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
Read more…Hello All,
My wife & I joined here recently and are very eager to pick your brains & expertise on the matter of participating in lots & lots of art shows...We have read numerous posts on doing 30-40 shows a year and following the 'art show circuit'.
Read more…We are just finishing packing and driving down to Louisville today. Tomorrow is set-up and the show begins Friday morning. I hope my fellow AFI members will stop in and say ... HELLO!
Booth WE-946 at the West End Baptist Church. On Fri, Sat, and Sun
Read more…I remember a few posts last year about a company that scheduled art shows in Cape Coral, then canceled them without returning the show fees that were paid. I am wondering who was the promoter for those shows. Since I live in the general area and am
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Anyone have any good stories to help me feel better? I had a consult at a clients home today and I really screwed up, actually screwed it up with a screwdriver.
I was meeting with a client for a custom piece. The painting I brought to use for scale
Read more…I just ordered a new Trimline canopy and have been brainstorming about a different display shelving system for displaying my sculpted art boxes. The new design idea would use decorative piece of wood with an adjustable shelf track inserted and attach
Read more…I'm not sure if this is where I should post this question, but here goes....
A question for those who are potters….I’ve been taking pottery classes for a year. No plans on a new career, just wanted to try a new medium for fun.
I made some flat w
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