In my booth upgrade, I need to buy panels for my back drop - I am looking at Propanels and Armstrong panels. Any thoughts on differences? I have an EZ up and I sell jewelry, so the panels are more for a look than to hang anything on. I will put my
Read more…Not sure if this is just a fluke, but at 8:36PM EST on 5/5/11 I attempted to both reply to and send a brand new email to another member within this website (from my INBOX). However, no matter how many times I pressed "SEND" nothing occurred.
Just
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I am really new at this, so please bear with me, and any repetitive questions I may ask!! I have been reading the forums and learning about pricing, and see there are lots of factors and subjectivity. I have found a lot on pricing photograph
Read more…Has anyone evr done a home show at a patron's home? I have two patrons in the Cape Cod/ Nantucket area that I am doing two commissioned pieces for and will be delivering to them personally. What would be the best way to initiate a conversation on h
Read more…Hi All,
I'm new to the art fair scene, and have been seeking out information on the ins and outs of doing various fairs. I spotted AFI not too long ago, but decided the information I have found through you to be exceedingly valuable and have in tu
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I'm a fine art photographer looking for a California show Memorial Day Weekend. I'm considering the Arroyo Grande Strawberry Festival. Has anyone done this show?
Pat Kelly
Read more…I started doing craft shows last year trying to figure out what was good for the craft I have - I am not a fine artist but I figured AFI is for artists like me, too! If it is a family event show, I do pretty well with my hats, etc. I live in Michig
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I am clearly spending way too much time packing and unpacking my work.
For those of you who transport pieces that have been framed under glazing, how do you
go about packing them? Do you use 'standardized' frame sizes?
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Just curious...I was approached by them, saw the thread a few months back here on AFI, and gut said "scam". Anyone heard about them airing the show?
Read more…I figure there has to be some kind of rule of thumb for how much art to have on hand for different sized shows.
What do people have ready to sell at a specific show and how many people come to the show?
I sell photography.
Read more…Has anyone done this festival? The show is only five or six years old, and although it used to be run by By Hand productions, it appears it is being run by someone new this year.
Whether it is because of the change in organizers, or somehting else,
Read more…Looking for a set of Pro Panals for a 10 x 10, I live in St Louis.
Please send details if you have a set to sell.
I can be reached during he day on my cell phone 314-267-6944
Evenings 314-579-0401
I am not on email all of time,
Mark
Mar
Read more…I'm trying to think of some kind of hanging system; it doesn't have to be heavy weight or huge. I have a few framed tapestries I'd like to hang in my display tent, but maybe my handwoven purses too, scarves...I've seen these display panels but they'r
Read more…I'm a newbie on the art fair market. I have a Light Dome canopy. I need to buy some mesh panels. Most of what I've seen are white, but I've seen that you can special order colors. Creative Energies offers color at no extra cost (black or grey).
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This may sound like a stupid question (total newbie here), but what do you do when people try to photograph your work in your booth? I participated in my first "supposedly" juried art fair last weekend, (which wasn't really juried, and lame,
Read more…After a couple small shows last year I'm getting into the medium to large fairs here in the Ohio area. I currently use rubbermaid containers to store and transport my 8x10 prints but need a larger alternative for my 18x24 and 20x30". I just can't s
Read more…I've been working on setting up my used Honda Odyssey for doing shows. I put in a full sheet of plywood for a floor and built a platform six inches up to store my Trimline poles and mesh walls. The bin behind the passenger seat contains all the small
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Happy to have found you!! I am an emerging and self-taught artist working with oils on canvas.
I have always painted and loved art but only a few months ago decided to consider it seriously as my job. I am new to the whole art scene
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