Any opinions on these shots? First time to try and jury in to jewelry with my wood art. Mostly have done boxes in the past. Would like to jury in to both categories. Does it hurt or help to show a few against a white cup just to give a little context
This is the first time I am posting a discussion so I hope I'm in the correct category. My issue is with framed letter art. I'm really surprised that seasoned promoters (unfortunately I have to include Connie :) ) are allowing these into shows. Th
During the Charlotte Fine Art Festival that took place on 11/5 & 11/6, a personable young videographer, Mike Mercker, interviewed artists throughout the show. Although the location will change in 2012, the videos give you a sense of the participatin
In the '80's when art fairs were "the" place to shop as there were no Pottery Barns, Crate and Barrels or even TJ Max with cool handmade looking goods people flocked to the art fairs and one of the most exciting was Ann Arbor in July. An enterprising
I joined Art Fair Insiders a while back, but never introduced myself...
Hi!
My name is Robin Ragsdale and I'm a jewelry designer and digital production specialist. I have over 25 years experience with photo retouching and digital design, but will be
I am looking for a used pipe system for creating a pipe/drape booth. Camelback Displays makes one with telescoping uprights as well as drape supports that I really like. Does anyone know someone who is no longer showing their work who'd like to sell
I've officially left my job in IT to pursue painting! Once upon a time in the late 90's I spent 3 years working towards a BFA before dropping out and getting a job in communications and marketing. A few years and a few mild-adventures
Hi,I'm Michelle Robison, from Ohio. New to forum and art shows.
I worked as a repair jeweller for 4 years,opened a jewellery store in 2005,commercial retail and antique jewellery . We lost it in a fire and we didn't open up again. The restaurant nex
Last year I was accepted into most of the shows I applied for. For 2012, I have re-applied at the shows that were most successful for me and have been re-invited to almost all. I have also applied to new shows and I been rejected by every one except
First, let me say that I'm very glad to have found you!!!
Does anyone have any experience working with "This Is It Productions"? I'm trying to set up my calendar for te year and want to be sure that I'm applying to companies with integr
Over the past couple of weeks there have been a lot of posts regarding improving websites. I recall a few of you mentioned using Artspan which is who we use to host our site as well.
A couple of things I can't figure out how to do and thought some of
We would be very interested in some feedback from both exibiting artists, and people who attended. This was the first time for this show after relocating to a downtown venue, and we wonder if there was a difference.
Can anyone help me with this? I've downloaded the videos to my desktop and it looked as though they were loading properly into YouTube but when I was all finished nothing had been uploaded. I am on a Mac -- do I need to use iMovie to make this happen
On November 15, 2011, William Bartl, former husband and friend of weaver Pam Bartl, died in Greenville, NC, after by-pass surgery. They met at Carnegie Mellon in 1964 and had two sons. Our condolences to Pam.
Super long post ahead, crazy idea for crazy artists
I can't remember exactly which show I was at this year when I came up with this idea but I do remember that a good friend and fellow artist Derk Klein of Shipwreck Metal Arts was there to contribut
Here's a lovely story from the Houston Chronicle about a 4th grader who paints, has a gallery show at holiday time and sells her work for charity. She became very enterprising this year and invited some friends to entertain at the show this year.
I see some good things about this show, and plan to apply this week. I was wondering if I should go for an indoor space though as this will be in may and the heat should be starting to rise by then. I'm fully setup to do an outdoor booth, but air c