recently part of the edina fine art show in minneapolis. generally described as 50th and france st in edina. nice show with high quality art and a high reputation in an upscale suburb of minneapolis.
the title of this blog refers to the MORE ART (arrow) that was positioned on 50th st pointing to the lund (grocery store) parking lot where 40 or so artists found ourselves. out of sight (other than the sign) out of the way(all of us) and out of luck (some of us). i cant and wont say that everyone had a bad show but the lack of the same crowd that was afforded those on 50th or france was definitely a factor for a lot of us.
maybe a newbie lot you say? why? same bad booth fee, same bad setup, same bad experience and more than many on the main drag. this kind of treatment is just plain wrong and im putting it kindly. we pay the same booth fee to have the same shot at the same crowd with a show setup that makes sense for the customer AND the artist. promoters and artists alike know from the get go that when a MORE ART} sign goes up, the setup is WRONG.
greed has wormed its way in and it has no place in a quality show like edina. we and others were sandwiched in like sardines, pull up to your booth option doesnt exist even though we were assured that it did and while 12 booths enjoyed a 20 ft aisle, the other 24 of us were graced with an 8 footer. i kept looking at it trying to figure out who couldnt read a tape. STOP the lund lot, edina. put us on 50th or france or dont put us at all. ill take my chances with the jury.
if you feel like your wallet has to have a lund lot, make it VOLUNTARY. given the option, i would have and should have stayed at home. just make sure the option is accompanied by a pic of the MORE ART} sign. well figure it out. and by the way, lunds is a GREAT grocery store.
