Hello all.
I am getting ready to start selling in Florida. I've heard of several different ways to approach licensing for taxing purposes... I live in County restrictions and was told to purchase an occupational license (now called a "buisness tax re
Read more…Ok I just did my 1st juried Art show. The weather was good and it was in Bucks County Pa an affluent place. There was a 6.00 admission fee. I shared a booth which lowered my cost basis. The first day was agonizing quite honestly. I set up, priced eve
Read more…On September 29 I resigned from my position as co-art director of Arts, Beats & Eats. It's been an exciting 14 years working with Jonathan Witz, ABE's producer, on such a dynamic event. I wish Jon and his staff great success and hope that the 2012 e
Read more…I'm looking for a source of clear (silicone or rubber) bumpons between 7/16" and 1/2" diameter. I use them as feet on the bottom of my glass trivets and cheese trays. I need to get them in quantity because they are to pricy getting packages at Lowes
Read more…Here is some CSS written to take that loathsome white bar off of your iPhones, maybe iPads. It will hide the chat bar in iPad/iPhone. You can't use chat in iPad/iPhone anyway since it built with Flash.
This CSS only check the screen size not really
Read more…I know it is a bit early but I wanted to get this discussion started before I have to decide. I have functional and decorative pottery with a price range of 24-650 with most price points being around 75-95. I have done the Las Olas shows in the past
Read more…In a recent discussion on this site as we were talking about jurying and reinvitations one of the members posited that he thought artists should be reinvited back to shows on the basis of their sales, saying that obviously those artists who sold well
Read more…Have seen mentions in several threads about "proper promotion", but none of them actually talk about what that is, so...
Please mention some of the things (or all of them) that promoters should/must do to properly promote a show.
Read more…I participated in a brand new show Nov 11 - 13 in Hampton Virginia. It was an interesting concept - and I think once the show director gets the kinks worked out - it could be an annual event for me.
The director wanted to have a bazaar craft section
Read more…"Talent is the ability to hit a target no one else can hit, Genius is the ability to hit a target no one else can see "
Read more…I majorly improved my booth compared to last year's booth shot. I took a ton of photos day and night of all the shows I was in that I need to look through and pick out from.
Should my booth shot be daytime, nighttime or does it matter?
Is it better
Read more…Hello I am new to this forum and working on getting a body of work together to see if I can make it on time for this season. A little background and my dilemma, I'm a 40 year old man that is chained to a computer and enslaved to corporate America fro
Read more…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
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