birthday pledge drive (3)

20 things That Every Artist Needs

  1. 2 - $300 gift certificates from FlourishDisplays.com
  2. 2 - $300 gift certificates from ProPanels.com
  3. 12 free booth spaces: Holiday Art Shows in Florida (2), Howard Alan Festival in Florida, Rose Squared in New Jersey, ArtWorksin Wisconsin, Berkshires Festival in the Berkshires from AmericanCraftMarketing.com and 5 AFFPS shows in Georgia
  4. Jury imaging and information from Larry Berman and Larry Sanders
  5. Art Fair Sourcebook from Greg Lawler
  6. $100 gift certificate from Red River Paper
  7. Ingot weights for your canopy from CanopyWeights.com
  8. $50 discount on a canopy banner from CanopyBanner.com
  9. A year's membership at FestivalNet.com
  10. and to top it off a $100 gift certificate for Amazon from ACT.com
  11. and much more

If ArtFairInsiders.com has taught you anything, found a good show, found a friend, sold or bought a tent, helped you with jurying then you need to click on this birthday cake and pledge your $$ right now. 

Drawing for prizes on Thursday, May 31, at 6 pm ET.8869163664?profile=original

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8869187877?profile=originalTHURSDAY, MAY 31, 6 PM ET

You support our websites with your donations and we really appreciate it. We couldn't do it without you. Listen as Connie Mettler, host of ArtFairRadio.com and ArtFairCalendar.com and an art fair "celebrity", photography guru, Larry Berman, draw the names for the winners in 9th annual Pledge Drive.

We'll give away nearly $5000 in prizes to our patrons. If you sent us $$ during the Pledge Drive there is a very good chance you 8869188066?profile=originalwill win one of our 40 prizes!

Didn't Pledge yet? Time is running out! Deadline is 6 pm today. CLICK HERE for a chance to win and let us know we've been helpful to you as you get out and make money (or not) in the art fair business.

Click here to listen and learn who the winners are. Maybe you.

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I so much appreciate the generosity of all of our supporters. The following list 8869082057?profile=originalincludes not only our artist contributors but also art fair patrons who follow our online art fair news.

Everyone who contributed will have our special Supporter image added to their page here on ArtFairInsiders.com in recognition of their special status in our community. In addition they all win our AFI red bumper sticker for their art fair vehicle. Stick this on your bumper and everyone will know you are headed to an art fair and follow you there!

If your name is listed below please email me your mailing address so we can send the Red Dots out to you asap! Click here: info@artfaircalendar.com now.

Our thanks to David Frank, Claudia Winter, Carol Faith, Gary Willcock, Alicia Proffitt, Bill Moore, Suzanne Brown, Judy Zeddies, Phyllis Minnery, Paul Messink, Vicky Lilavois, Jeff Goodwin, Wiliam Verderber, Caroline Pouliot, Pat Finney, David Liebenthal, Suzanne Krongold, Liza Scheffer, New Prospect Pottery, Patricia Plasko, Judith Matijevic and Shirley Baker.

 Alison Fox, Alan Anderson, Michael Mettler (my brother even loves me!), Bobby Schochet, Oliver of Hampel Design, Clair Thompson, 6a00e54fba8a7388330168eb675e3b970c-120wi?width=150Annette Piper (from across the seas), Scott Fiegenbaum, Carol Shier, Maryllis Wolfgang, Hyacinth Manning, Dean Robinson and Nancy Grimsley.

Laurie Leonard, Anne Tindell, Henry Wood, Katharina Eltringham, Carrie Jacobson, Bonnie Gershenzen, Daryl Cohen, Terri Satterwhite, Pam Van Dyck, Juanita Martin, Patty Gamin, Norman Fleischner, Janice Haraburda, Beth Chavez, Doug Taylor, Margaret Rising, Rebecca Conklin, Erin Rossi, Clyde Smith, Woody & Judy Smith, Ronald Graham, Gretchen Baneyx, Cecily Chaney, my dear friend Kay Gallagher, Elizabeth Gordon, Sharie Cannon, Kerri Norman, Lee Casucci, Terri Pease, Sharon McSherry, New Earth Beauty, Barry Bernstein, Colin Murray and Geri Wegner.

Paula Shoulders, B. Nelson who won this prize last year, Ruth Chio, Wandering Bob, Kathleen Barrath, Je t'adorn, Jane Easterbrook, Christine Noah-Cooper, Leo Schindler, Dawn Rasmussen, Brooke Andrews, Don Lake, Tom Harris, Creathia Reyer, Rush Creek, Chris Jones, Roberta Coren, L. Donet, Michele Reynolds, Peggy Nitzkin, Donna Kunce, Julie Yolles, Steve Cebula, David Czerniak, Allison Burch and Celia Strickler.6a00e54fba8a7388330168eb67606f970c-120wi?width=150

Relished Artistry, Bettys Jewelry, Brittney Baber, John Pompeo, Susan Hohman, Lori Flanders, Leslie Belcher, Shoshana Matthews, Window to Wisconsin, Leslie Belcher, Roberta Starabird, Harrison Otalor, Keri Ippolito, Sharon Reagan and Priscilla Cunningham.

Peggy Azallion, Bearcat Woodworks, Camille & John Staropoli, David Campione, Lisa Cutler, James Nelson, Helen Jarocki, Sandy Schimmel, Scrap Felt and Nancy Boyles, Ann Bowdish, Beth Tivol, Anne Krafve-Nelson, Heather Watson, Robert Blue, Denice Bizot, Suzanne Bellows and Joel Frader.

Philip Marty, Monika Green, Cheryl Nugent, Susan Brown-Gordon, First Impression, Ginny Herzog, Don Mabry, John Leben and my good old friend Jan Richardson.

Thanks also to these patrons:

Douglas Batesky, Nancy Wasserman, B. Felt, Melanie Rolfes, Delpfine Welch and Barbara Poole! Patrons Kathy Oda, Jo Chamness, Mary Johnston, Kim 6a00e54fba8a73883301630571aa4f970d-120wi?width=150Yeager, Lynda Wallis, the DeMarias, Diane Rose Sugg, Ralph Sharp, Leslie Turner and Bill Miller, Fine Art Color Photography, LeMaur Jewelry and Icon Atelier.

Special thanks to our Angel supporter Linda Shields!

I owe many thanks to all the supporters of our recent pledge drive, not only the supporters who sent contributions but to the unprecedented generosity of many others who donated prizes:

Howard Alan, Bill Kinney, Scott Fox, Andreia Santos, Mt. Clemens Art Center, Larry Berman, Howard and Janet Rose, Festival Network Online, Patrick Mitchell, Stephanie Hill-Ross, Will Wagenaar, Bill Merritt, ActInsPro.com, Angela Lee, Brad Sears, Stewart Pellar, Diana Ferguson, Colin Murray, Alan Anderson, NAIAVirginia Higgins and Danette Smith.

You can see the winners of the really big prizes at this link: Here come the prizes!

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