Hi all!
I've come here several times over the years, reading about displays, marketing, selling, etc and have always found the information useful. I decided to become official and register because this year is the year that I will be successful with
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…One of the people who really got this site rolling along was photographer Linda Anderson who found us early on and reported, added videos of shows and helped out some show directors that weren't playing fair. I miss her on this site.
Backing her up o
Read more…A few weeks ago, I decided to add lights to my setup to highlight my paintings at shows. I bought an inverter, 12v marine battery and a charger intended for running 3 60-watt incandescent bulbs. All went well for the first day of a 3-day show, but
Read more…I have a dilemma, this is my second year doing shows and I have never had a return. Until know. On 6-9-12 I was at Hinsdale Fine Art Festival and a customer punches a piece of mine and asked for me to hold it. I said no problem and got a phone numbe
Read more…Hi everyone ~
So glad to be part of this amazing group of people.
I design and create jewelry using acrylic paint, but not using a brush. I discovered my technique while participating in a Christmas decoration workshop. If you'd like to see what I
Read more…Hey Everyone,
Have any of you been an artist at Chicago's Ravenswood Remix in the past? It looks interesting but I'm not sure about it. If you have attended, as a fan or vendor, let me know what you thought.
thanks in advance!
Read more…I am looking for some advice about applying to this show that occurs in early November.. I live in Florida and am looking for a show that takes place on the weekend of 11/3-4. Thanks for any advice (especially from anyone that has participated in thi
Read more…I got accepted into the Disney Festival Of the Masters and I don't know much about it. Trying to find reviews...
I wonder how it is for jewellers....
Anyone done it? Any hints to survive the dreaded loading and set up?
We have to pick and pay for spo
Read more…Good Morning,
It has taken me a little while to get back here since I signed up but my name is Christina Bader and I am a jeweler out of Tampa, Fl and hoping to run into some more crafters in the area.
Here is a little about myself, I have al
Read more…Im new here and trying to learn how to use and negotiate this site. I read a lot of the pages and see some brilliant things and some really dumb things and comments. Then again after 35 years exhibiting at art and craft shows thats normal.
To
Read more…Long story short, I just received a chargeback on my bank statement with respect to a small customer purchase.The purchase in question was made on 5/27/12; I typed the amount into my iPhone and received an authorization ID, which I wrote on the invo
Read more…I am thinking of entering a show in Evansville, Ind. but it is a first time for this show and the booth fee is $550 for 3 days. The promoter is Hot Works. Any thoughts on first time shows?
Read more…I'm seriously thinking about re-entering the art fair circuit next spring and need to redesign my old display.
At the Royal Oak Outdoor Art Fair this summer, one exhibitor used lengths of automobile trunk liner carpet for his display walls that he bo
Read more…Hey All,
While preparing for day 2 of the Lill Street Craft Fair, thought I'd share how day one went.
Setup - Setup was pretty smooth, albeit early. We all had to be there by 7:30 AM but the show didn't start until Noon. The neighborhood where the s
Read more…I use various thicknesses and firmness of high wool content felts in my saddlery work. I have always stored it rolled on racks in a dark corner of the studio. Last winter I noticed "sand" in the thinner felt and thought at the time I must have rolled
Read more…Just got a letter from the Monument Square Art Fair (Racine, WI) that after 50 years the show was ending. Both my husband I have done the show in the past, and while we haven't exhibited recently, I still have fond memories of the show. However, th
Read more…When I first started making collage, I was experimenting and not spending a lot on framing, although we did do the dust cover and wire hanger thing on the back. I had people ask if they could buy the work without the frame which was not possible beca
Read more…Today while at a show I wanted to post an update to our business FB page. FB used my personal profile picture, not our business profile picture for any update I wanted to post. Any suggestions on how to be able to use the business picture?
Another
Read more…I know some folks are doing well and god bless them. Frankly I'm tired of paying for so much up front only to have buy/sell next to me and having the organizers say,"well we won't have them back next year". Here's the news," I'm not coming back eith
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