Going into our third year of shows and decided to start doing some larger regional shows. I somehow was accepted to a couple with my old booth shot, but after reading here, I realized I really needed to upgrade the booth shot as well as how we prese
Read more…For the last 49 years, the Chesapeake Bay Art Association (CBAA) has awarded scholarships to deserving Art students in the greater Hampton Roads community. This year 4 scholarships were awarded. The winners are Jessica Evans from Poquoson High School
Read more…Just wanted to introduce myself ~ I am a fine and sterling silver artist just venturing out into the art show world. I love this site already and am looking forward to becoming part of this community!
Read more…Here in the Midwest the art fair season is officially in full swing. So many shows this weekend. Where will you be?
Tell us in the comments below and maybe we can meet up.
THEN - go to this link - http://www.facebook.com/artfairs?ref=ts (our Facebook
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First time posting. Like many others, I am proud of my work and my friends always tell me how wonderful it is. But you know what they say about starting a new venture, 'never move forward based on your mother's opinion'!
I design and build wo
Read more…I have just finished going through Diana Ferguson's discussion asking artists to "like" each other's Facebook business pages, (good job everyone who has participated there so far) and I notice that every so often in the thread we are asked not to "li
Read more…More newbie questions.
For those photographers that sell matted photos in addition to your framed items, what seems to work best for the individual matted-unframed-photos that you sell. All white mats? Does double matting make a difference on unframe
Read more…10 Years After Colon Cancer
I had my fifth clean colonoscopy today, 10 Years After Colon Cancer
A colonoscopy saved my life. Ten years ago I was diagnosed with colon cancer. Fortunately the tumor was small and hadn't reached any glands. After it was re
I'm planning my next podcast and looking for suggestions. What would you like to talk about? Who would you like me to talk to? Whose voice would like to hear? Should it be a serious discussion or something for fun?
Read more…Love it when I receive emails from artists who are using social media to promote their attendance at art fairs. Here is one I received today:
Sweet, smart and really shows off her work -- plus a brief message that tells the whole story -- plus, do yo
Hello AFIers. I will be participating in my first season of shows. The Columbus Art Festival will be the first one, and I will be participating as an "emerging artist". If anyone would like to stop by and give me any advice I would greatly appreci
Read more…Has anyone done these shows? They bill it as two shows at the same time. They are held at the Jacob Javits Center in NYC, 10/19-21 this year.
Read more…To all you cool folks who stopped by my facebook page to like and say hi! Facebook.com/risingstarart.... Back at ya!
Read more…I was very excited to do my first Art Fair Laumeier this year. The forecast looked promising but expectations were not met. Here is my breakdown.
Setup/take-down: Very easy, it is in a park so there is plenty of room to drive up and unload without get
Can you not embed videos here? I am grateful for this site and all the free advice. I am getting my feet wet this weekend with my first Art Show. It is a small one which is perfect for my first time. There is room for growth in my tent. I still n
Read more…I am trying to get into a new gallery, of course they are requesting a resume. I am new to the art fair world, and was wondering, does your art fair experience count when it comes to the gallery setting? Do they even care?
Read more…Just sopping in to say, hello.
New to the art fair thing and will be doing my first shows this year. From what I've been reading, photography can be a tough sell these days. I'm from Wisconsin and have some some photos from the land of cheese, beer a
Read more…I just inquired about electricity access/fee at an upcoming show because I just invested in some great Propanel lighting and was looking forward to trying it out...then I was told electricity was available for an extra $50! Does that sound outrageous
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