I know this is a little late, but the information within is designed to be bipartisan; understanding of the investment from the artist and understanding of the logistics from the promoter.
I live in Philadelphia, so it's hard not to love Pittsburgh.
I have a couple of fairs this fall in the DC area on consecutive weekends. Instead of driving 5 hours each way for times, I am considering parking my van (loaded with my setup, minus my art) at the airport and flying home for the intervening M - th.
Read more…A artist/craft friend recently told me about a shop in a nearby town. Its a swanky Inn with rich patrons and their gift shop carries local artists' works. I spoke with the manager who invited me to exhibit in their "ART SHOW" for the Labor Day weeken
Read more…Purchased mesh hanging panel for my tent. Does anyone have a way to display pricing? I cannot attach to the paintings because I do not frame the canvas due to using 2" inch gallery wrap canvas. I have tried velcro but it will not stick to the mesh
Read more…Went to visit the ACE today, having heard glowing reports. The work there was extraordinary!! By far the finest art or craft show I have ever seen.
But...
The energy was very low. Not a ton of patrons, and only saw two carrying small purchases (I
Read more…I am preparing for my first art show indoors. The booths have poles and curtains and are 10x10. My question is - do I need to invest in pro panels (I need the break down ones due to size of vehicle if I go this route) or is there another more economi
Read more…Hey Everyone,
I am new to Art Fair Insiders and am excited to be part of such an incredibly knowledgeable and talented group!
Personally, I am an active outdoor enthusiast and my artistic passion is capturing the magnificence of the the beauty around
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I applied to this Festival (takes place on Labor Day weekend each year for the past 40 years or so) and was not accepted. I did some research and found that the jewelry jury consists of one (1) person only. Does anybody have any experie
I am pretty new to the art fair scene . I have been trying to research and choose shows to apply to for next spring. Many of the show descriptions will have an approx number of visitors expected . Sometimes this number can be large , like 80k to 1
Read more…Although I have been doing art shows for over 20 years, I am still learning. With all the discussions about B/S getting into " juried shows" , including sone pretty high caliber events, who are the jurors? Are they doing their job? Are they paid to j
Read more…Looking for 10-15 Artists (or more) with Frugal Art Fair Ideas for a Blog Posting Project!!
Join me in sharing Frugal Art Fair ideas in a weekly post on my blog and yours! (Plus an ebook at the end with all the ideas put together in a great format to
Hello All,
I'm Laura and I'm so glad to have stumbled upon this site! Thank you to the veterans who have offered up such a "digestable menu of advice". While I'm not new to the passion of art, I am new to vending. My first show, a local event called
Read more…Sorry for posting this so late -- I keep trying to take some time off, it is summer after all.
I'm thinking a bunch of you are headed to the three shows in Minneapolis this weekend? Are you one of them? Let us know in the comments below so you can m
Read more…Does anyone have any ideas on what to make or buy to hold greeting cards. I want to be able to display them hanging up on my pro panels and not on a table. Any suggestions that would help would be great.
-Thanks
Read more…I've already searched this site for previous talks about Facebook and there has been a lot of really good tips and suggestions. I just started my Facebook page and so far the participation has been minimal, but I'm going to stick with it.
I was wond
Read more…I've just been doing Arts and Crafts shows for about a year, so most of you have much more experience with this that I have. I've been reading blogs, talking to people at shows and making my own observations. At every single show I've done, from 1-d
Read more…I have a question for those that have been around the biz a bit... I applied for a show in mid June, and the notification date for the artists was for mid-July.
I read on the show's website that the notification date was switched to July 30th, ev
Read more…Overall I think Zapp is great but there is one issue that drives me nuts. I research shows year round. Zapp wipes their slate clean after a show has taken place, as if it does not exist. Often I hear about a show that I would consider applying to aft
Read more…Special sale for Artfair insiders to help stock up on your mat supplies.
Thru Aug 8th, 2012 get 12% OFF:
MatBoard:
Regular Mat Board with window cut
Uncut or Blank mat board (including full sheets)
Mount Board:
Foamcore and 2-
And when I awoke, I thought today might be a GOOD day ..... then, as I sat down at the computer to check to see if I have again won some unheard of lottery in Europe worth $27 million, or some unknown citizen in China died and my name was randomly se
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