I'm a computer techie junkie, especially security issues. I listen to a podcast by renowned security guru Steve Gibson to keep up on what's going on. Steve Gibson invented the word spyware. In a recent podcast Steve turned us on to a new free brow
Read more…Thanks Connie and AFI.... here's the pic....AFI now has a sticker In the Great State of Maine!
Hi, I am new to this and have already sold some of my art to individuals and at a show. I want to go the next step and create sets of greeting cards of my most popular work But I am having trouble finding a good wholesale source for cards, any sugges
Read more…So is anyone doing Artscape? All of the parking suggestions they gave have a height limit of 7' and I need a bit more. Any suggestions? Also, if you will be there, please post your booth so I can visit you - if I can get away. I'll be in booth #E63.
Read more…I have been experimenting with torn paper collage that incorporates papers, fiber, wire, found objects, etc. This started when a good percentage of people told me they were going to frame my little collage cards. Hey, I can do that! I ramped it up co
Read more…This past weekend I participated in the Annapolis Arts & Crafts Festival - two days with maybe 200 exhibitors, a dozen or so were painters like myself. Only into art festivals for a couple of years, I've only been in 6 but they have, until now, alwa
Read more…Earlier I asked what people have forgotten to bring to a show, now I have a new question. What have you found in your booth that was left by a patron or customer? I have a gold hoop earring in my cash box that I've kept in it for the last four years
Read more…Greetings all ArtFairInsiders.com peeps! I am working on designing a new logo for my business and although that is the fun part, the not so fun part is deciding on a tag line. So, since I don't have any co-workers (although my husband does help, bu
Read more…I'm dying to know. Holiday weekends are a little lean on art fairs -- only the biggie in Denver at Cherry Creek and some smaller ones scattered here and there. So tell us where you'll be and if you're not going to be at an art fair (imagine that!) te
Read more…I live in the Dallas Ft Worth area and need to photo my work to submit to an art show set up in a canopy. I am looking for people who rent canopies and display panels or want to sell theirs.
Read more…I'm wondering if anyone can tell me if it's normal for a commission show to have an expected minimum to ever consider an artist for re-acceptance.
Here's the reason behind my query, a few years ago, when we were new to fine art shows we were accept
Read more…Hi - been lurking here for a while and finally decided to join!!
I am a stained glass artist from Upstate NY. My partner and I are in this business for a living. We do about 30-35 shows a year, as well as a brisk wholesale business. This year, w
Read more…I am needing to do a artist resume to submit a piece of art, but I do not have any listings of places I have shown my work before or formal education.
Does anyone have any insight on how to design my resume. Thank you
Read more…If any artists would like to rent me their pro panels for Beaver creek and Frisco colorado in Aug...
Please let me know...I need to fly and not drive...
Read more…Hi All,
I've just gotten off the waitlist at A2 South University show, and I'm currently scheduled to do the Amdur North Shore at Old Orchard (IL) fest the same weekend.
Considering all I've read about possible bad spots, parking costs, lodging costs
Read more…Looking for compact jewelry display
A lot of jewelers are looking for a compact jewelry display that can fit in a small vehicle yet still look professional for their booth image and to use at better shows.
I've been recommending display cases from Cro
Hi guys!
I do cartoony art on several media - mostly felting and painting. Are there shows that you know of that would allow me to show my work as a cohesive whole rather than splitting it into two separate categories, build two solid presentations t
Read more…On Sunday, as I made the rounds of all the artists at Art on the Lawn, I had some interesting conversations on the subject of art fairs and festivals that include other things. We all know that the promoters are making money, but we are wondering whe
Read more…I've received notification from my credit card processor of a chargeback. They asked me to provide information about the transaction and that there will be a hold on the transaction until the dispute is resolved.
Does anyone have any experience with
Read more…I hope this is the right place for this question. I had a friend ask me the other day, how I keep people who buy my original paintings from taking them to a printer and having giclees or some sort of prints made? I said that I didn't think a custom
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