Hello all, haven't posted on here in a very long time. Did a search for transport trunk but didn't come up with anything. Looking for any pointers for a box with wheels to transport paintings from trailer to tent location and back to vehicle if I cho
Read more…There was a brief mention of California taxes on the Pacific Coast group a while back. My husband and I have a corporation in Washington State that includes my studio & his publishing biz. If I do a California show am I going to get clobbered by lice
Read more…Has anyone out there had ACL replacement and meniscus repairs? If so, based on your experience, what is a reasonable timeline to expect to be able to setup/tear down a Trimline and booth by myself? My doctor is telling me don't even think about try
Read more…In my inbox this morning was an email newsletter from Dolan Geiman (his newsletters are always full of interesting info) and it listed his upcoming shows, including Artclectic in Nashville this coming weekend. Having never heard of this event and kno
Read more…We need to take a booth shot of our mosaic skis , and would like to test them out on dark grey Pro Panels before we invest in the real deal. If you have a whole display set up, We'll pay $200 to hang our mosaics and photograph them (2 hours max) We w
Read more…Anyone with firsthand experience or opinions about the Winter Garden FL Arts Festival please reply. The 11th Annual show will be this Thanksgiving weekend (2012). Thank you.
Read more…Hi All! I'm new!
Let me introduce myself. Kim Schueller, Ceramics, Clay Pots Pottery. I've been doing retail, website business and word of mouth business for the last 10 years and art fairs for the last 4 years. I love what I do!
Website: www.claypo
Read more…This show recently came up on greg Lawler's list. Has anyone done or have any info. about this show?
Winterfest Festival of Fine Arts & Fine Crafts
Holmes Beach, FL
December 8th - 9th, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
App Deadline: September 3rd, 2012
http://www.islandar
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
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