Connie Mettler's Blog – February 2015 Archive (28)

July 11 & 12

Naperville, Illinois…

The next time you are tempted to invest your time and money in a "filler" show, take that travel time and your $$$ and invest instead in building a website or updating your beginner site. Think of it as building your retirement.

1. Buy a domain name. Choose a name that reflects your work, or identifies you. Try to…

August 8 & 9

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Downtown Milwaukee

10am-5pm

135 Artists

Deadline: March 16

The Wisconsin Designer Crafts Council proudly presents the 41st Annual Morning Glory Fine…

and it's a tie!

Congrats to Barbara Bloom for stirring up a lot of helpful information from artists young and old for her post, How do you Handle the Fluctuation of Income in your Art Business? Look at the…

(Sponsored promotion)…

September 12 & 13

Chicago, Illinois

Intersection of Broadway and Belmont

Sat. 10am-6pm; Sun. 10am-5pm

175 Exhibitors

Deadline: March 2



The Lakeview East Festival of the Arts is Chicago's premier fine art and fine craft festival showcasing 175 juried artists.  Lakeview is located on the north side of Chicago, near Wrigley Field, north Halsted and Lincoln…

I know next to nothing about the Arizona shows, but came across this article from AZCentral.com about Fountain Hills. I'm linking to it here because the organizer not only talks about the attractions of the event but has something to say about the economy, the number of artists applying and how she sees the economy changing.

Read on to find out about artist Robert Shields and his art career.

Okay -- the AZCentral site doesn't want to stay open or even reopen, so I'm…

June 13 & 14  

Royal Oak, Michigan

on Washington Avenue in the downtown

Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce

Sat. 10am-7pm; Sun. 11am-5pm

120 artists

Terry Adams, 14 year president and CEO of the hugely successful Cherry Creek Arts Festival, has resigned to take a position as vice President for advancement for Denver-based Up With People.



The organization is a global education organization which aims to bring the world together through service and music. Terry held a…

June 13 & 14 

Toronto, Canada

Queen's Park Crescent

350+ Artists

Deadline: March 1



Moving into its 54th year, the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition is excited to announce new dates and a new location.  The Exhibition is Canada's…

September 4-6

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Presented by the Long's Park Amphitheater Foundation

Fri. & Sat. 10am-6pm; Sun. 10am-5pm

200 Exhibitors

Deadline: Midnight, February 28



Event Summary:…