Most of the shows I'm able to do by myself. I have a few shows that I think it would be wise to hire a helper. What is the going rate these days?? A flate rate or commision.....or both. I would appreciate any advise.
Read more…I recently attended an art show that I had had great success with years ago but an annual family vacation prevented me from attending the past few years. I had asked a few other artists how the show was doing before I applied and they said they w
Read more…Some of my best pieces are slow to sell. They are priced higher and have been getting a lot of very positive attention but so far have not sold. Should I mark them down to expedite the sales or remove them for awhile from my inventory? I've been
Read more…I was curious to know if there is anyone who is doing this show or has done this show in the past? The show is August 18-19th. I plan to arrive mid-day Friday the 17th hopefully not too hungover to set up after seeing the BOSTON band play in Solomons
Read more…After reading as much as I could find here on the subject, I set up my new canopy and panels and took my first booth shot. I would appreciate any feedback I can get, as I am about to set up my ZAPP account and begin apply for shows.
Did I crop too mu
Read more…July 18-22 is the Ann Arbor bonanza event. Will you be there? The weather promises to be better than last year. As I walked through the St. Joe, MI, show last weekend I asked some of the regulars at that show if they would be there and instead of the
Read more…I make a number of different items and have come up with reasonable display solutions for all except my hats. Doe anyboody have any non standard solution for showing multiple hats without tacking up too much floor space? Thank you
Read more…Here is a picture of my new booth display, thank you all for the suggestions and pictures and now I hope you will be able to see this and leave a comment, have a great year! Jackie Black Creek Pottery
Read more…Am upgrading to either Samsung Galaxy S II or their Nexus. Anyone used either of these with the square - any problems?
Chris
Read more…Hi all, I'm new here and had a few questions after reviewing a number of different threads. First off, I see many people printing their own photos instead of using a lab. Why? What are the pros/cons? Second, and I think this ties to the first questi
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I am so impressed with the caliber of the artists at this art fair. There were a couple of questionable booths, but all in all I really enjoyed this trip. I am disabled and so it not too often that we get to attend a show as visitors. This was
Read more…This weekend I set up a camera in my booth at the Manayunk Arts Festival in Philadelphia, PA. The camera took a photo every 30 seconds for the entire show. Here is the time lapse video from Sat.
Enjoy!
-Evan
Read more…If anyone could refer shows for these dates, I have been searching~
Feb 23-24
March 16-17~no Key Biscayne or Coral Springs please
March 30-31~no City Place please
Also, has anyone have reviews about the San Marco show in Jacksonville held on April 6-
Read more…THE GATLINBURG FINE ARTS FESTIVAL on Labor Day Weekend. .http://www.gfaf.net/GFAF/Welcome.html This is a relatively new show but it looked ok.
I live in this area so I will be doing this show for the first time. I figure there will be no hotel or tr
Read more…New jewelry-maker / metalsmith here, and my first show is coming up over Labor Day weekend. I am new to ALL of this. I have a tent already, proper size, walls and everything, but I have no real idea on how to set up a display, how many tables/shelves
Read more…I've been looking into buying 3 or 4 clip on LED lights (9 inches long each) to help highlight my paintings at shows. Has anyone had any experience with these? I'd love some input. Thank you!
Read more…Congratulations to Geoff Coe, member extraordinaire on AFI, for winning first prize in 
photography and Best of Show for his image "Heron's Dance" at the recent Wings 'n Water Wildlife Festival in Avalon, NJ.
For the first time, we will be staying at a nearby campground during an art show. You artists/artisans who do this--could you give me some pointers?? I'm not a stranger to camping, but this could be a special challenge, I think. http://janetglatzm
Read more…What size print works best in a 24x36 frame?
Would a 17x25 print work? That would leave 3.5" mat for the width and 5.5" mat for the length.
My printer only prints 17" wide so I'm struggling on finding the perfect size frame and mat for a 17" wide p
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