I've been doing shows for a long time. My biggest complaint about shows is the customer service, or lack of it! I work for Fedex also and if we treated our customers the way I've been treated we would no longer be in business. When I send in my $3
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We've been doing shows for a number of years and usually stayed within a 5-hour driving radius of Philadelphia until the economy changed. We're looking for a show for the weekend of September 18 of this year, and are wondering if anyone has an
Read more…Hi, just joined this blog; hope I'm posting this in right place. I just bought a Caravan tent. Now trying to decide whether I should buy the mesh panels from Flourish ( looks light weight and easy!!!!) vs. the Pro panels, which look more professional
Read more…Are you happy to have found ArtFairInsiders.com?Would you like to recognize Connie Mettler's years of efforts to support and promote artists and the art fair community?
Now is the time!
It's Connie's birthday and we're celebrating over a year of s
Hello, I am looking for an experienced oil painter who can help me restore a 1865 painting 6 feet tall by "Bullett". It has several tears and i want to take it off the original streacher, repair tears and put back on. It use to hang in President Mc
Read more…I really want to frame my work because I think it adds dignity to it, I like it framed! But some tell me that is not worthy....Is there a special place you would recommend by experience, $, quality, and liability? Some advices about framing?
Well, I'm off to my first festival ever tomorrow. I now have about 3 inches of wet, heavy snow in the driveway, but I did manage to pack the Jeep in between major flurries. My husband will be accompanying be to Boulder, CO, about a one hour drive i
Read more…Would greatly appreciate others' opinions on the following. I've been involved with arts/crafts events for several years but, only within the past year or so have I become really serious about it. And, over that period of time, I still don't have
Read more…Hi, I´m Michele and I am new at the Art Fair world...and my first one will be Geneva Art Fair (IL), I am looking forward to meet other artists, and get some advice!!
I am excited to be part of this, is encouraging!!
Just came back from this show. What a mess. This show misrepresented itself on Zapplication . There was just enough info to let you believe this was a high quality show with 100,000 people attending. They never mention this show had changed the loca
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My name is Lynne. I'm new around here. I'm looking forward to meeting some of you. I make jewelry with Argentium sterling silver here: http://www.JewelryByLynne.com I have been making jewelry for abut 3 years. I haven't attended an art
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I decided to splurge and book a room at the Sheraton in Minneapolis for the Uptown show. I have two queen size beds. The rate was $100/night with tax. So if anyone is willing to split it down the middle, I'd be happy to.
You can contact me here or at
Hi everybody, I'm an experienced acrylic painter who is a newbie to art fairs and forums! My first outdoor showing will be in June and I have a lot of little questions, so thanks in advance to everybody for the knowledge!
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I've got my eye on the tents, weights, and boxes to store my items so I can start going to fairs, but now I need something to transport them all in! I own a small hatchback car and I'm not sure yet if it's going to be able to fit e
I'm new to this whole business. I'm a glassblower out of Georgia, working with my wife. The economy sort of decided that this is the path we will travel for a time. So far we've enjoyed this more than about anything we've ever done. Of course, we hav
Read more…Hello all! My name is Angela, or Ang for short, and I'm an artist based out of the Atlanta, GA area. I'm yet another bright-eyed newb around here asking about tents and budgeting. I'm fresh out of grad school from an Arts Administration MA program
Read more…I have a passion for painting and in the same time I enjoy designing and making jewelry. A friend suggested not to apply for both if I want to get accepted in any show. She thinks it is considered not to be focused and will not get accepted. Is tha
Read more…While the "jury" is still out I'm doing some ground work for a New York show in a very affluent area. It is also on the busiest weekend of the year. That being said, there is nothing available in the area for almost $200. per night and it is a three
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