I usually snap a picture at my shows of my latest booth display.The photo below is from Virginia Beach last weekend. It is the original photo (made smaller for faster uploading). I usually crop these and play with the color and lighting before I uplo
Read more…Is anyone out there a great strip cutter?? Consistent, equal strips?? Are you using a strip cutter tool? I have done strip cut plates but it is a bear for me to get them, consistently equal. Therefore, I do not do them very often. The price of the it
Read more…Hi from Delaware. I'm another new member of this site, having stumbled on it when looking for information about tents for art festivals. I am a painter in oil and watercolor who also makes jewelry when the desire to work in beads hits!
I am plann
Read more…Connie, thanks for your friendly introduction to Art Fair Insiders. I've been painting for ages, but have only recently decided to start showing at art fairs. I'm overwhelmed with all the decisions I have to make- what kind of panels to buy, what t
Read more…Since I also work full time I have always done a show and gone home. Now I'm in Virginia and my employer wants me to come to Florida every three months so I can combine my trip to Florida with some shows. But I don't want to drive the van all the
Read more…I just submitted an online review for Art on The Square - Belleville, Il. It was a great show for us and John won "Best of Show" which he was surprised and thrilled about.
I was very surprised and annoyed to read some of the comments by other artis
Read more…I am doing my first show with late hours and electricity and need some recommendations on lighting. What is the best approach? I have a bar that will fit across the tent to hold lights. Are there any that will fit over the top bar of a Light dome?
Read more…Dear Friends,
Last Saturday, I received a phone call from Marion, who is a good friend of Jackie Russo’s. Marion told me the sad news that Jackie passed away last Friday from a massive stroke. I don’t know any other details, except that there will be
I am wanting to use my Verizon laptop to process credit/debit cards at my artfair this weekend. I can have customers log onto my Etsy or website (paypal) to run cards. Anyone done this before?
Erin
Read more…Hey all, I just pricelined a 2 1/2 star (whatever that is) hotel for the Plaza in September. I got the Best Western PLus Seville Plaza, 3/4 mile from the show for $65 plus tax and $5 priceline fee. Looks nice. I was interested in the Homestead fo
Read more…Which is your jury image?
#1 is the original picture the jeweler took and has been submitting. It was taken with flash on the camera on a distracting background.
#2 is the new picture the jeweler took at my guidance. For the record, I did suggest a da
Columbus celebrities, artists and Festival fans get splattered in honor of the Columbus Arts Festival's 50th Anniversary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMZ4FfdmmuM
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My husband and I just got home from doing this show. There are many things going on during this show. There is a crafts side and a fine art side. The craft side runs three days, the fine arts side runs two days. I was on the fine arts side. There are
Read more…Having been outta the biz for 6 years, I sold my van, i am doing the CPFA (Penn State) show next month. Any tips on inexpensive van rentals?
Read more…A client who previously had a wholesale account a few years ago (she was demanding but I could deal with it) re-established contact a couple of years ago, ostensibly to make a purchase with her old discount. I politely advised that as it had been a
Read more…I'd like to add this to the show reviews, but I couldn't find how to do that. I didn't see this show listed.
Hello! I exhibited at Royal Oak Clay Glass and Metal for my third year this past weekend. I think the weather affected the show on Saturday
Read more…I was wondering if anyone had some good suggestions for a less expensive varnish for acrylic paints. Now that my painting business has expanded, I'm finding that the varnishes I've been using (Liquitex, Golden) are pretty expensive. Any suggestions
Read more…I’m doing Upper Arlington OH on Labor Day, Sept. 5. Does anyone do both Bloomington IN, which is on that same Saturday and Sunday (Sept 3-4), AND Upper Arlington? Last year at Upper Arlington I overheard people talking about having done Fourth Stree
Read more…While at Costco yesterday, I noticed that they had their EZUp type canopy on display six feet off the ground. Additionally it had two walls attached. I couldn't resist and went back out to my car for my camera. You can see where I dropped in a displa
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