I recently signed up for a juried Arts and Crafts Festival in Florida. I had to send three photos of my work and a booth picture. The contract I had to sign said there would be no commercial vendors and no buy/sell allowed. It stated that any violato
Read more…Ok are you just as sick of hearing about swine flu, excuse me H1N1, as I am? I see antibacterial containers in Target and even churches, like the one I am a member of, go as far as wanting to forgo "passing of the peace" because of some people believ
Read more…As a new participant, cannot seemto get a good handle on which shows to do. For me it is such a huge layout of money,so far in advance! I was hoping this was something I could do more, when I retire from being an RN, in a few years...but retirement k
Read more…I am in the market for a new wireless machine ... Anyone have the VERIFONE VX-610? What are your experiences witth this machine? Please be brutally honest :-). Also, my service is offering it for $859 ... Would you know of a third party, reliable, p
Read more…A 16' camper trailer will be accompanying me to shows this winter. I would desperately love some pointers, tips, etc from folks who travel to shows this way. Parking issues? Space issues? Let me know if you can!
Read more…Hi Everybody, I will be presenting at an art show in November (along with other Sun City Artists) and we are inside with a 9 ft oblong table - no wall space and nothing allowed on panels or on the floor. First time I've done a show like this. I have
Read more…I don't know if this is appropriate for this forum... I am just starting out and haven't ever participated in a show. Sold a couple pieces here and there but nothing major. I wonder if you guys can look at my web site and tell me if you think this st
Read more…HELP I was so disappointed to receive notice that a wonderful event, the "Across The Lake" Macatawa Fine Arts Fair has been cancelled due too few artist applicants. I believe the problem is this is a one day event - September 5, 2009 - Labor Day week
Read more…From the Bayou City Booth Slide Description The amount of inventory that you intend to display or otherwise present at the show must be clearly evident in the booth slide, and within a margin of variation of approximately 20%. For example: If you ju
Read more…I love reading blogs - for me it is like reading the morning paper. I have my own blog - www.craftartisttips.blogspot.com - however would like to know who else has either blogs they either write or follow and would recommend to others who are craft a
Read more…Hi all! My previous discussion about communicating with buyers brought some great ideas and insights. I've taken the discussion 1 step further and created a survey to get a larger audience's response. I'm also going to offer a random winner a $25 gi
Read more…The stuff I do can be found at http://www.mymagneticsculptures.com I am struggling a bit with how to do a booth... I set something up, but it seems to be... I guess the word is "sparse". See it here: http://i25.tinypic.com/2yl1fg0.jpg Any comments/
Read more…Hi All, I recently applied to a holiday boutique in to be held Dec 5th in Vernon Hills, IL. I just received an email from the organizer about the number of artists as opposed to jewelers (I am a jeweler). She said, "As of right now, we have enough a
Read more…If you followed my earlier discussion prior to the Edina show http://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/edina-show you may be interested in the outcome. I was hesitant about attending as after acceptance (and paying the $400 entry fee), I was sent
Read more…http://juryimages.com A new resource web site that helps artists answer the two most asked questions about their applications. Which images should I choose and what order should I put them in. Create an account and upload your ZAPP or JAS images. I
Read more…Every time I do a show the amount of artworks I bring always seems to be either an under estimate or an over estimate ... I can never seem to get it "just" right :-). So, if you sell paintings or wall sculptures, how many artworks do you bring to th
Read more…There is a new concept, or at least new to me, of having a promoters require sales receipts for goods to try to eliminate the buy/sell that has become so prevelent in our industry. How do artist and crafts people feel about this? It is happening on t
Read more…hey , does anyone care to comment on the Winterfair Show in Cincinnati ,Ohio ...Thanksgiving wk end ? I have checked the usual sources --Art fair Source , and SA...but am not finding any recent evaluations. Thanks!
Read more…Hi - We were returning from Virginia Highlands show in Atlanta Sunday night when a disturbing incident occurred. Wondered if anyone had info or ideas, We travel in our RV which weighs about 11000 pounds empty. We were stopped by the GA State Police
Read more…Here's something I haven't come across personally, but I watched it a few weeks ago. Two exhibitors had set up on Friday afternoon. They were completely set up before they left so all they had to do on Saturday was unlock their registers. They were
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