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Early Reports on Brookside in Kansas City

Posted by Connie Mettler on May 2, 2010 at 10:30am

Gotta love this headline:

At the Brookside Art Annual, people not only browse, but buy

From the Kansas City Star by Laura Bauer:

Artist Meredith Wenzel, who has been blowing glass for the last 37 years, won’t deny it. She likes happy people.

People who walk through art fairs, gaze at the paintings or the jewelry — and especially
her glass ornaments and vases — and appreciate them. Maybe buy a few.

Not surprising since Wenzel lives in Toledo, Ohio, 45 minutes from Detroit.
Smack in the middle of recession depression...

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/01/1916954/at-the-brookside-art-annual-people.html#ixzz0mmcXnrKr

And here's a little blog discussion of the event, a little humorous --- I have to agree, do dogs buy art?
http://blogkc.com/archives/2010/04/brookside-art-fair-this-weekend/

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Carole Fleischman December 8, 2010 at 9:11pm

toooooooooo funny. Now, is the show worth applying to? (ceramics)
Connie Mettler May 6, 2010 at 3:44pm

Susan, I'm laughing out loud...
Nels Johnson May 5, 2010 at 7:03am

Munks, the onlycrowd/sales -inducing antic that I do is the Gary Seidel method of locking up all the high-rollers in the back of your booth and only let them out when they buy something--works every time for me--get rid of those horse throughs, they are so unseemly--Nels
Marina Terauds May 5, 2010 at 12:28am

Munks, you are awesome!!! :)))) I love all dogs(cats, parrots, rats...) but I would never bring my dog to art show, because I love my dog and don't want him to be under somebody's foot. But it was much better this year in Brookside, not so many dogs and giant strollers. I cannot say the same about sales, it was very much down this year for me.

http://www.kcfreepress.com/news/2010/may/03/brookside-looking-signs...
Diana Drake May 4, 2010 at 10:11pm

lmao. Munks, can't wait to see what you offer for the parrots or how about the cats on leashes?
geri a. wegner May 4, 2010 at 6:38pm

Munks, sometimes you scare me.
Willie McTell May 4, 2010 at 1:13am

well i can see that i am in the minority here but here goes anyway......
nobody with a dog ever bought anything from me.
it might be great for socializing dogs but i don't think it does anything for sales.
also when a dog pees on your tent it might cut into that carefree easy flowing feeling
especially when all the other dogs suddenly become very fascinated by your tent
i like shows that keep dogs out.
Linda Anderson May 3, 2010 at 11:16am

I too have water bowls for the dogs and have no problems with dogs entering my tent. What ever happened to the easy flowing carefree years? Some attitudes are just too uptight!
geri a. wegner May 2, 2010 at 5:01pm

Dogs don't buy art but their owners do. As recently as last year, I was one of those complaining about dogs at art festivals. I now have a dog and she has been to 6 art festivals so far this year. People bring their dogs because it is a good way to socialize them. We don't have too many opportunities to go to places with our pets unless you are a fan of Bass Pro Shops and Petsmart/Petco. As usual, the problem is not usually the dog but the person attached to the other end of the leash. If you control the dog, they don't take up much space and if they are enjoying themselves, their owners won't be in a hurry to leave the festival.