A provocative post in the Huffington Post today is worthy reading: Making the case that caving in to those ceaseless entreaties to donate your art for charity does damage to your bottom line and your marketability:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mat-
Read more…In the past I haven't had any problems with getting bad cards, but this year is turning out kinda sucky. A couple weeks ago I sold $200 worth of art to a perfectly nice woman who was shopping with her 40-something daughter. Both purchased something,
Read more…This was a 2 day show put on by Rose Squared. It was last weekend, September 17th and 18th. The hours both days were 10 to 5. Set up and break down was easy because you could park behind your booth. The promoters ran a tight ship with no snags.
Read more…I am taking the plunge and stepping outside my comfort zone into juried shows. I just did my first and it seems that is a better market for my wearable art fused glass jewelry.
I am looking to apply to a few more juried shows in Iowa. Has anyone done
Read more…For the second time my credit card terminal has died at a show. This one could have been especially bad. The first time the terminal died before the show, leaving me scrambling with finding the knuckle buster and stressing about how I was going to
Read more…Hello,
At yesterdays 1st indoor show my tent was very dark. What lights and where would I find them, please. Thank You.
Annette
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I have just finished my first summer of art festivals and I am looking at how I want to approach the 2012 season. I definitely need to add bandaids and a nail file to my personal box, and more frozen bottled water in my cooler on those hot days. I
Read more…I'm stealing this video from my son's online marketing community website at ClickMillionaires.com.
I've just wrapped up the details from an art fair where I am the art director and also returned from the ZAPPlication conference and am feeling a littl
Read more…At a local (thankfully) show last weekend, we had a customer ask, as all of us have had, if she could leave her piece and come pick it up as she left the show. We ran her credit card, carefully packaged her piece, and put it behind the booth in a bag
Read more…Thought we were going away, now we are not and looking at all my inventory, think I'd rather take the risk at sitting at one of those high school cafeteria shows then just let it get dusty till the spring. I live in Quakertown, PA. Was wondering if
Read more…In this case, I’ve opted to do a different show. I won’t get my booth fee back from show #1, so that’s not an issue. It’s more that I don’t want to burn my bridges. This is a small show, run hands on mostly by one person. So it’s not like a big anony
Read more…Hi Everyone, I just found this site and it looks so informative! I have only done a few shows, but am looking to do more in the future. I am a painter who recently (2 years ago) decided to learn metal smithing. I then started working with enamel. Im
Read more…We have been doing shows for a living in NY for the last 3 years (stained glass and recycled glass). And we hate to get part time jobs in the winter!! So we have decided to take the plunge this year and head to Florida for 6 months....we leave in a
Read more…Stop what you are doing right now and go to outwater plastics website (http://www.outwater.com) and order a copy of their catalog. Take an evening and go through it, and commit that you will buy from them if there is ever anything that they have that
Read more…Are you watching this? Work of Art: The Next Great Artist has begun its second season where it pits about a dozen artists against one another in "challenges" in order to make their mark on the industry and battle it out for a solo show at the Brookly
Read more…I have a Flourish 10x10 Canopy with EVERYTHING. I bought the whole kit and kabootal.
I am slowing down on shows and want to sell everything.
How much do you think I could get considering I have $3088 in on the deal.
I have:
Trimline $845
Stabar $1
Read more…Hi!
My name is Nita Turnage and I'm a ceramic artist. I just started participating in art fairs about a year ago and I'm excited to be a part of this community! Looking forward to getting to know you all!
Cheers!
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Read more…How do you handle a situation where a piece gets damaged by a customer during an art fair? While packing up at my last art fair, I noticed a woman taking one of my business cards from a holder on a shelf. I glanced away & the next thing I hear is a
Read more…I would love to see more photos and idea on various ways to arrange and set up your booth. I have various items from glass vases to planter boxes and jewelry. Any suggestions or ideas would be much appreciated as I am new to this.
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