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I am new to AFI, I'm a long time ceramic artist and have been having shows in my home gallery for 2 years. I tried a show, not juried, this past weekend and it was pretty dismal, people were looking but not buying, and the quality craft
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I am newbie and I am learning as much as I can from this forum. It is a great resource. I am a fine art photographer and I would like to start attending art fairs next year.
The question I have is about inside vs outside booth set
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Hello. My name is Cindy, but I prefer to go by Knight Light. I love watercolor and acrylic painting.
One of my favorite things in life is nature. I LOVE lakes, streams, ponds, rivers, woods and wildlife. My heart hangs its hat
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Am I the only one on the planet who is feeling the 'icky' vibes from the Telfair folks? This is the first year that we've been juried in and I'm finding their whole booth layout/payment structure/first come first serve philosophy kinda creep
Read more…I make fused glass pieces that range from 3 " votive holders to 16" bowls. I have been setting up my display by color for years, but this morning it occurred to me that I could group pieces by size instead. I'm including a picture of my booth from
Read more…Art is Relative participated in this first time art fair this past weekend. We were invited to jury in from another show we attended earlier in the year - and I'm happy we were in on the "ground floor" of this very nice event.
We arrived in Rockvil
Read more…Hi everyone, I'm a jewelry artist living on the western edge of Iowa. My husband, son and I live with our horses, couple of cows, barn cats, and spoiled dog in the country.
I grew up with my dad making jewelry, and I've been fortunate enough to in
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My husband got into the "Festival on Ponce." It's a new show debuting her in Atlant, GA the week after next. Is anyone planning on doing the show? It looks promising but as with all inaugural shows, it may not have the crowds we are looking
Read more…Sorry if this has been discussed to death, but I'm new and couldn't find this info in the archives. I'm doing my first outdoor show next weekend in Toronto. Got my tent (Trimline) and will be making weights tomorrow. I'm doing the pvc pipe and con
Read more…Hi, this is my first post on this forum. I've been reading all the helpful posts for a long time, and I appreciate the help. This is my first year in the art fair business, and I've done two shows so far this summer-- Moab, UT and Logan, UT. I am a l
Read more…I'm interested in learning which festivals conducts the best executed arts bucks patron program in exhibitor's opinions as well as any show directors who may want to weigh in on this topic.
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As some of you know I am an occasional show director as well as a show artist.
I am always looking for ways to add more artists booths and up my considerable salary so I can get to the Bahama's earlier eac
A while back a member asked how can artists review art fairs in a way that is helpful to others. For some reason I forgot to say that is why we started this site: www.ArtShowReviews.com.
Its objective numbering system the review form uses offers them
Read more…As part of the Art Fair Insiders birthday party we have a radio treat – the first-ever live interview with our very own Nels Johnson and the prolific but mysterious Munks!
Join us to hear popular (and controversial) AFI members Nels Johnson and Munks
I just did my figures and my June sales were my lowest in 10 years.
I was only down a bit from last June (but last year was also my worst June).
My March was UP from previous years but my May and June, down.
Just curious as to how you all are doi
Read more…At a show not too long ago, I heard another artist mention that he had decided to cancel out of the rest of his shows this summer (since his sales had been so low so far), try and get back any booth fees where he could and just try and "ride it out"
Read more…Looking for the perfect art fair lunch? Cut an avocado in half, sprinkle it with Spike and scoop it out. Tastes heavenly, doesn't stick to your teeth in funny places, your hands stay clean and you can easily put it down to sell something. Because you
Read more…I keep finding things that I like, I go to the artist's website, I end up buying something.
I just bought another pair of earrings that I couldn't resist and it isn't like I don't buy a lot of things at art festivals!! In fact, this was a very expen
Read more…On occasion, I get spam text messages after doing a show. It lasts for a couple of days and then it stops. I learned something today that you can do to keep from getting those texts. I have a Verizon phone and they call those texts "Premium" texts
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