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Call for Artists: MATERIAL MATTERS: Breaking With Tradition

Posted by Meg Mettler on June 29, 2018 at 7:00am

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October 6 - 28

Brooklyn, NY

<55 Artists

Gallery Exhibition Dates:

Sat., October 6 - Sun., October 28, 2018. Weekends 1-6 P.M.

Opening Reception: Sat., October 6, 2018 from 1-6 P.M.

Ours is a truly unique gallery - 25,000 square feet in a Civil War-era warehouse on the Red Hook waterfront in Brooklyn, NY. The vista of New York Harbor, spanning the Statue of Liberty to the Verrazano Bridge is one of the best in the city. Our 18,000 annual visitors also enjoy the nearby restaurants, bars, IKEA and Fairway Market. Its enormous space affords us the opportunity to exhibit large work, and we welcome it. We will be using 8,000 square feet for this show, and look forward to exhibiting artist's work from all around the country, work in all sizes, and subjects, and media.

We have two synergistic missions:

* to assist emerging artists in advancing their artistic careers

* to present the art-of-today in an easily accessible format

As an expression of culture, art is often unconventional and rebellious; experimental and insightful. Yet, art by necessity relies upon familiar traditions to achieve its unconventional ends. This is why the better we know our traditions, the more cleverly we can break them.

The Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition (BWAC)'s annual exhibition, Material Matters, asks artists who work in a variety of traditional materials -- clay, glass, wood, metal or fiber/textile -- to consider the traditions underpinning their work and the rules and conventions they break in method or material. Artists are invited to submit original works that change traditional "ways of seeing" by demonstrating a break with the past or suggesting a new way forward, whether toward logical or illogical conclusions.

New this year: We have added fiber/textiles to the accepted media.

Our juror is Melissa Stern, artist and journalist. Her drawing and sculpture have been exhibited in museums, galleries, private and corporate collections throughout the world. Her art reviews and cultural commentary have been featured in Hyperallergic, a Brooklyn-based digital arts publication, and she serves as Art Editor for Posit, a journal of literature and art.

Testimonials:

Wonderful space. Totally loved the last exhibition. Albert TainoImage Areizaga

Put on your walking shoes; there is so much fantastic art to see. Victoria Lapin

Gigantic scale, relaxing atmosphere, harbor/loft environment. Astounding creativity all around. A must-see weekend destination. Mary Bullock

Prize Awards:

$450 in Cash Awards:

Gold -- $250 cash prize
Silver -- $150 cash prize
Bronze -- $50 cash prize
Five (5) Certificates of Merit will also be awarded.

APPLY: http://bwac.org/2018/04/material-matters-breaking-with-tradition-2018/

More Information: http://bwac.org/

Contact: Virginia Ross bwacjuriedshows@gmail.com

Call for Artists: 41st Cincinnati Winterfair

Posted by Meg Mettler on June 27, 2018 at 7:00am

November 23-25

Covington, KY

Northern Kentucky Convention Center

Presented By: Ohio Designer Craftsmen

220 Artists

Deadline: July 1

Application Fee: $27 Booth Fee: $390-$765

The Greater Cincinnati Winterfair opens the day after Thanksgiving on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. This event attracts an average audience of 8,000 enthusiastic and loyal attendees from the tri-state area.

Located at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center, across the river from Cincinnati, the venue provides easy show hours and wonderful amenities for participating artists.

Marketing:

We have a three-prong plan that includes print, digital and social media marketing that includes advertising in partnership with local television and radio stations, email blasts, postcard mailings, print ads and coupons in newspapers and gift guides. We utilize social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest) to enhance marketing to young artists and attendees about the event and participating artists.

We post updates, share information about artists and this year will experiment more with posting feature stories about participating artists to drive attendance to the event in general and the artist's booth specifically.

Artists participating in the Cincinnati Winterfair noted exceptional sales at this three-day event and also had this to add:

"Great location, quality of work is good and staff is great!"
Jaron Resser, an artist who participated in both Winterfair shows in 2015 has this to add: "Both the Columbus and Cincinnati Winterfair are well put together and offer some of the best artists a great opportunity to sell their works.

Apply: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=6405

More Information: ohiocraft.org/craft-fairs/

Contact: Roxanne McGovern, fairs@ohiocraft.org, (614) 486-7119

Call for Artists: 42nd Columbus Winterfair

Posted by Meg Mettler on June 27, 2018 at 7:00am

November 30-December 2

Columbus, Ohio

Presented By: Ohio Designer Craftsman

450 Artists

Deadline: July 1

Application Fee: $27 Booth Fee: $485-970

Moving up 14 spots to #13 on the 2016 Sunshine Artist 100 Best list in classic and contemporary crafts category, "the Columbus Winterfair is a show worth checking

out." Sunshine Artist , September 2016. Columbus Winterfair is 42 years old and still going strong. The show is supported by a loyal, craft-buying audience of 20,000, and draws patrons from Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis.

Marketing:

We support the mission and vision of Ohio Designer Craftsmen by successfully and actively marketing all programs, fine art fairs, and activities to a wide community audience. This includes: 1. Social media marketing across various social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram), 2. print and digital paid advertising, 3. targeted email blasts and emails, 4. mailing of postcards and posters, 5. online ticket give-a ways, 6. online ticket sales, and 7. billboard advertising.

Testimonials:

"For my first time at Winterfair I was exceptionally pleased with everything. I especially liked the bags that were handed out to every customer, the rest areas and plentiful seating, both things I think really help get people in the buying mood. I also thought the quality of work was excellent. I hope to be back next year!"
"Well run show, staff really nice and friendly."
"This was the single best $$ art show I've ever had. I thoroughly enjoyed this show, the other artists and especially the customers. Thank you for your hard work! I'm looking forward to next year!"

Apply: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=6406

For more Information: http://ohiocraft.org/craft-fairs/artist-application/

Contact: Roxanne McGovern, fairs@ohiocraft.org (614) 486-7119

Crosby Festival of the Arts

Posted by Lynn McAleer on June 25, 2018 at 5:07pm

This was my first time at Crosby. It was the most organized event I have ever been to! (except for one power hungry volunteer at the handicapped parking, there's always one)

When you checked in, they called a volunteer in your color area to say "booth 80 is here, is it clear?" If clear...they walked you to the area, if not they gave you a time frame or a slight alternative such as a booth or 2 away (hearing this in front of me). We weren't asked to move our vehicles unless someone else needed room, I moved my SUV back a few feet! My "yellow" section volunteers introduced themselves and said to let them know if I needed anything.

I was there alone and was treated wonderfully. I was offered help, shuttled back and forth when needed (asthmatic) without given the 3rd degree on why and I was even checked on. Volunteers came around in the morning with their clip boards to sign you up for a 15 minute break.

I must admit (as all other vendors I spoke to) that the vendor dinner on Friday night, had food that was terrible. I blame the caterer not Crosby. But it was nice to have our own area to go to. Friday night is for their major supporters since the tickets are very expensive. I was surprised at the sales I did and received an email from someone who wanted a special order from that night (you hear that a lot and don't usually hear back or if you do....not so fast!)

We had to deal with drizzle, partly cloudy, rain, heavy sunshine that baked us at 350 degrees for 45 minutes before it rained again! BUT.....the crowd was still there! I did amazing!

Sunday was gorgeous out but not as crowded, go figure! I still did great unlike a few vendors around me but you just never know. I have had a few bad shows also, we all have.

Getting us all out was just as organized, including getting me to my SUV. They remembered to check that. WOW! My "yellow" leader even had water for me. I was moving quite slowly because of being so tired and I was trying to breathe easy so not to put myself into an attack thinking I needed to rush.

This was my experience, I hope others had a good one as well.

So I look forward to being "invited" back again next year.....maybe I can get under more shade!

Do you have some good images we can use?

Posted by Connie Mettler on June 25, 2018 at 3:30pm

Looking for Images for our Websites

We are finally rebuilding our websites: ArtFairCalendar.com, CallsforArtists.comand ArtShowReviews.com and are looking for captivating images to showcase the art festival business.

Do you have any of the following that you'd like to share with us?

your best jury image
people shopping and having fun at an art fair
exceptional and attractive art fair images
group shots of artists; artists interacting with customers

Most importantly: what you think might "sell" a festival and bring people to attend

Requirements:

.jpg, .gif. or png. format only; files of less than 500 KB up to 20 MB; width 1500-2500 pixels, preferably horizontal. We will link back/caption the image to give you photo credit and PR.

Send them to me: info@artfaircalendar.com, asap! because this is what I'm doing on my summer vacation.

Call for Artists: 41st Annual Fall Art Fair at Queeny Park

Posted by Meg Mettler on June 25, 2018 at 7:00am

August 31-September 2
St. Louis, Missouri

41st Annual Fall Art Fair at Queeny Park

Queeny Park in West St. Louis County

Fri. 5pm-9pm; Sat. 10am-6pm; Sun. 11am-4pm

135 artists

Deadline: July 3

Application fee: $25; Booth fee: $225 (July 12 Late Deadline fee $50)

For 41 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.

Artists in all media are encouraged to apply. These shows feature juried local, regional and national artists' original work. From the pool of artists applying, about 135 artists from all over the US and Canada are invited to exhibit. These artists are selected by a professional jury process in eleven distinct media categories.

The show is presented in the indoor, air-conditioned setting of the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in west St. Louis County.

Food and refreshments are available on site, parking for the public and artists is free. Live music playing during wine tasting and peak attendance. During Sunday afternoon, an interactive children's art education program encourages families with youngsters to meet and talk with artists and learn about their work.

Noteworthy:

An air-conditioned indoor art fair, no worry about the weather, tents or security plus free electricity
Cash awards totaling $4,500
Booth sitters, 24-hour security. Rest easy knowing your booth is locked up safely at night.
Excellent marketing campaign, expanded to television, newspaper, magazine and radio advertising, internet and e-mail promotion
Promotional postcards, business cards and coupons provided free to exhibiting artists
Live music throughout the art fair
Wine tasting Friday & Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoon

July 3: Deadline for the Spring Art Fair at Queeny Park. Entry fee is $25.00.
July 12: Late entry deadline. You may enter after July 3, but no later than July
12; the late Entry Fee is $50.00. Absolutely no entries will be
accepted after the July 12th deadline.
July 20: Artist Notification via e-mail.
Aug. 1: Deadline to pay your booth fee.
Aug. 10: No booth fee will be refunded after this date.
Aug. 31: Booth set-up starting 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Learn more & apply: www.artfairatqueenypark.com/

You may also contact: Vic Barr, GSLAA President

(314)997-1181 vicbarr@sbcglobal.net

Call for Artists: 5th Beaches Art Festival

Posted by Connie Mettler on June 22, 2018 at 8:57am

October 13 & 14

Jacksonville Beach, Florida

Pablo Ave. (Beach Blvd. & A1A)

Deadline: July 6

Application Fee: $25

Booth Fee: $275 (12x10) $550 (24x10)

Two sides open option for additional fee. (very limited)

Produced by artists for artists; we understand your needs!

The Beaches Art Fest, is a juried art and fine craft event presented by The Beaches Museum & History Park and Driftwood Jacksonville Beach and produced by Holiday Art Shows. It will consist of outstanding artists and craftsmen from around the country. The jury committee carefully selects only the best work in each category assuring a well-rounded quality art and fine craft festival.

You'll find everything from exquisite jewelry to funky and functional pottery, abstract sculpture to glistening glass, hand-woven fashions to stunning photography, extraordinary paintings to wonderful wood carvings; this is an art fest you won't want to miss!

Stretching two city blocks, Pablo Avenue will become an extraordinary outdoor art gallery highlighting the true stars of the event; the artists. Each is available to discuss their work, share their stories and answer your questions. This is the perfect opportunity to explore a wonderful palette of diverse artwork. It is going to be a great event with something for everyone!

MEDIA/ADVERTISING
We are planning a very aggressive advertising and marketing campaign which will include; newspapers, magazines, signage, banners, radio, posters, fliers and social networking in the Jacksonville area, as well as all neighboring communities.

APPLY: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=6537

Contact: Lynn Wettach, lynn@holidayartshows.com (904) 794-0084

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Find even more art fairs for your 2018 season: www.CallsforArtists.com

Safety and Security at Art Fairs

Posted by Connie Mettler on June 19, 2018 at 4:30pm

This past weekend Trenton, New Jersey, hosted "Art All Night", intended to bring the community together. In the midst of it a gunfire broke out.

Organizers canceled the remainder of the event, billed as "24 hours of community, creativity and inspiration."

The festival typically draws more than 30,000 visitors to view work from more than 1,500 artists as well as exhibitions of glass blowing and woodwork, The Trentonian reported on its website. About 50 bands also play on three stages.

Take care of yourselves out there.

Here is a thoughtful report from MSN.com: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gang-shootout-at-new-jersey-arts-festival-kills-1-injures-22/ar-AAyMDWH

Learn more: http://nj1015.com/murphy-says-more-fed-gun-control-needed-after-art-show-shooting/

Whoops! Sorry for all the ads today

Posted by Connie Mettler on June 11, 2018 at 10:10am

When you got your art fair news email from ArtfairInsiders.com on Monday morning it was FULL of ads. Our apologies to you.

A recent frauding of my credit card meant the service we use, Feedblitz.com, to send these emails, had incorrect information in the billing and it did not go through. Which means it reverted to the "free" service which is full of ads, not the "ad-free" service we purchase.

Fixed now.

Connie, Tina & Meg

Last Call: Gold Coast Art Fair - Chicago

Posted by Connie Mettler on June 7, 2018 at 12:58pm

June 16 & 17
Chicago

Limited Space Available!

The "Granddaddy of American Art Festivals," returns to Grant Park, Chicago's premier festival destination! Now celebrating its 61st year, the Gold Coast Art Fair is the 3^rdoldest and by far one of the most well attended art festivals in Chicago. Located within walking distance of the Art Institute of Chicago, Millennium Park, The Bean, and Buckingham Fountain, the Gold Coast Art Fair draws hundreds of thousands of art enthusiasts from Chicago and the surrounding suburbs annually. A heavy advertising program also brings in tourists who buy art as a memory of their special time in Chicago. Chicago has just been rated one of the top 5 tourist destinations in the United States by Travel magazine.

Cash awards for top award winners.

The Gold Coast Art Fair features about 300 artists in a lovely setting with both lake views and vistas backed by the Chicago skyline. Paved walks lead to every booth and every artist is on the main loop or at a festival entry. Food, Beverage and Music oasis in each corner of the festival provide good rest stops for artists and visitors. A special Artist VIP tent provides backup support during the festival. Discounted parking is made available to artists.

Load in is dolly in and out, but most distances are short as we load this show in from three sides the day before the festival. Helpful staff is on site from load in through load out. Great music and food add to the weekend.

Artists will have the opportunity to interact with the public through art demos and booth chats.

Key Facts

Valet service/cartage in and out available (fee)
Urban setting
Dolly-in show
Rental of weights, tents, and panels available (fee)
Power available
Reserved close paid parking (fee)

Click here to apply now!

PO Box 550

Highland Park, IL 60035

P: 847 926 4300

AmdurProductions.com

Thanks to EVERY one

Posted by Cindy Cherrington on June 6, 2018 at 1:04pm

Thanks to everyone that has ever posted to this sight. I have learned so much from this site. If I didn't ask the question, then someone else did and my answer was right in front of me. I have come a long way from crafting to artist. I got my confidence right here, reading about everything one needed to know to move on and move up. Thank you to those who donated and those who donated prizes. I was a recipient of a beautiful piece of art. Thank you Joel! I may not post a lot but I do read a lot. Thanks especially to Connie! This is a fabulous site!

It was OK in OKC, The Paseo Arts Festival

Posted by S Brian Berkun on June 4, 2018 at 6:49pm

First time at this show. People were very engaged, enthusiastic and appreciative of the art and artists. They asked meaningful questions and showed a lot of interest. That interest translated into sales. Although some sales were out of the bin (they chose the largest of my matted pieces) many sales came off of the walls! It has been a long time since I was at a show that paid off as this one did.

It should be noted that for many years, there has been a "scab" show adjacent to this one. The Paseo Arts District distinguishes their artists from the other show by having the artists hang a green flag from their booths but honestly the difference in quality of the two shows does just as much to distinguish them. The quality of Paseo far exceeds "The Market" show.

The show brought a diverse group of patrons in all age groups. Weather didn't seem to phase the crowd even though it was extremely hot all weekend, 94+, with high humidity but no rain, I've been told it rains frequently during this show. Booths are set up back to back so there was little room for storage. Fortunately for me, the artist I backed up to suggested opening the back wall of my tent and I was able to get some much needed ventilation (many artists had fans!). One patron commented about my tent being the coolest one as many were very hot. It was not easy staying cool.

The show is held on Paseo St. which is a well know arts district, getting in to set up could have been worse if all artists had shown up at the same time but show management staggered arrival times based on location, even then artists themselves came in at staggered times making it easy to set up. Load out was fairly painless as some artists tend to get out quicker than others leaving room for the stragglers! There were plenty of booth sitters, snacks and water all weekend. Parking was located just behind and on the next street from Paseo.

Kalamazoo Institute of Art Fair—A Pretty Location, But Sales Were Pretty Low

Posted by Nels johnson on June 4, 2018 at 1:00pm

The KIA art Fair was last weekend. Artists setup early on Friday morn and the Fair is from 3pm-8pm that day.

Then on Saturday it runs from 9-5. No Sunday show.

It is setup in a beautiful downtown park, Bronson Park. Artists have plenty of room around and in the rear of their booths.

Setup and teardown are pretty mellow. You do not have any militant show people harping at you, unlike too many shows in Florida, especially in Naples.

The Show has about 200 plus artists. There is a comfortable mix of newbies combined with old vets like me.

Their are lots of artists with cheap pop up tents, luckily there were no bad winds to damage them.

I have done this show off and on over 15 times and always come away with a nice profit, at least 5x my booth fee. THE show is only an hour away from my Saugatuck casa, and I just spend one night in a hotel.

the last two years I have made an easy 10x my booth, so I was licking my chops going there this year. I had 20 new images and felt I would sell a goodly number of $150 framed ones.

Boy was I wrong.

Not only me. A lot of fellow artists were disappointed. The show did not click.

Both day’s we had mellow cooler weather and the crowds turned out big time.

Lots of young families with eager kids. There was a nice mix of older “Good Shoes” people.

Trouble was, they all kept their hands in their pockets. I only saw about a dozen larger pieces of art go by my booth both days.

Sadly, I only sold one, $150 framed image. Last year I sold 12. Go figure.

Most of the crowd were just walking and talking and not really looking.

Frankly, I think I am going to have to give this show a break and go elsewhere next year.

If you are selling Lowend crafty, conservative art or crafts you might give it a try.

Kalamazoo has become a cool town, lots of good restaurants and bars to choose from and they are not pricey.

Oh well, I am on to Columbus next. I see mucho dinero in my future.

Booth Photo Question for submission! | Can I set it up in my yard? for Jury Photo?

Posted by Chris van atta on June 3, 2018 at 9:30pm

I have been gathering all the supplies needed to complete my booth set up! I have finally arrived ! Excited to set it up & take photos of it for submission.

My question is.. You think it will be ok to set it up in the yard? Or my storage location where there is plenty of room? Or is a must to have it set up at a actual show? There are deadlines coming upper some Florida shows and I need to have this done soon..

What is the best practice? Will it work against me if i just set it up at the house?

Do they care? any advice for success would be appreciated.. Chris

Be Prepared - even if you are not a Boy Scout

Posted by Connie Mettler on June 2, 2018 at 5:24pm

US Weight launched into the canopy weight business with artist Jim Eaton's canopy weight - the Eaton. Since then, the company has transformed the Eaton with knowledge and solutions from Jim to expand its line of canopy weights to the Tailgater and the Ingot weights.

The Tailgater's unique design allows artists to customize the amount of weight per leg required for their canopy. With no-pinch interlocking grooves on every weight, stack the tailgaters until they reach a desired amount of weight.

The Ingot, known as the Swiss army knife of canopy weights, takes versatility to the next level. Hang these 15 lb. weights with our C-hooks or secure the weights to the canopy poles using the interlocking design and included Velcro straps.

Windblown canopies are the number 1 cause of property loss and injury at outdoor events where canopies are widely used. US Weight is here to help! Protect your customers and art at the next festival with these professionally designed weights.

Direct from the manufacturer SPECIAL OFFER COUPON CODE:
(good until 10/1/2018)
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Shop US Weight at www.canopyweights.com. To activate this offer, key in the coupon code above at checkout and receive FREE FREIGHT PLUS an additional 10% discount on your order.

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A straight line storm last weekend in St. Louis, at the Schafly Bottleworks (Schafly's Art Outside Festival), closed down the art fair. If you are new to this business, please read and take heed. I attend festivals regularly and see tents with no weights. Granted, no weights could have prevented the damage at this event. A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help the artists who lost art and equipment.

Learn more here: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/storm-damage-forces-early-end-to-schlafly-s-art-outside/article_9d60ed2f-481c-550e-b850-a636af870893.html

Call for Artists: 8th Annual Mundelein Arts Festival

Posted by Meg Mettler on June 1, 2018 at 7:00am

September 8 & 9

Mundelein, Illinois

Presented By: Mundelein Community Connection

45 Artists

Deadline: June 15

Application Fee: $25 Booth Fee: $130

The Mundelein Arts Festival is located in beautiful Kracklauer Park in the heart of Mundelein. The festival is very visible from Rt. 45, a 4 lane thoroughfare. Mundelein is a village of 31,000 people located in the northern suburbs of Chicago. It was voted "10 best Chicago Suburbs for families" and "10 best Chicago Suburbs for young couples" by Chicago Magazine. An extensive network of nearby highways allows easy access to a host of neighboring cities, as well as Chicago and southern Wisconsin.

In addition to professional artists, Mundelein Fine Arts Festival and will feature live music, and delicious food from local vendors plus artwork created by students from Mundelein and Carmel Catholic High Schools. Selected students will be awarded a cash scholarship to help further his or her art career.

The marketing plan is extensive and includes Print, Media Ads, Social Media, Radio and outdoor signage.

There is easy access to all booth locations so that it is easy to set up and take down art displays. Volunteers will be on hand to assist artists throughout the weekend.

APPLY: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=6307

More Information: http://www.mundeleincommunityconnection.org/art-festival-general-information.html

Contact: Christa Lawrence clawrence@mundeleinparks.org (847) 388-5455

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Find more art fairs coast to coast looking for you: www.CallsforArtists.com

Pledge Drive Winners - 2018

Posted by Connie Mettler on May 31, 2018 at 9:00pm

Many, many thanks for all the pledges. This was one of our most successful pledge drives so far. I appreciate your generosity, some of you for many, many years. The art fair business thrives under its community umbrella. Sharing with one another enriches everyone.

Here are the names drawn today in the order in which they were drawn. Everyone on this list should take look at the prize page here and make a choice and send that choice to me: info@artfaircalendar.com. Obviously the first few people will get their top choices, so the farther you are down on the list please send me at least 3 choices.

Please let me hear from you by late Sunday. If you haven't contacted me by then I'll move on to the next person. On Monday morning any prizes that have not been claimed will be given to others whose name was not drawn.

1. Virginia Barney chooses:
Carolyn Edlund's e-course, Marketing Strategies for Artists

2. Michelle Stoffan & Bernie Atkins choose: consultation with Connie Mettler

3. Donald Golden chooses: a $300 Flourish gift certificate

4. Wendy Lea chooses: the $100 Amazon gift certificate from ACTInsurance.com

5. George Ceffalio chooses: a $200 Pro Panels gift certificate

6. Linda Pudlik

7. Richard Sherer chooses: a $300 Flourish Displays gift certificate

8. Brent Coulter chooses: a $200 Pro Panels gift certificate

9. Nels Johnson chooses: $100 gift certificate good for any Red River Paper

10. Pescha Penso

11. Joyce Wathen chooses: Fire HD 8 Tablet with Alexa, from ArtFairCalendar.com

12. Dave Grabarczyk chooses: Echo smart speaker from ArtFairInsiders.com

13. Myan Sorensen chooses: Art Fair SourceBook Pocket Edition

14. Al Scovern chooses: Sherer Saddles leather canteen from ArtShowReviews.com

15. Betty Barrett chooses: "How to Organize and Host an Art Festival" from ResultsCatalystConsulting.com

16. Kristof Socha chooses: Sterling Pendant & Earrings from DebbieStillmanJewelry.com

17. Dawn McDermid chooses: free booth space at Studio Clearance Sale, Waukesha, WI from Colin Murray

18. Jeanne Nuber

19. Bruce Mowry

20. Rebekah Fox chooses: Canopy weight set from CanopyWeights.com

21. Susan Rausch

22. Mary Toshach chooses: 3D Fitness Tracker from CallsforArtists.com

23. Roxanne Coffelt chooses: Imaging or Photography Services from BermanGraphics.com

24. Patty DeMaria chooses: Jury Image services from Larry Sanders, www.juryimage.com

25. Bridget Tremaine chooses: $200 Pro Panel gift certificate

26. Debra Facciolo chooses: 1 year advertising on ArtFairCalendar.com or ArtFairInsiders.com

27. Heidi Mandich chooses: free booth space at the Old Town Art Fair in St. Augustine from HolidayShows.com

28. Lora Yowell

29. Sandra Gross chooses: Kettle gourd by Bonnie Eastwood from ArtFairInsiders.com

30. Cindy Cherrington chooses: Wall Street Pen from Joel Lockridge, BourbonPens.com

31. Mills Riddick

Next Podcast: Drawing for the Pledge Drive Prizes

Posted by Connie Mettler on May 31, 2018 at 8:30am

THURSDAY, 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 will 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.

20 things That Every Artist Needs

Posted by Connie Mettler on May 30, 2018 at 8:32am

2 - $300 gift certificates from FlourishDisplays.com
2 - $300 gift certificates from ProPanels.com
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
Jury imaging and information from Larry Berman and Larry Sanders
Art Fair Sourcebook from Greg Lawler
$100 gift certificate from Red River Paper
Ingot weights for your canopy from CanopyWeights.com
$50 discount on a canopy banner from CanopyBanner.com
A year's membership at FestivalNet.com
and to top it off a $100 gift certificate for Amazon from ACT.com
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.

4 "How To" Prizes: Organize an art fair, market your art, sell your work, bring buyers back

Posted by Connie Mettler on May 28, 2018 at 8:30pm

Here are 4 more prizes available in our pledge drive - helpful guides, lessons, workbooks and statistics distilled from years of experience of show organizers, artists, teachers and marketers:

1. The How to Organize & Host a Community Arts Festival Guide- 80 pages

Presented in a binder format fair organizers can create their own contact lists, budgets, promotions matrix, etc, and swap the examples for their specific info. This is designed for those just starting to plan a festival and those who need to take their festival to the next level. It has suggested task checklists for each committee head, a CD included.

Some of the things you will find in the guide:

• Basic Organization
• Setting the Stage for Future Years
• Committee Head "Job Descriptions" and Task Checklists
• Sample Budget and forms
• How to Fund the Festival
• How to Attract and Retain Quality Artists
• How to Attract and Reward Volunteers

From Brenda Conway, http://www.resultscatalystconsulting.com, Value: $200

2. Marketing Strategies for Artists, an e-course

Ready to grow your art business? This course will teach you how to:

Develop your best portfolio, present yourself professionally, and get your work taken seriously.
Identify your target audience, and write compelling marketing messages
Get press coverage, gain testimonials, and develop a raving fan base for your art.
Use smart marketing techniques, ranging from direct mail and advertising to online and email campaigns.
Build your network, make repeat sales and get referrals to new collectors.
Create an effective art website that shares your story and portfolio with the world.
Use social media to build a fan base, and drive traffic to view your work.
Create a solid plan, market your work, gather prospects, follow up - CLOSE THE SALE!

From Carolyn Edlund, Founder of Artsy Shark and Executive Director of The Arts Business Institute, value $147

3. The "E's of Selling Art System" Guidebook and Flashcard Set.

Those deadly words, "I'll be back." This guidebook will walk you through to the sale. This is a complete re-invention of the concept of selling art in face-to-face events.

Taking the "selling" part and removing it, this is a system that focuses on learning to love and trust your talent and find loving homes for your art. Featured on this site, there is a full BlogTalk Radio interview with Connie. http://bit.ly/mgwchat

From Mckenna Hallett, MyGoldenWords.com, value $87

4. Art Fair Report

At ArtFairCalendar.com we surveyed over 50,000 of our subscribers, asking "What is America's Best Art Fair?" Read this 60 page report and learn what the art fair patrons really think about the nation's art festivals. You'll hear first hand why buyers come to art fairs and what you can do to keep them coming.

Perfect for an art festival looking to reinvent itself and for sharing with committee members.

From Constance Mettler, ArtFairCalendar.com, value $89

See all the prizes and get your pledge in today. Drawing is on May 31, 6 pm ET. CLICK HERE NOW.

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