May 8-10
Greenville, South Carolina
West End Historic District Downtown
120 Artists
Deadline: October 16
Greenville, South Carolina
West End Historic District Downtown
120 Artists
Deadline: October 16
2015 marks the eleventh annual event for the top ranking Artisphere Festival in Greenville. Despite its short history, Artisphere has distinguished itself as both a national and regional highlight. A supportive, art-loving community, beautiful setting, and over 600 volunteers make Artisphere an enjoyable experience for 120 exhibiting artists.
Spring is a beautiful time of the year to visit S. Carolina. Greenville is set in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. The city is the third largest urban area in the state and the fastest growing, bringing you a sophisticated well-educated audience.
Three cool statistics about our area:
- CNN Money lists Greenville as one of the "Top 10 Fastest Growing Cities in the U.S"
- Bloomberg named Greenville the 3rd Strongest Job Market in 2010
- South Carolina has been ranked within the top 10 fastest growing states and economies by the U.S. Commerce Department
Artisphere's multi-media advertising campaign markets the Festival throughout the Southeast region in print ads, radio, and television ads. We also market through festival brochures, social media, the Artisphere website, search engine digital ads and bill boards. Artisphere is a 501(c)(3) non-profit art organization.
Proceeds are used to produce the annual arts festival and are distributed back to local non-profit arts organizations as part of Artisphere's Volunteer Arts Partnership Program.
What to expect: 
- 120 participating artists
- $12,500 in prize money to 8 award winners each year
- Purchase Awards Program average of $7,500-$10,000each year
- Convenient load in and load out, free artist parking, 24 hour security
- 600+volunteers including booth sitters
- Renowned hospitality: complimentary meals, snacks and beverages in centrally located Artist Hospitality
- Artist awards breakfast
- Reduced hotel rates
For more information contact Liz Rundorff Smith, Program Director, Artisphere at (864)271-9355 or liz@greenvillearts.com or visit www.artisphere.us
Apply now: www.Zapplication.org
Comments
Artisphere usually uses AFSB numbers in their press releases, since they have been higher than what SA reports. Both AFSB and SA are careful to mention their (usually tiny) sample sizes when they report average sales numbers. But what the above press release illustrates is that when those numbers are used in promoter press releases, a promoter may fail to mention that they are from a non-random sample of 9 artists (SA’s sample size for the 2013 Artisphere), and that they have no idea how well the other 111 artists did. That is a misleading, to say the least.
This deadline is looming. Just got this info from a press release from Artisphere:
Not bad for a show in a town that is way off the beaten track!