I am an oil painter and i haven't been exhibiting at many art fair yet, but I plan to attend approx 8 to 10 starting in the spring. Right now I have two sets of halogen track lights with 4 lights on each track. This just isn't cutting it AND I want
Read more…This summer Oakland County (MI) ran the inaugural MI Great Artist competition. They had 122 artists submit their work and more than 13,500 votes were cast. That voting has been closed and the top 20 semi-finalists have been chosen. I know one of thes
Read more…Good afternoon all I wanted to introduce myself to the community. I am a brooklyn painter and new to the forum. I love many artists especially Michael Goddard, Gervorg, Dali and so many others. I find people's passion live in their art and the medium
Read more…Hi everyone. I'm looking to share the cost with a roommate for the following TX shows in October: Cottonwood Bayou City San Antonio (Lynette's new show) If you're interested, please let me know. I'm a non-smoker, easy going and don't stay up late d
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I would like to introduce myself, Betsy Bowers, a sculptor, from Sunny Sarasota, Florida. I'm new to the art fair world and am excited to get started. I've been creating art all my life, and finally have the right timing, and m
Read more…Hi, am Sandra and I am new to the site. I have enjoyed the discussions and I am happy to be a part of the group. There is a lot of great information here and it is great to hear points of views. I appreciate it. Best Wishes to everyone.
Would you consider placing the artist's medium under their photo icon on the forum page, such as Ceramist, Painter, Sculptor, etc.? I think it would give a better perspective to the reader when they are commenting on shows. What do you think?
Read more…I purchased a Air Lite 5x8 covered trailer and am thinking on how to design the inside for art fairs. After 2 years with a 5x8 uHaul I finally got my own - no more unload/loading constantly **more on that later).
What I do NOW:
When loading I would
Read more…We just got invited to exhibit at the Riverwalk shows (they jury for the season rather than each show). Have any of you ever done these and/or heard about them from other artists. I know it will be all tourists but we actually tend to do well in that
Read more…Hi everyone! This is my second post to this forum. I have read many discussions of display equipment, but haven't found anything that would work for stained glass. About 80% of my work is best shown with light transmitting through it. Propanels are e
Read more…1024x768 or 1366x768 Screen Resolution Beware
If anyone, artists or jurors, has a laptop (or desktop monitor) with that resolution, or any device with 768 pixels in height, vertical and square jury images will be cropped off top and bottom with the
I have been looking for some time for information and details on the Corn Hill Arts Festival in NY. I have only found a couple of short blurbs on it but no details. I would be grateful for any information on this event. Set up times, layout, etc.
Read more…Are any artists aware of businesses renting the use of framing equipment such as mat cutters, glass cutters, miter saws, underpinners, etc? I'm specifically referring to renting time by the hour at someone's shop or framing facility. As a photographe
Read more…Now that I've used my trailer for the1st time fully loaded I feel the need to make some extra room (I guess all 5x8s are not the same size).
I'm wondering about how others transport they canvas wraps.
I purchased my trailer a couple weeks ago. Wit
Read more…Hello all, I haven't seen this show discussed on the boards or in the reviews section. Does anyone have any experience as an exhibitor or visitor at this show?
Alternatively, are there any questions you'd suggest asking a promoter when researching a
Read more…Any sugesstions on software or creating your own spreadsheet to keep track of sales and sales tax. I am not the most organized person and do not have a lot of time to use a complicated system due to my stressful day job.
Nancy
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Apparently starting in April Visa started charging an additional fee per month to merchants called a FAN fee and its a bit confusing as to how they determine how to charge you the fee. Can range from $2 up to $15 or even $35/month. With many va
Read more…Does anyone know of any websites or programs that offer a way to virtually set up your tent/wall display? I have all sort of sizes of paintings and its like a giant puzzle moving them around during set up (and can take several hours), but if I could
Read more…Do you name your car/trailer/dolly/tent, etc? I saw on another blog someone else named their trailer and I wondered "how many other people are goofy like me and name their stuff too?"
Personally, I have an SUV named Lola b/c she seems spicy and s
Read more…I ran out of cards a couple of shows back, and kept forgetting to make new ones. What I had been doing was making a folded card that was like a miniature brochure. It was printed on both sides and a pain in the butt to fold accurately. Printshops wou
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