Hi, I am just getting back into the show scene and realized that displays have been upgraded... I am told that canopies walls must be covered, inc. the front legs, no table displays and a carpet on the ground? I have been looking at pro panels as sho
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I am trying to get help for shows and it id pretty hard to find people for the job.
I pay about 15 $ and hour and it is still not easy to find people.
How do you guys manage with that? any suggestions as to how and where to look for reliable p
Read more…I'm doing an indoor show next week. In years past I borrowed gridwalls from a friend to fit the available smaller space. This year, logistics didn't allow for that, so I talked to the show organizers, and decided to configure my Trimline for a space
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Now is the time!
It's Connie's birthday and we're celebrating our 3rd ye
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In the past I've done a number of wholesale trade shows, where pipe & drape were provided and a few art fairs that were also inside so I never bought a tent. So after a couple years of dealing with
Read more…Does anyone know anything about this festival in Colorado over Labor Day weekend? Looking to add a show but not sure about his one....
Read more…I have always been leery of shows as my thing tends to be 70-80% performance, with a unique graphic end product..... and it really is hard to justify gambling on the weather. When I do shows the folks on either side of me tend to do most excellent an
Read more…Called Flourish and bought a new 10 x 10 trimline canopy, awning, and mesh walls. I can't wait till it gets here! My first buy. Now I have to find a good fair to attend.
Read more…I'm sure this post is not for everyone, but I thought it might be some food for thought. I'm a bit of an adventure oriented person, love camping and backpacking. So when I started looking at home much it was going to cost me for hotels for my shows t
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My name is Tariq and I am new to art fairs and AFI. I have been hiding away for the last several years because of my time consuming job in retail. I have done a few shows in galleries here and there but haven't been as consistent as I have nee
Read more…Here's a great story about how the creators of the Curious George Books, H.A. Rey and Margaret Rey, lives were saved because of the little monkey as they fled from the Nazis, with beautiful watercolors now on exhibit at the Savannah College of Art &
Read more…Just wondering if anyone out there has any experience with this show and if it is worth doing? It would be local for us so low expenses but I am always a bit leery of shows that haven't been around a long time.
Cathy
Read more…I am a photographer and have just finished my 8th festival. My work is different than that of most outdoor, landscape photographers, in that I present a more intimate, painterly view of our world. It has been very well received and so far, sales have
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I'm Scott and I am a photographer in Michigan. I live with a fat cat (literally) and we call her Zilla! Hence fatcatimaes... I just recently completed two local fairs and have been accepted into the Maple & Main Fair in Sylvania, OH and the
Read more…Does anyone have information about spaces at this show? It is already very confusing with different locations and different dates. Now they have added even more locations!
Read more…Hi, I am needing to make a quick decision about a show for this coming weekend. Have any of you done the Old Court Days in Madison, Indiana? I am curious and can't find much about it. It is a three day show.
I hand make jewelry that is very differ
Read more…I have always wondered about this question. Perhaps some show coordinators (along with artists) could chime in.
So, omitting all shows that actively judge applications as they arrive (i.e. "Howard Alan Events") and shows that charge an additional
Read more…My mantra for being successful in the art fair biz has always been:
This winter in one of the podcasts with artists Kathrine Allen-Coleman added part
Read more…This was forwarded to me by a good friend and fellow artist.
This is purely FYI - make what decision you want. IDC (new shorthand for "I Don't Care). It is your choice.
Just consider what this person is saying.
We all get requests at a multitude
Read more…I am new to the craft/art show scene and I'm trying to decide which shows to attend. Has anyone done this show, is there any buy/sell? Any thoughts on the quality of the work?
Any information on this show would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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