As you may recall, I was busy trying to slay the Ugly Booth demon. At a local business who was having a moving sale, I asked if they would be selling their fixtures and sure enough... yes. Smack in the middle of the store were exactly what I needed
Read more…Just wondering if anyone was familiar with the Village at Winona Art Fair at Winona Lake Indiana?
I was wondering what the calibur of artists there were at the show, and if someone could sell higher priced artwork there? I have a few items in the $15
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My name is Nancy, and I own Nancy Roux Photography - new to the forum and so very grateful for all your generous contributions to the discussion board. I recently received word that I've been accepted to the 2011 Southwest Arts Festival, Jan
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I want to buy clip on lights for my shutter style jewelry displays. Any recommendations as to manufacturers I should look for or things I should stay away from? I'd really like to have the opinion of folks who have used various types and bra
I am a photographer using the wet plate collodion process. I make tintypes, ambrotypes and prints from glass negatives. I have been doing wet plate work and gallery shows for 13 years. About 3 years ago I decided to try Art Fairs. Ive only done 3 sh
Read more…I am not sure what section of AFI to post this but here it is. I met a a person at an art show who is opening an art gallery. They are doing a call for artists right now. I have noticed many people on AFI are thinking about trying their art out
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I was thrilled to come across this site while searching for shows. It looks like a great resource!
I have been a professional artist selling at art fairs mainly since graduating from art school in 1993. I love to do shows and share info on m
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Hey everyone,
So, I'm getting ready to do some shows that are going to be really cold. What do you guys do to stay warm? Do you take propane heaters? Do you just bundle up and stamp your feet? Was I crazy for signing up for these?
I've scoured the Internet looking for a source for battery powered clip on lamps for ProPanels, and have had little luck. The Rockford Art Guild, of which I'm now president, has 20 knockdown ProPanels and I have 11 that I offer for use for our shows.
Read more…I had been out of the art show world for about 12 years. Finally, when my life changed back to normal, I was once again ready - or so I thought!
When I stopped exhibiting my pottery (in the old days) the juried shows did not require a booth shot. N
Read more…How do most folks decide how much work to bring to a show? I am a printmaker (Original Prints) and typically bring both framed and unframed proofs of the same print, but I am never sure how much framed backup to have. Any 'rule of thumbs' out there
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Possibly a stupid qestion here, and I apologize if this has been covered already, but most of the slide help I have seen is geared toward 3-D work,so I am a little unsure on this.
My primary medium is papercutting. I cut fine details i
Read more…Connie's blog post that mentioned 2D art slow down made me wonder:
Should 2D artists call it "done" for the year at the end of October or November? Do any of you do Christmas/Holiday shows?
I have a couple scheduled, but after the last 2 dismal shows,
Three before and after images of some common problems when shooting a picture of your booth: http://bermangraphics.com/artshows/booth-bottom.htm Wrinkled table covers, too short canopy sides showing what's behind the booth and marking in the street
Read more…My regular source for very short-run (as small as two or three of the same image) Greeting Cards and Postcards is no onger around. Can anyone recommend a printing business that offfers Greeting Cards and postcards for shows? As I mentioned before,
Read more…In a follow up thread to "here's a welcome trend", I spoke to Liz Rundorff yesterday about the Artisphere open jury November 13th. Besides the artists who had applied to the show, artists that haven't applied can still attend if they contact the show
Read more…It's rare these days that a relatively large show isn't using ZAPP or JAS. both systems are set up to not pay for a booth space until accepted. I'm getting ready to apply to Birmingham's Magic City show - print out the PDF application and mail it in
Read more…Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Annette and I live in beautiful Columbus, GA.
My daughters and I work in silver and have not found our "signiture style" yet so we are having a great time exploring any technique that catches our eye. T
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