Has anyone participated, or even heard of this (do I call it an event/showing)? Has anyone had any success with them? Are they legitimate? (did I spell that right?). It is through Juried Art Services that I found this......what do you folks think?
Read more…I am stunned right now. Just stunned.
I found out that an artist took another artist's work, TRACED IT, painted the picture, and calls it his own original work.
I cannot believe the lack of integrity, the deceit, just everything about this total
Read more…we live near the gaithersburg fairgrounds and have done the show for 2 years. gaithersburg has 2 options-- in the barns and in an indoor space. ok - 3rd option -- be on sidewalk -- so 2 outdoor options, 1 indoor option. weather can be iffy, we a
Read more…Will you meet me at Blogworld in Los Angeles, November 3-5? I'm breaking away from my computer and its seductive glow to expand my vision by attending the biggest conference for bloggers. I don’t go to many conferences but this is one of the good one
Read more…I saw patrons carrying lightweight flat art in flat cardboard carriers that had integrated handles.
They would be perfect for larger matted giclée prints that I sell at shows. I'm currently taping cardboard sheets together and then bagging the card
Read more…Hi everyone!
My name is Linda and I am from Southern California. This site is amazing! Just when I think I'm done finding gems (both people and the things they write) I come across another one. Best thing since Christmas when I was 10.
I just got
Read more…Hello All, I'm about to apply for a tent show (my first), and the big question de jour is whether there is advantage to one category over another from the perspective of
a. getting into a good show
b. getting awards
c. selling my art!
I create sculp
Read more…OMG -- I almost forgot to ask. This weekend brings some lovely shows around the country, and unfortunately nearly the end of the outdoor shows in the northern areas of the nation. Hope you've got a good one coming up.
I'm going to Grand Rapids for Ar
Read more…Hi all,
So the Brookside 2012 show application just appeared on ZAPP. Anyone willing to share thoughts on how difficult it is to get in to this show when you're a "local"?
Thanks in advance!
Robin
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Hi,
I am in the last day of a three week long contest for a small business grant in Northeast Iowa. I need a lot of votes to win the $5000! I would use the funds to extend the designs that I use on my pottery into textiles and paper products. I'm in
Read more…Has anyone here been involved with setting up a non-profit guild, club or group? If so in the long run how much did it end out costing, and did you do it yourself or have a lawyer set it up for you? The reason I am asking I am part of a group in Mi
Read more…Another Online Application System
With a different image size requirement, just what the world needs.
http://artistfront.lwcr.com/artistfront/
Wendy Rosen is using it for the Niche awards. I had to upload images for an artist today. 4x6 at 300PPI is th
This article paints a brighter future for art fairs, maybe the sky is not falling, after all...
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On this site we have been agonizing over making our applications perfect to lead us to getting into the best shows. Here is what you can do:
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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