I've spent 30 years helping artists grow their businesses from local sales to selling nationally with galleries and shops. I'm always available for business questions and I blog three times a week at www.ArtsBusinessInstitute.org. My passion is pro
Read more…This is my introduction as a new member to AFI. My name is Sherri Calkins. After years climbing corporate ladders as a AutoCAD/Structural Designer & manager in the construction industry, I am following a dream :). I am a photographic artist still
Read more…I have a show coming up in a couple of weeks and find myself in a tough spot. I need a smaller set up than I already have but don't want to spend an arm and a leg to create a single makeshift display wall. Do you know of anyone who has a used frees
Read more…Are any of you involved in showing your work in a temporary exhibit space during the holidays? I know these are scattered in every city and I'd love to put together a list for my website with contact info. If I get enough of them I'll send out a spec
Read more…Got an email notification from Square that they have added an update that supports a wireless printer and a cash box that unlocks with completed transaction. I don't see a need for either and the peripherals seem a little pricey to me, but I know so
Read more…Changing images or information in a ZAPP application
This came up a few times over the past two days with New Orleans Jazz Festival deadline yesterday and Cherry Creek deadline tonight.
Juried Art Services allows changing anything in an application up
Got this one this morning....
Dear Artist,
I wish to purchase at least 2 paintings /Prints / or any other form of arts for beautification of my house during this Christmas Season and i need your professional advise before i could make the purchase
Read more…I am a newbie to art fairs. There are so many different options for display, and i'm struggling with the best route! I love the pro-panels, but they're to pricey for a full-time college student like myself. I'm also fond of the mesh panels, however,
Read more…Congratulations to AFI member Kelly Kindred, recently promoted to head the Art Colony 
Association that hosts the popular Bayou City Art Festivals in Houston. When former head Kim Stoilis moved on to iFest the board tapped Kelly, the festival's operat
I know there are a few big art fairs around the country, as well as in sunny Florida. The ones on my radar: Ohio Designer Craftsmen's flagship Winterfair in Columbus, OH, Amy Amdur's brand new Inside Show in Highland Park, IL, as well as the blockbus
Read more…I have recently heard a story about a food vendor that cooks delicious sauteed artichokes at art fairs that was turned down by the Naples Florida shows with the notice that it was too much of the same old same old..??? How many times are you stuck at
Read more…I am looking for a show close to the cottonwood tx show the week after. By close I mean anywhere heading back to Michigan or around the state of texas I just don't want to head much further west. Anyone who has a show they usually pair with this show
Read more…Has anyone used SalesVu? They are a mobile card reader service similar to Square and GoPayment, For me, they look like a better deal than Square. They have a flat 2.7% (2.89%Amex) swiped or keyed rate. No other fees.
GoPayment sounds promising a
Read more…I have just signed up for SmugMug and my plan is to incorporate a signature on my photos in the file and then send purchasers a certificate of authenticity for the photo after the sale. I have heard there is a way using my Ipad and stylus to create
Read more…I am looking for a way to display canvases on a very light weight wire panel. I cannot find lightweight panels anywhere and also I only have a car (not a van or truck) so need it to be broken down. I usually do expos where I only have a small space
Read more…Those of you who do Florida shows: Is anyone applying? Does anyone know anything about the promoter, Orlando art & Living Expo, Inc? I have the application in hand, and am trying to decide whether or not to send it in. I live in Locust Grove, GA,
Read more…Hallo to you all. I just joined this amazing site. I am going to be in my first ever art fair in Delray Beach on October 29th and 30th. Is anyone out there doing this show, or done it previously? Any tips or advice would be appreciated.
I'm a self-
Read more…I'm looking to buy a used Light Dome or ShowOff or TrimLine Canopy. I live in the Tampa Bay area. I'm a photographer and own Propanels that are very tall so I need a tent with high ceilings. I will drive a reasonable distance to see and inspect the c
Read more…Guess I can introduce myself.
Rod Melotte from Columbus WI. Started doing Art fairs because people kept telling me to "get out there". Never considered it actually and never attended art fairs for the most part so my first fair was ALMOST the firs
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