I am 69 years old and my husband is 76 years old and I usually sell my art in galleries. But we want to move to Florida someday full time. Right now we are snowbirds. But Florida is tough to sell in gallaries and want to do tent sales. I bought a
I've been taking advantage of all of your wisdom for a long time and now I'm in a time crunch and looking for assistance. I have been using a knuckle buster for the last three years, authorize.net as my gateway. I'm looking to upgrade to a wireless t
Hello Everyone. My director's chair (after 15 years of long hard shows), has finally ripped beyond repair. I would like to purchase one of those wonderful 'Totally Bamboo' or 'Hollywood' chairs-with the fold out, or larger footrest. But, I don't want
I will be in my first art fair in Sept. I didn't realize how much the pro panels would cost. Is there any sites with great deals? I live in Kansas City and I've even looked up used pro panels but can't find them anywhere. Any help would be greatly
Help me out here. There is a news story out from Louisville about an amended city "ordinance that would allow outside artists and vendors not participating in the art show to set up nearby". I believe it pertains to all city events but specifically,
I have a blog site that I have used to put information on me and my schedule of updated shows. I really need to choose a web site but I have at looked at so many, talked to people and still can't make a decision. I do have a Mac now, so I could at
We all run into it..."customers" at shows that are there to learn as much as they can about how you do what you do so they can copy your work. They don't want to pay for your artistry, but instead intend to extract as much information as possible for
If you're uploading pictures asking for advice, you shouldn't be uploading anything larger than 700 pixels long dimension or square in the case of ZAPP images. Judgments can't be made on images so large you need to scroll to see them. 700 pixels squa
Hello all! I am a "fine crafter" I'd guess you'd say. My sister, myself, and my niece and her spouse make up Fontastik4, alphabet photography. We are in the Chicago suburbs, northwest Illinois area, have been doing shows, mainly indoor fall and s
Artscapade Reston is in its second year and the deadline is approaching. It fits into our schedule and is only 3 hours away. The demographics are great. Am wondering if anyone did it last year, or heard about last year's show. Please let me know! Tha
Some of our customers sell in alternative venues to artshows in order to target their customers. I thought I would share a couple I am aware of and perhaps it might help spark ideas for others. For example if you have prints that are western, cowboy
Does anyone ahve experience with the higher end EZ Up tents, the ones that start at around $500, nit the cheap Sam's Club versions? I'd like to avoid spending $1000 on a Trimline at this time, but need soemthing sturdier than the el cheapo EZ Ups th
I've been trying to catch this reality show on Bravo on Wednesday nights at 10 pm. It is an amazing look into the "art world" of galleries and experimental art. Anyway tonight they are going to choose the "Next Great Artist"...should be interesting.
OK, so I'm going to start doing some local art fairs next summer, and I'm looking for generally agreed upon best practices/equipment for setting up a booth.
EZ-Up vs. Flourish? Best ways to weight a booth down? Best layouts? Whatever else I'm missing?
There have been several recent posts and suggestions about problems navigating on Art Fair Insiders and I am absolutely interested in any ideas on how to improve the website so that you can find information and post information in the places where ot