Connie Mettler's Blog – May 2011 Archive (13)

In 1995 a group of 25 artists met informally in Chicago at the Old Town Art Fair to discuss concerns and interests of the current state of affairs in the art and craft show world. The concept of the National Assn. of Independent Artists (NAIA) was born out of that meeting and the organization was officially formed and named in March 1996.  The stimulus for this meeting was a near riot at an…

Always on the lookout for the good news in the Arts business it was a pleasure to read about a gallery in Birmingham that decided to do their part in the rebuilding of their region after the deadly tornadoes that came through in April.

"When Acme Gallery director Wes Frazer and artist John Lytle Wilson decided they wanted to do a show for tornado relief, they had no idea…

No one predicted that Connie Mettler would end up an Internet guru.



Sure, Connie's decades in the art fair business made her an expert in art events, and helped her develop friendships with artists like you nationwide. But when I told her about this “Internet” thing, she saw it as…

RIVERFRONT EVENTS ACQUIRES ARTISTIC FLARE

The Riverfront Art Festival will receive new direction this year with the guidance of former producer

 

(COLUMBUS) – Riverfront Events is proud to announce the acquisition of Columbus’ Riverfront Art Festival as the event enters its sixth year. The organization is looking forward to bringing a new flavor and dynamic to the…

11am-6pm…

Artisphere:

Arts - Culture - Life

May 13-15

Downtown…

Belleville, Michigan

200 artists…