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Mary Strope commented on Connie's blog post A New Chapter: Greg Lawler’s Retirement and the Sunsetting of Art Fair SourceBook

"I enjoyed working with Chris Maher. He was on the board of the Michigan Guild when I was the director. He taught me so much about computers! Back then, I had the membership on 2 computers. A-L on one, M-Z on the other and I sat between the two…"

Connie commented on Connie's blog post A New Chapter: Greg Lawler’s Retirement and the Sunsetting of Art Fair SourceBook

"Gary was a great guy. I miss him and all the other people we spent time with. I'm sure this happened to you also, but photographers (not in our business) would spend time in our booth and often say, "I envy you, your freedom and the opportunity to…"

Larry Berman commented on Connie's blog post A New Chapter: Greg Lawler’s Retirement and the Sunsetting of Art Fair SourceBook

"I never used it but Gary San Pietro used to get it every year. He only applied to the best shows in the country. He would stay at my house on the way home from Old Town, Lakefront or Cherry Creek. The point of doing art shows was having a life style…"

Connie Mettler commented on Connie's blog post A New Chapter: Greg Lawler’s Retirement and the Sunsetting of Art Fair SourceBook

"Oh, right, Larry. I had forgotten about that one. Did you ever use it? We did not.
I know you had your hands full, doing the art fairs, and also promoting your services to artists for jury images. Then you even had that period of time when you and…"

Larry Berman commented on Connie's blog post A New Chapter: Greg Lawler’s Retirement and the Sunsetting of Art Fair SourceBook

"Before the sourcebook there was a high end publication called the Harris Rhoads report that listed the best shows in the country.
larry BermanLarryberman.com"

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A New Chapter: Greg Lawler’s Retirement and the Sunsetting of Art Fair SourceBook

ArtFairCalendar.com and ArtFairInsiders.com wish to pay our respects to an important member of the art fair community, Greg Lawler, photographer and the creator of the Art Fair SourceBook.
My husband, photographer Norm Darwish, and I started in the…

Connie replied to Fletcher Dean's discussion Ann Arbor shows - which one?

"Totally agree with both Mark and Larry's posts. Apply to them all ... what really helps at this event is longevity, or if not really long building a customer base helps a lot. "

Connie replied to Jonathan Knight Photo's discussion Bellevue Art Museum closure

"This is shocking news. How could this even have happened?
Aside from that ... when museums host art festivals, in general their focus isn't on the festival, managing the museum comes first, and few of them have a paid organizer for their event which…"

Jonathan Knight Photo commented on Connie's blog post Booths Down the Middle?

"I'm an urban designer and artist. Depending on street widths, I doubt this layout would work while also allowing any space behind booths and meeting fire code. Most places are 20' minimum for fire truck.I much prefer having space on the sidewalk for…"

Mary Strope commented on Connie's blog post Booths Down the Middle?

"Better check with the fire marshall to make sure the layout still allows for emergency access.
Also, people will be walking behind the booths and this does not feel very secure for artists."

Robert Wallis commented on Connie's blog post Booths Down the Middle?

"The usual problem with booths down the middle of the street is a lack of storage space unless at least 5-6 feet are left behind the back to back booths. I far prefer to sit behind the booth with a doorway in the middle of the back wall. The back to…"

Connie commented on Connie's blog post Booths Down the Middle?

"That is what I'm talking about Larry, approximately 40 booths in a line, a single line. There isn't room for a double line. Can you think of any "pros" for this kind of layout?"

Larry Berman commented on Connie's blog post Booths Down the Middle?

"Are you talking about a straight line show? And will there still be room for the artists to drive to their spaces to unload and load. I would think that back to back lets the public concentrate on the art without being distracted by the booth behind…"

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Booths Down the Middle?

I volunteer as the Art coordinator for a small arts festival in Fort Wayne Indiana. Members of the committee want to change the booth layout, instead of having the booths back up to the sidewalk they would like to put them down the middle. Of course…

Connie replied to Mark Lee Webb's discussion First Art Fair with Newly Purchased Tent and Display Panels

"Thank you for this thorough report, Mark. Taking it all down and being ready to go in 30 minutes is kind of an art fair artist's dream. Obviously you have been preparing for this for quite some time, attending other events to see what other people…"

Connie replied to Richard L. Sherer's discussion What's up

"Show me the saddles, Richard!"

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