I'm an artist (watercolors) and I'm setting up for my 1st full-scale art show season. I'm planning to sell mostly limited-edition giclees and I'm wondering what is a good amount to start out with?
Initially, I'll be using about 20 different images i
Read more…Hello Everyone!!!
I was wondering what the least expensive way to reproduce watercolor paintings would be.
I am a woodworker, so I don't know much about the painting world.
But, my mother-in-law has been doing watercolors for a few years now and was thinking of doing
Read more…My mesh panels are showing some grime, and although I've gotten lots of advice on cleaning them, there are some stains that are resisting.
So this isn't a cleaning question. I've got samples from Flourish of their Mesh Panel Covers, but would like
Read more…hi there! i'm new to this site so excuse me if i'm asking a question someone has already answered..here's my question. i make jewelry and like to travel to areas that are way too far for me to drive. what's the best way to get my booth to my location
Read more…We moved to Maine this fall. I'm in the process of setting up my jewelry studio in our old house. Our homeowners insurance carrier has now informed us I must move my soldering torch (and presumably my bead torch) to an outbuilding. This will be a maj
Read more…I have fabric-covered foam walls and plan to use drapery pins to hang my small works. I'm confused on a couple of points. First of all, do you hang them like this, and if so why doesn't the pin just fall right out when the artwork hangs on it?
Hi Everyone!
I'm a new member and I just love this website! So much good information here. I've been doing art shows for 3 years with my reverse glass acrylic paintings. I recycle old, wooden windows and paint landscapes and florals in reverse o
Read more…Has anyone been stung by show competitors selling low-quality photo prints?
I have been "hanging" my photograqphy at regional galleries and juried art shows for several years. Clearly there is a wide range of style, quality and methodology. What bot
Read more…So I have a LARGE trimline tent. a 10x20 with 9' tall walls.
I need to clean the canopy before the spring shows start coming around...any advice on how to clean it? The canopy is huge, and the square footage of the canvas is pretty high when all lai
In a recent discussion (http://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/not-enough-quality?commentId=2160589%3AComment%3A100806&xg_source=msg_com_forum), Chris Hoyt said:
"This used to be considered an "easy money" gig. We would just set up, sell what
Read more…If you go to the Great Lakes Art Fair web site and browse the images in the artist gallery, you initially see only 24 artists alphabetically listed unless you press the small "more...." link at the bottom of the list. Then it adds more artists to the
Read more…I am considering a couple of Wisconsin shows this year, but I don't want to apply for a tax ID unless I get into one of them. Is there enough time to apply for an ID in between the time that I have been accepted to a show and the show date?
Thanks,
Read more…Ive only done a couple of shows and both of them provided me with a couple of feet of space behind my booth. Do all shows do this? If not where do you put packaging materials, extra pieces to hang when stuff sells, etc? I have the Pro Panels table a
Read more…Hi guys, my name is Steven and I live in Costa Rica. I am a art promoter; I would like to attend to a fair organized by AFI and take some of the wonderful craftmanship from this country.
Though the art here in costa rica is not much appreciated, ther
Read more…WARNING to all my artist friends! Email scam about sending art to Australia.
See http://www.talkglass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34154
Orson Aguilar send me an email which sounded good until the end when he
started talking about credit cards. Here's t
Need advice from photographers who have exhibited at art shows...!
Is there a significant advantage (or, an unspoken expectation?) to provide giclee instead of photographic prints in an art show environment? I've been selling my work as mounted/m
Read more…Did my 1st shows as water colorist. Re-entered with Good Impressions Victorian Rubber Stamps. Now I'm looking for show suggestions for Letterpress prints, I design & pull on an antique press.
Read more…I was wondering how often I should change out my jury images or can I use the same ones over and over again.
To be clear about what Im asking. I applied for Clayton 2 years ago and got in. Will they expect to see new work this year (in my submitted j
