What are your return policies? How long do you give the person to be able to return her piece? I've experienced people buying art and calling to return it after a week or more. What to do in these cases?
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If using a non archival method of printing such as ink jet, is it still necesary to use an archival mat? Paper mats are about half the price and come in "ready packs" that include the backer and plastic bag. Are these types of mats acceptable at fine
Read more…I will soon include photos of my crosses. I use anything I can get my hands on which inspires me. One of the best was an old manual adding machine which gave me hundreds of little pieces to combine. That is the fun. How can I create something out of
Read more…Yesterday, I a nice couple came up to my booth and suggested that we checkout the art show in Phalen Park in the Twin Cities. They did not know the official name of the show or who put it on. I was not able to find it on Google. Does anyone know of s
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I suspect that this is one of those questions that will have as many answers as there are people...
Where do you set up your chair? In the booth? Outside by the front? Outside in the isle facing the booth? In back? What is the reasoning behi
Read more…I have Propay and am considering buying the swiper that attaches to a cell phone. Does anyone out there have any opinions/experience with this? I want to know if this is a good idea or not.
Thanks,
Denise
Read more…I had asked my neighbor(who was kinda a big mouth with an opinnion on everything...so don't know what to think) what he thought of the Fall show as the Shrimp Festival was easily the best show I did all season and got a "Don't even Bother"...was look
Read more…Dropped by to say hello. I'm new to Art Fairs and are learning what I can to start setting up at shows. Thank you Connie for the wonderful welcome.
Terri Faye
Read more…I thought I would share something we found and experimented with as we redesigned part of our booth display. We wanted some adjustable legs for shelving that could be easily removed. We found these at IKEA last winter and used them for our shelving
Read more…Hi everyone,
My name is Jose Dias and I am new to the site and forum. I have just been welcomed by Connie and she suggested I leave a message here to introduce myself.
I am not an artist. I joined the community because I manage my wife's art stud
Read more…So in my limited experience, when I'm juried in to a show I pay my booth fee and am assigned my spot where I'll spend the next two or three days. In the case of Telfair, they sent me a street map and gave me a range from which to choose. The booth
Read more…As per the suggestions I received, this is my new set-up & booth shot.
For the past two weeks we've been putting together a new wall setup, picked up a new canopy so I could return the borrowed one. This is what We've come up with. This will be inclu
Looking for a quick (or lengthy) consensus on which looks more natural and would make a better booth image.
Larry Berman
412-401-8100
Read more…Patti here, I live in St. Paul, MN and make cashmere hats, scarves and fingerless gloves. I have occasionally tried a summer show and they mostly don't work for me. I have found a number of good ones in Sept-Oct (people looking at fall leaves). But I
Read more…I absolutely can't believe I did this. Guess there's a first time for everything. Need some advise ASAP.
Couple weeks ago, I was ready to send off my application for a show I have never done before. I needed to pick up my photo's from the print shop
Read more…I just did a show recently where the executive director of the organization putting on the show, told me the city and the local businesses didn't want us there. This show is a long running show and is partially sponsored by the local arts associatio
Read more…After totaling my van(with 260,000 miles) the search for a new(used) one became beat the clock, as we need to leave for 2 Chicago shows mid next week...with a 3 day holiday killing one of those days.... Was God telling me after 25 years to get out of
Read more…I had an interesting discussion with a couple of other artists this weekend. Like MANY of you, we sat at a show with non-existant crowds the first day (Yes, it was beastly hot like a lot of other shows too...) and better but still low crowds on Sund
Read more…We've all had people come into our booths and even if we greet them, they act like we're not there. They continue to talk to their friends, talk on the phone, whatever! What is the worst thing that someone has said within earshot that they didn't e
