Hi! My name is Gina and I am brand new to the art world and brand new to this site! I am considering doing some outdoor shows this summer but overwhelmed by the cost of setting up a booth and making prints etc... Does anyone have any advice for
Read more…Like all newer artists I am not sure how to best approach the concept of gathering email addressed for my monthly e-newsletter. I left a notebook and pen at my booth, but heard patrons express concern to not have their info out for everyone to see. I
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As I am writing this I am in the process of getting ready for the long drive to Houston, Texas to do the Bayou Art Festival. I feel fortunate that I was able to get off of the wait list to do the show. I was also wait listed for the Tempe sp
Read more…My husband did this show years ago and it was great. Thinking about doing it this year but never know if it is worth the drive. Some input would be greatly appreciated. Also how about the Milwaukee Lakefront Festival of the Arts? Thanks LIsa
Read more…This past weekend the 4th Annual Renaissance Fine Arts Fest was held in Ridgeland, Mississippi, an affluent area near Jackson. The event is hosted in an upscale mall area and is organized as a special event by the mall with input from some of the bes
Read more…I am a high school teacher. I work some with our art department. Have always enjoyed painting and drawing on an amateur level. Would like to rent a place to do more art on the weekends as my home is very small and I have no place for this there.
Read more…Hard to get a good booth shot at a fair but I got one taken now. I will set up my booth at home,hopefully under more favourable circumstances so I can get a good one. But this is my first booth and I hope it shows ok. I had lots of complimets surpri
Read more…This posting is for PROMOTERS and SHOW DIRECTORS only - please note all artist comments or responses will be deleted. Connie has graciously consented to this. The goal is opening a dialogue with those who direct and promote art shows. Only promoters
Read more…I've been visiting juried art shows to research how to set up a nicer booth and to see what the trends are.I'm new and I just want to get it right. Most of the jewellry I saw was obviously hand made and took a lot to create.... Most booths had betwee
Read more…Hello Everyone! Thank you Connie for your warm welcome! This is my first day here - and I am so excited and relieved to find this place!
I am new to the art fair world and am just learning the hard facts: that one must actually apply to be accepted
Read more…One of my first grade students just lost her dad to cancer. I have a photo of the two of them that I would like to have made into a pillow for her. I'm thinking a smallish rectangle that, perhaps, she could sleep with.
Do any of you photographers pr
Read more…Hi, just got accepted into this show, my research says it is a good show to do, but I would like to hear from seasoned pros that have done this show in the past, bearing in mind that our medium might be different. Any infomation, advice or general ob
Preferably not more than a 4 hour radius from Chicago.
Just found out a trip we were planning is not happening in June after all. I had not applied to my usuals. (This was after I already decided to play it safe with unpredictable May weather, and
Read more…I am looking for a filler show. I have not done any of these shows before but I live in the suburbs of Chicago and want to do a local show. I am only doing one show in the area and want to add one more. Mostly, I am traveling to better shows in non-s
Read more…This is a new show, but it looked like it cold be promising. I ended up applying because I wanted to do a show early in the year and this was one of the closer ones I could find for me (florida is too far). I have always wanted to visit Austin, so at
Read more…I did it a number of times, but not recently. There is no data on it in Art Fair Sourcebook. A search here turned up nothing. Thanks!
Read more…Well, here I go again comparing costs to use the Square vs. my old machine. Does anyone have info for the cheapest phone to use with the Square? I see that I only need 2GB to use the Square but I'm having a problem with $80 a month for data and in
Read more…Hi members, just joined this site, an intro seems appropriate. I have painted for some time, landscape in oil mostly, hope to buy a tent and with luck participate in shows. I've enjoyed reading the various views and opinions regarding aspects of the
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I just found this site in the last few days, and thought I'd better introduce myself.
I make pens and have been doing small shows and word-of-mouth business for the last two years or so. I'm going to be doing my first big show in A
Read more…I have a repeat customer who has bought 4 pieces from me since 2006, the most recent being last weekend. At that show, he saw another piece he'd like. More expensive and bigger than anything he has bought. He said he didn't know if he had room but
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