Hi everyone Another question. I read on Larry Berman's site that many art fairs will allow you to jury in as an emerging artist. I have been unable to find any information on the Zapp site with regards to this. I plan on starting the art fair circui
Read more…My wife & I have been painting for a couple years. We've developed a style you could say. We paint ocean inspired beachy stuff in acrylics in a punchy cartoonish way.
Well, at first we did. We also paint waves from a realist approach too, more recent
Read more…I am in need of at least three easels on small table top and a plein air easel
and a studio easel used is okay too.
I am attempting to promote my art and looking for funding for converting my carport into aworking art studio handicap accessible. any
Read more…I need help from my new art community! Im just getting started and have done mostly indoor shows but i want to branch out but i dont have a "real booth" im looking for advice and to purchase what i need to e started!!! thanks for any and all offers t
Read more…Hello, I am getting ready to go to much higher end shows after success at smaller fairs. Often I see booths that stay in one type and I create mosaics in jewelry and sculptural form. Do you think it will be well received to combine two types of area
Read more…Reading the Sunshine Artist top 20 blog post and the fact that I'm toying with the idea of taking a spring trip to Texas, prompted me to look at the Bayou City application. A couple of things that caught my eye were that they wanted the booth shot to
Read more…I am a potter and have been fortunate to have been juried in at some prestigious show as well as more local, smaller shows. Rarely does a judge ask me a question, introduce himself or even come all the way into my booth and take time to view my work
Read more…Gregg Rasmussen, a pretty active member here last winter with stories of his exploits coming into the art fair business and his travels, has had his work chosen as a prize by the St. Louis Art Fair to be given to their sponsor Sterling Bank.
This wil
Read more…A friend pointed out an article in Wired Magazine to me, apparently Etsy is struggling with the same issues that art fair promoters are faced with and getting ready to embrace businesses that have grown to big for a single artist:
Read more…Hi- My name is Michelle and I am really new to the art fair world. I have my first fair October 19, 20 and 21st and am super nervous. Ive been reading past posts about advice for newbies and have learned alot, Im so excited to have joined such a weal
Read more…To all of my extended family of artists -- thank you again from the bottom of my heart for your well wishes, your concern, your caring and your support.
It has now been a little over two months since my unpleasant confrontation with my ex-table saw.
Read more…I have seen issues recently with handicapped parking spaces, from both sides of the coin. There are many artists who feel that it's ok to pull into a handicapped parking space if they are loading in for a show, and I recently saw an artist friend th
Read more…I received this interesting email from the Peoria Art Guild asking me if I wanted to volunteer for their art fair. Of course, I'm only about a 3-4 hour drive away ;-)
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Does anyone make a special display for a certain piece? Something that makes it stand out from the others? I've visited some shows this summer, since I've only done two shows,I really needed to research.
I created a handflower bracelet piece, an o
Read more…Please check out our recent exhibition video:
Call for artists: International Artist Residencies 2012, AIR/HMC, Budapest
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for December 2012-January 2013
http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.
Read more…Is anyone doing this show coming up? I checked the website to see what artists will be there but there is no list. Anyways, I will be there, it would be great to meet up. Also, this will be my first show going solo so I would be willing to pay someon
Read more…I know I posted about this in an earlier discussion but Id like to ask ONE MORE TIME:
Does Howard Alan allow BUY/SELL in his ACE shows??
If so, how does it affect the artists/crafters who do original work?
(Im still debating about doing a run of h
Read more…A book that I highly recommend to newbies and veterans alike is Maria Arango's terrific volume, The Art Festival Guide: The Artist's Guide to Selling in Art Festivals.
Self-published on Lulu, it's available either as a paperback or as an ebook. Writ
Read more…Wondering if anyone has done this show? I applied because AFSB said the show doubled it's sales last year. I did Boca Museum last year. Quality of exhibitors high, sales not too great (day of set-up a nightmare). Boca is a great market for my high en
Read more…I took my first step today to get myself ready to do shows, after a couple of years gathering info and fantasizing about doing shows. Today I bought a used craft hut canopy and am figuring how I can build my own walls.
Now all I need to do is :
-B
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