Connie Mettler's Blog – January 2013 Archive (33)

Four Rivers Craft Show: June 7-9

Fine Art Show: June 8 & 9

Salina, Kansas

Deadline: February 15

Celebrating Artists, Celebrating Excellence!

• Over half-a-million dollars in visual arts sales annually!
• Ranked in the top 100 art fairs in the country and at the top of those in the…

Congratulations to these members of ArtFairInsiders.com who make this online community the "Facebook" for art fair artists! Your votes from the blogs and private emails to me have been counted and the winners are:

Member of the year: Geoff Coe

Most Helpful: Larry Berman

Personality: Nels…

June 8 & 9

Royal Oak, Michigan

on Washington Avenue in the downtown

Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce

Saturday 10-9; Sunday 12-5

125 artists

Deadline: February 28



The Royal Oak Clay, Glass & Metal Show, in its 19th year, celebrates artwork created by combining heat with minerals and earth.  Held in Royal Oak, MI, this…

June 15 & 16

Wheaton, Illinois

Cantigny Park

Sat. 10am-5pm; Sun. 10am-4pm

Deadline: February 1



Cantigny Park is pleased to announce Art in Bloom, an outdoor arts festival. More than 80 juried artists will showcase their work amidst Cantigny's beautiful gardens, grounds and museums.



Art in Bloom promises even more excitement than our past art festivals, which are always among the park's…

September 21 & 22 

Batavia, Illinois

80 Artists

Thursday, January 31, 10 am, ET

Are you ready for to wholesale your fine art or fine craft? Do you have handmade goods that you'd like to see in galleries and gift shops? 

Guests will be:

Paul Willsea, who along with his…

Your Invitation to apply to the Guild's suite of fine art fairs in the Midwest. The Guild is a non-profit, membership organization of professional artists. Do you like art fairs run by artists? These events are there to serve their artist members and you too!

Deadline February 1. Apply: JuriedArtServices.com.…

July 27 & 28

Geneva, Illinois

8 S. Third Street, in the downtown

presented by the Geneva Chamber of Commerce

175 Artists

Deadline: February 1

Geneva, a chic and charming historic town located on the Fox River, will celebrate its 12th annual Fine Arts Fair in 2013. Its prestigious reputation of offering a superb selection of fine art by renowned artists and cutting edge newcomers attracts beginning and avid…

June 1 & 2 

Columbia, Missouri

presented by the Columbia Art League

Stephens Lake Park

Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm

110 artists

Deadline: February 8



First held in 1958, Art in the Park is the oldest and largest art festival in mid-Missouri.  It is the highlight of the summer season in this arts-focused city, home of the University of…

January 26 & 27 

July 13 & 14

Northbrook, Illinois

Village Green Park

Sat. 10am-5pm; Sun. 10am-4pm

70+ artists

Deadline: February 1



Join us in Northbrook for an artful experience! Set in the  picturesque  Village  Green Park downtown, with its tree lined paths and hometown feel,  Art in the Park…

support of ArtFairInsiders.com. Their unstinting contributions in sharing news, stories, technical information and tales of joy and woe are a continuing gift to all of us in the business.

We all know people who are enamored with photography and dream of earning a living selling their best work at art fairs. One day Geoff Coe was on assignment taking publicity photos at a local art fair. During a lull he spent some time visiting with a well-known nature photographer who was exhibiting at the show when…

June 28-September 1

Laguna Beach, California

Festival grounds on Laguna Canyon Road

125 Artists

Mail-in application deadline: January 25

In Person Jury Day - bring in your art: February 10



You are cordially invited to submit your application for the 47th annual Art-A-Fair Festival, one of three premier art shows held each summer in beautiful Laguna Beach, California.



Laguna Beach is famous for its artist's…

May 18 & 19 

Riverside, Illinois

Central Business District, Downtown…

Our podcast on January 17 was with Jennifer Rapp Peterson, an illustrator, greeting card entrepreneur, cartoonist, and oh yes, tech wiz! We talked about artist websites and her specific answer to "what to do", IndieMade.com, an inexpensive ($12 a month),…

July 11-14   

State College, Pennsylvania

Downtown State College & Penn State Campus

300 exhibitors

Deadline: January 25



Why should you apply to this festival?  Here is what its director, Rick Bryant, has to say:

• We're always ranked in the Top Ten in the Sunshine Artist Magazine rankings (#2 last time around!)
• We bring roughly 100,000 people to  State College over five…

May 18 & 19

East Lansing, Michigan

East Lansing Art Festival

downtown East Lansing

200-220 Artists

Deadline: Jan. 31



#55 Sunshine Artist ranking



A non-profit event produced by Art Festival Board of Directors under the auspices of the East Lansing Arts Commission/City of East Lansing.…

Wednesday - January 16 - 4 pm ET

You know that New Year's resolution you made about getting your website in order or figuring out what to do about that nagging social marketing question. Join us!

Artists - do you have a website, just for you? A site where you can

• post your pics,
• blog your…

Excuse the delay for reporting back on the Secret Santa project we've been working on. It turned into an international gift exchange when Annette Piper joined in so we were waiting for gifts to be sent and received from Australia.

I hope you enjoyed the Secret Santa as much as I did. Some great gifts were exchanged. Thanks to participants Larry Berman, Annette Piper,…