Etsy maintains an image as a site for goods made by artists and craftspeople, and buyers spend money there believing that they are getting something unique and handmade.
Unfortunately, many items that violate Etsy's official guidelines are being perm
Thought it was best to stop in and at least introduce myself before I barge into any discussions. A little about myself- I'm a professional/freelance photographer and I concentrate most of my efforts towards Fine Art, and stock photography/publicati
I'm in Winter Park, Colorado taking a day off with extended family before set up on Friday. Sleeping in late, lounging around and writing replies on my iPad. I thought would share an experience of off season sales that happened this spring. I had ord
Royal Oak Outdoor Art Fair, in the park, in the heat! This is only the second year I have done this show and I have to say it was hotter than last year on Saturday…104 degrees.
The show started at 10 with most of us looking like we were ready for a
Being a native to Florida, I can't help but feel that I may be able to offer some good advice about some of our shows, promoters etc... I too, on the other hand have wondered about the travel expenses surpassing the income while traveling out of stat
OMG -- you guys are all posting in last year's thread! Thanks for finding it -- can you post in this one instead? So many shows during June. If you live in my region you aren't really in the business unless you are doing June shows. It used to be our
I've been trying to upload some photos to my page here in AFI and I'm getting nowhere. Anyone have any suggestions on how to use these mobile devices on this site? I don't use our laptop..I hardly know how to open it, so I'm stuck TRYING to use my mo
The really excellent Cherry Creek Festival in Denver was held this weekend. It is one of the best in the country and a bit of a bellwether for sales around the nation so I'm always waiting for the reports.
I got accepted to St. James this year, and its my first "away" festival. Up until now I've only done shows in Ohio, so I'm sure what the best way to go about finding the tax information would be. Such as do I need a transient vendor license, if so wh
Last weekend there was an art fair in Michigan that advertised itself as a Top 200 ranked show in the Sunshine Artist rankings, ostensibly to attract artists to apply. Here's what I heard from SA General Manager, Joe Halbrucker in response to some hi
I know there are some of us that make a living, creating and selling
our art full-time, but how many of us have that as their ONLY
source of income. I mean, no financial help from a partner, spouse, parents,
investor...you get the idea. My dream is t
Has anyone done the Holiday Fair in Greenville, SC. I know it's a mix of buy/sell and craft, but it implies that the two are separated (in some way). At that time of year I mostly am selling hand blown ornaments (low price point). Any information
I have been accepted to do the Peters Valley Fine Craft show at the Sussex County fairgrounds in New Jersey. Has anyone done this show or know anything about the show. I need to send money fairly quickly here, so those of you in New Je
I'm new to this site. Had a chance to listen to several podcasts from Art Fair Radio this weekend and found them very helpful. Question: How do you filter through all the info to determine which show are right for you?
I was trying to decide witch art fair to go to Wisconsin or Ant Arbor. Im whanting to start selling at art fairs next year and I was going to do a little bit of reaserch (I do wood media Furniture, boxes, etc.). I noticed that there was not many Arti