Connie Mettler's Blog – December 2012 Archive (17)

I'll be spending this day flying from Los Angeles to Detroit. Like many parents I have seen my bright and shiny children move away for greener pastures and good jobs in California and elsewhere. So, for me this last day is a sad one, as I leave behind my sons, their wives and 3 little grandchildren until we can meet again. I make these trips to LA frequently and almost always…

March 23 & 24

Saint Augustine, Florida

Palm Sunday Weekend

Old Town Art & Craft Show~Spring

Francis Field

10am-5pm

Holiday Art Shows

125 Artists

Deadline: Jan. 11

(late applications will be accepted if category is not full)



Please join us for the Old Town Art & Craft Show~Spring, Palm Sunday weekend in Saint Augustine, Florida.  This is a carefully juried fine art and fine craft celebration of…

April 5-7

St. Louis, Missouri

38th Annual Spring Art Fair at Queeny Park

Queeny Park in West St. Louis County

Fri.: 6pm-9pm; Sat.: 10am-6pm;

Sun.: 11am-4pm

Deadline: January 15



For more than thirty-eight years the Greater St. Louis Art Association has been providing opportunities for the public to see and purchase original works of fine art and fine craft directly from the artists who create them.



Every year we…

This is a special edition of our Call for Artists. Listed below are eighteen juried art festivals professionally run by…

Embracing Our Differences invites art submissions for it's 10th annual outdoor art exhibit celebrating diversity.

• National and international submissions are encouraged.
• 39 artists will be selected for the exhibit.
• The exhibit will be displayed April and May 2013 at Island Park along Sarasota, Florida's beautiful bayfront.
• Since 2004, the exhibit has been viewed by more than 1,350,000…

You are going to love this one! Not only did we get the info about the nation's top art fairs (do I hear Coconut Grove, Plaza Art Fair, Cherry Creek, Bayou City, Fort Worth) -- no surprises there ;), but also we get a vote for a well-attended high end crowd at Sunfest in Ocean City, MD.

Photographer Allan Teger called in early and we had a long chat about his 35 year…

February 1 - St. Louis, MO, Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel - 5 pm to 9 pm

Cultural Festivals presents Photographing Art Work Workshop presented by Larry Berman. Learn how to put your art work in images to wow the jurors. Providing professional images of your work is one of the best investment you can make in your career. …

May 18 & 19

East Lansing, Michigan

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.…

Tuesday, December 18, 4pm ET

You are the guest on this podcast which will be a call-in show.

• Will you share your 2012 show experiences?
• What was your best show this year?
• How many shows did you participate in?
• What is your best tip for the rest of us?

When I attended…

April 20-May 27

Lincoln, California

"A clay art show and competition"

Presented by the Art League of Lincoln, CA, a non-profit corporation



Gladding McBean Clay Manufacturing Company

601 7th Street, Lincoln, California

Deadline: Feb. 4, 2013…

One of the great things about my online business is that it requires some offline activity and my favorite activity is visiting art fairs. December 1 I was in Columbus, OH, at the Ohio State Fairgrounds to attend the Ohio Designer Craftsmen's Winterfair. This is a long established event and my husband participated in it for nearly 20 years, so I knew it well.

The show…

The entrepreneurial life of an artist requires continuous learning and experimenting and we need to stay on top of what else is going on out there in the arts and put our own careers in perspective.

My friend, Richard Rothbard, just sent me this link to Fine Art Magazine. Want to know what the BIG "real" art fairs are doing? Who is buying art and what kind of art is…

April 13 & 14

Historic, Old-World Cedar Key, Florida

120 Spaces

Deadline: December 15



Have you heard of Cedar Key?



Four reasons to apply Today!



1. The Most Magical Spot In The USA.  People spend their lives searching for a haven like Cedar Key.  Seven Islands connected by bridges on the Gulf, 60 miles west of Gainesville with 1800's buildings and Native American history. …

It's that time of the year! The time where people from all over the world come together to do something nice for each other ...

Let's try something new online. Ever been in a "job" where they did the Secret Santa thing? You draw a name and then do nice things for a person secretly during the holiday season and give them a gift at the end -- all anonymously?

We…