Just got my annual invitation to apply to CC. They stated on there that sales were "$10,100 per artist average", also that they spent $930,000 on advertising and marketing. Most of what I have read are sales commonly in the $5K to $10K range. To get
Read more…I've been hearing about the Kentuck Festival in Birmingham, AL, for years and have the idea that it is a kind of "outsider art" kind of event. I thought it was kind of small, but a news article I just saw said there were nearly 400 visual artists! Th
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I am a new member. My name is Cindy Capehart and I live in Gainesville, FL. I grew up here and then went to art school in NYC. I graduated from Pratt Institute in 1989, but didn't know what to do with my life and ended up going back to school
Read more…My name is John Math and I am a fine art photographer and an online art gallery owner based in Jupiter, Florida.
Thank you for having me here at the Art Fair Insiders.
Read more…We are making our first "foray" into FL and are booked for Key West and Bonita Springs but did not get into Mt. Dora so looking for a replacement show. We do bright/colorful functional fused glass (mostly under $100). Was looking at Winterest at the
Read more…I have a Light dome and am looking to buy mesh panels made by Flourish . They normally are made for Trimline, but Flourish makes a set that fits the Light dome Frame. I would love two full walls and a back panel with a door.
Read more…I am a photographer who shoots wet plate photography and all pics are 1 of 1, most people do not know this process and how each piece is unique, dangerous, and difficult to make.
Do you show pics or video of your process to help sales?
thanks bryan
Read more…Waiting to hear about this show, did not see any review, anyone participated in this one ? Thanks, Jackie Z
Read more…I understand that there are two sections of the Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival, one being the Chamber side. I can't seem to find who runs the other. Who runs the other, and are there any differences between the two?
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The Plaza Art Fair thread exposes the failures of the jury system. I would like to know how a theoretical $40 jury fee for three images of work and one of booth is actually spent. That $10 per image pays for a 2 second look by how many jurors? What i
Read more…Some sort of malaise is setting in here for me. Not sure where it came from. After watching the presidential debates again last night I don't even want to hear any more news today, and I'm a bit of a news junkie. Is it just the continuous finger-poin
Read more…I found this and thought Id share.
http://www.artbizblog.com/2011/05/go-make-art.html
Read more…Hi everyone, I got accepted into Artigras next year and I was wondering if the show is worth the $400 and change. I live in Birmingham Al. And do mixed media ranging from $275.- $ 600, I also have prints and little item. Thank you for any feedback.
Read more…I just signed on and wanted to introduce myself. I am a basket maker and woodturner working in my home studio in Central California. Although I have been doing shows on and off for over 20 years I have not been a full time artist until recently. I kn
Read more…Immediately after hitting send I realized that I had not added the descriptions/info on my new Zapp pics- prices, year completed etc. Should I just write this one off and forget Bayou City this year? I am 99.9% sure there is no way to edit my app a
Read more…Hi, I was wanting to know if anyone has participated in the Dogwood art in Atlanta before? If so how was your experience ? how was antecedence ,general mood of the crowd, ect?I paid to be judged to see if I am accepted. The festival is in April. It'
Read more…The shows have left my neighborhood but are in full swing on the East Coast, Florida and other warm climes. I just came across this article about the Estero Fine Art Show in Florida and noticed that everyone who was interviewed is a member of this si
Read more…This weekend I did my first fall festival/art fair. We set up our new Caravan Display shade (for only the second time and the first with my home made panels included), added PVC pipe weights at all four corners, cross tied it from the top front to b
Read more…I'm trying to decide which booth shot will look best to jurors. The first one with the mesh was what I used last year and got me into almost every festival I applied for, but the second with propanels is what my set up looks like now. Personally I
Read more…I was going to enter this show back in the spring but had date conflicts. It is a nice show in a charming town in NJ between Easton PA and Phillipsburg, NJ. Since this is the weekend of the show I called my daughter who lives nearby and asked her t
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