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
Read more…I love it -- there is nothing else like this out there -- thank you for doing this ... the compliments go on and on ...
So, how does one make a sale? Close a sale? Hear that the potential purchaser identify who the item is for and then walk away?
Read more…Hijacking threads.
There's way too much hijacking threads on Art Fair Insiders in both the blogs and on the forums. What that means is that frequently someone posts to an existing thread changing the topic midstream. It's not fair to the person who s
I litterally just got out of my truck from returning from Mt Gretna, Pa Outdoor Art Show, it was my first time there and I was really impressed with the quality of art there, EXCEPT there was a booth with the dreaded stone birds. I have art friends
Read more…We were wondering if there are any indoor art shows in the midwest area. This would include Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana.
With the weather being like it has been the past two years in this area, outdoor shows have suffered. Suffered in Art
Read more…Hi all,
My name is Ingrid and I'm a college student just starting out at art shows (my first one is in October). I'm planning on buying a 10x10 tent and using metal grids as the "walls". I make wall art, so the more "wall" space the better. Any ideas
Read more…Hi folks, I'm an artist in L.A. I paint pointillist landscape paintings with big dots of paint.
I've been doing art festivals on and off since 2004. I started as a total newbie in Massachusetts. I researched the New England shows and did a few small
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