in the village of Pinehurst, NC. 2013 will be the 35 annual Fa
Read more…Hi everyone, thanks for letting me be a part of your group! I'm getting ready to apply to Inman Park Arts Festival in Atlanta and am not sure what category I should apply to. My pieces often include vintage items, boxes and elements from nature and a
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We have a 10x10 trimline tent with an awning, and we bought the sign frame to go with it. We would like to find a banner that would fit like a sleeve over the frame, rather than attach it with grommets and bungies... anyone know of a company th
Read more…I just did a seazrch on this site for a color run and could not find anything about it. Anyways, an artist that I know did a show this week end at St Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts Holiday Art Exhibition. Evidently on Saturday there was a 5k Color
Read more…I just returned from Cleveland and the I-X Christmas Connection. I heard about this show on this forum so I thought I'd pass along my thoughts. This was my first I-X CC show. The show has been held at the International Expo Center in Cleveland for
Read more…At the start of a recent show, I found myself with three artists who were complaining about another promoter. They really raked this promoter over the coals. When I asked if they'd spoken up about their experiences, they just sort of looked at me and
Read more…Hi, all! I live in Virginia, but my dad lives in Arizona, and I'd like to see him and do a show while I am there. I've gotten into the Fifth Avenue show in Scottsdale and the Fourth Street show in Tucson. Does anyone have any experience with these sh
Read more…Hello. I am new to the application process for art fairs. I am wondering if I use any acrylic mediums in my acrylic paintings if that would change my classification from painting to mixed media? I used a little texture gel in a few of my pieces. Has
Read more…I have a question for those of you who use the Square to take credit cards. I just bought a phone and set up the Square account only to find that the show which starts Dec. 1 in not in an area with cell signal! I know it says you can enter some ite
Read more…Where can I find that type of paper?
I've searched camera supply stores in the area-who amazing have no clue what I'm talking about...
I did find some Images on line that I've saved and went to Staples then Office Depot to have printed but I just don
Read more…Hello All,
I should have posted this first, but was under a bit of a time crunch. You may have heard the old saying that if a man tells you he is going to do something then it is not necessary to remind him of that promise every six months. Well, I p
Read more…Hello All,
After talking about this project for a few years my wife and I have taken the plunge. We are in the process of buying our booth equipment for an application picture. My wife is an acrylic artist from East Tennessee. I do the accounting, te
