I attended this art fair for the first time this past weekend, September 16-17, 2017. The traffic was excellent on Saturday and I did really well in terms of sales. Traffic and sales were down for me on Sunday but all in all a good show...a little over $1000 for the weekend. Met many nice people and was set up next to a photographer from Aurora, IL. Dave Barnes and his wife Donna are very nice and made the weekend more fun. I bought a photograph on canvas from Dave...picture of four Ibis taken in the ocean...Sanibel Island, FL. Another juried show with approximately 130 vendors. I will apply to this show again next year.
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This is a one day show the Sunday before Labor Day from 10-5:00. I did this show last year and had almost $1100 in sales; did the show again this year and had almost $1000 in sales. The show had only 30 vendors so sales of this magnitude seems very good to me. Maybe my art fits well with the clientele. I recommend this venue for other artists in the area. The booth fee is only $65 if entry is early. The show is also juried.
Lu and I did something that we have never done in 50 years of doing Art Fairs. We arrived at Mountain State Art and Craft Festival in Ripley, WV on Thursday to set up for the weekend. When we arrived we found that the booth space assigned to us was totally unacceptable. It was a10' x 20' vertical space in a U shaped tent arrangement facing another tent in the middle of the U shape. There was only one entrance to the tents as one side was closed off by a food vender and the entrance was about 10' wide facing a lake. There was only one entrance to get to our booth space which was occupied by a large truck and trailer which left no room to even dolly in to our space. We have always had a 20' horizontal space for all the years that we have done this show. This show has been one of our favorite shows for years ( 10+ years ), but it will be our last time.
After careful consideration and talking to the show director who could care less about our problem and concerns. We drove home. it turned out to be a 400 mile round trip.
We hope other artist did well and enjoyed the use of our space.
February 24Kalamazoo, Michigan
9:00am-4:00pm
Kalamazoo Expo Center and Fairgrounds
Presented by Road Wife Productions LLC
(Bonnie Blandford & Michael Kifer)
145+ artists depending on the number of double booths
Deadline: October 1
Application Fee: $20
Booth Fees: start at $150: 10'x10'; $225: 15'x10': $295: 20x10
Why go to Kalamazoo in February?
It's 7 hours of as much fun as we can make it and the focus is all on helping you sell your work. This is the show to sell your leftovers, seconds, the last one left and those pieces that only you love at a discount. Along with your art, you're welcome to sell items you've traded for over the years and some supplies although the work you applied with must be primary in your booth.
No buy/sell.
In 2017 we had 5,000 people come through the show ($5 paid admission so we know exact numbers). Weather is rarely an issue, they are lined up and waiting.
Rent a couple of tables, make some fun signs and sell it!
Learn more: www.GarageSaleArtFair.com
Questions? Bonnie@GarageSaleArtFair.com
Weather was great for this fair. Fairly steady crowd but not a huge number of lookers/buyers. For me, a woodturner, the show was disappointing considering the distance traveled and the $300 set up fee. I did about $260-280 in sales each day. The one highlight was that I won a 2nd place ribbon and $150. This was a first for me.
I attended three Chicago area shows this season...an experiment. Given the set up fees and amount of sales among the shows, I will not likely risk going to this area again.
2018 ARTIGRAS FINE ARTS FESTIVAL
EXTENDS APPLICATION DEADLINE DUE TO HURRICANE IRMA
JUPITER, Fla. – The Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce has extended its artists’ application deadline online at zapplication.org to Monday, September 18, for the 2018 ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival scheduled for February 17-19, 2018 in Jupiter.
The ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival, celebrating its 33rd anniversary in 2018, is the premier fine art festival the Palm Beaches. Ranked as one of the top 50 art shows in the United States, ArtiGras showcases a unique juried exhibition of 300 fine artists from all over the country. The three-day event also features interactive art exhibits, children’s activities, live music, and demonstrations that provide an arts experience like no other in South Florida. ArtiGras is produced by the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce and is presented by Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.
Artists’ applications are being accepted for jury selection in 13 fine art categories including Ceramics, Digital Art, Drawing and Printmaking, Fiber (Wearable and Non-Wearable), Glass, Jewelry, Metal, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Sculpture and Wood. Entries are reviewed by an expert panel of jurors for 270 fine art spaces.
In addition, the ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival offers the “Emerging Artist” category for local artists. This program offers selected developing artists mentoring services, professional booth photos, complimentary tent rental and a profile in the ArtiGras program. Qualifications include artists who have never exhibited in a show and reside in the Palm Beach County area. Emerging Artist applicants should proceed in the same manner as professional artists and submit their artwork online through Zapplication.org.
Deadline for artists to apply online for inclusion in ArtiGras is Monday, September 18, 2017. Artists can email artists@artigras.org, call (561) 748-3942 or visit www.artigras.org for more information.
About The Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce
The Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit organization whose more than 900 members represent all aspects of business and industry. Their continuing mission is to be the unified voice of business driving sustainable growth and prosperity. The Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce focuses on the development and retention of businesses, taking an active role in business, providing meaningful member services and improving the quality of life for all residents in their community.
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Media contact: Rebecca Seelig, PBPR, (561) 628-5929, rebecca@pb-pr.com
| November 11 & 12 Dallas, Texas Application deadline: September 30 |
| Event Summary: Turtle Creek Fine Arts Festival kicks off its inaugural event in Reverchon Park, a 43-acre community park. Winding its way through the heart of Dallas, Turtle Creek is charming with its serene shores, manicured parks, walking paths and neighborhood events. Turtle Creek borders the Downtown arts district as well as Highland Park, and the Oaklawn/ Cedar Springs neighborhoods. This Dallas neighborhood is considered to be one of the wealthiest zip codes in metro Dallas and is home to one of the largest and most enthusiastic art buying communities.
The Turtle Creek Arts Festival is a two-day fine art outdoor festival, located in one of the most prestigious areas of Dallas, featuring approximately 125 painters, photographers, sculptors, metalwork, glass artists, jewelers and more! The Festival will also offer artist demonstrations, live acoustic music, festival foods and beverages. We're often told we have the best "festival foods" around!
The 2017 Turtle Creek Arts Festival is organized by the AFFPS, LLC and a board of experts in various artistic disciplines, which has a long history of building some of the most notable events in the south with several holding spots in the TOP 100 in the nation. The festival will uphold the highest standards supporting the arts and offer participating artists the environment to nurture an appreciation for their skills.
Festival Hours: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
General Information IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES: Accept applications: July 07, 2017 Application deadline: September 30, 2017 Jury dates: October 01-02, 2017 Notification of acceptance: October 04, 2017 Accept invitation & purchase deadline: October 20, 2017 Wait List Released: October 21, 2017 |
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What: Turtle Creek Arts Festival
Where: Reverchon Park - Turtle Creek
3505 Maple Drive, Dallas, TX 75219
2400 Turtle Creek Blvd. TX 75219
When: November 11-12, 2017
Saturday 10am - 5pm; Sunday 11am - 5pm
NOTEWORTHY:
AMENITIES:
Jury: $25 (ZAPP)/ $35 (mail in)
Booth Fees: $225 Regular/$450 Double
Corners Upgrade$75 (limited availability)
Our Story...
The AFFPS is proud to announce the Inaugural Turtle Creek Artist Festival on November 11-12, 2017 in Dallas, TX. We simply had to do it! Not only did we fall in love with Dallas, we fell big time! We will transform the park into an outdoor art gallery, that everyone will enjoy. This two-day event will feature up to 125 fine local and regional artists and artisans along tree lined Turtle Creek Blvd in Park. This is definitely an event that you do not want to miss!
The Turtle Creek area is rich with one of the largest and most enthusiastic art buying communities in the Dallas / Downtown area. Visitors from across downtown, trendy areas, such as Oaklawn and Highlands area expected over the weekend to view the many painters, photographers, sculptors, leather and metal craft persons, glass blowers, jewelers and more! The Festival will also offer visitors the opportunity to view artist demonstrations, enjoy live entertainment, participate in hands-on art activities, and enjoy festival foods and beverages.
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| AFFPS | 404-873-1222 | info@affps.com | www.affps.com | www.turtlecreekartsfestival.com |
This is terrific information, and not just for artists! Copy and paste anywhere you think it will be seen by those impacted by the storm. (Note: My home and property and family are all safe, unaffected by the storm.)
1. File with FEMA and get your FEMA number ASAP! You will need it for everything. Download the FEMA app now. They now prefer that you register online rather than the phone.
2. File a claim with BOTH your homeowner's and flood insurance. Even though it's a flood, homeowners will cover some wind damage and most of them will give you money for "loss of use" if you can't live in your house.
3. File for DSNAP-Disaster food stamps. ANYONE in the affected areas can get them, they are not just for poor people. Do not be proud, you can use the money you save on food to replace clothes and other necessities.
4. File for Disaster Unemployment. Again, DO NOT BE PROUD! If you can't live in your house or go to work because your work is closed or flooded, this applies to you.
5. Get rental assistance. FEMA and SBA provide rental assistance to help pay for a place to live until you can get back into your house or find a new one.
6. If you want to buy a house, apply for an SBA loan. The interest rates will be VERY CHEAP. Although it is called the SBA, it is for homeowner too.
7. The Salvation Army and American Red Cross will sometimes give away money as well. Just call them and apply.
8. Check local businesses for specials and discounts for people in the affected flood areas. Businesses will offer everything from half price pizza to furniture and clothing specials.
9. Call all of your bill collectors and notify them that you are in the affected area and/or that your house flooded. Most will delay your bill due dates for a month or two. This includes your mortgage company, cable, electricity, water, credit card companies, phone etc.
10. Most importantly, allow people to help you! They want to and you need the help!
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On Friday I got an email from St. Stephen's Church that puts on the St. Stephen's Art Show in Miami calling for help in boarding up the church to get ready for Hurricane Irma. For some reason this really hit me since I obviously couldn't do anything from Minnesota but I really wished I could help all the artists that are going to be or have already been effected by the terrible hurricanes this year. I had planned to donate to the artist relief funds but when I thought about how I was going to be having perfect weather for this weekend's art fair I thought I would do my best to share that positive weather karma.
I decided to donate 25% of my sales from my show in Northfield MN to artists hit by the hurricanes. I'm happy to say I had a record breaking show for this little show. I plan to donate half to the fund Connie mentioned last week: Jerry's Artarama's fund: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054faaa629a3f49-jerrys
I would like to donate the other half to a fund in Florida. If anyone knows of any please let me know.
I hope that everyone is safe down there and that everyone gets the help they need to recover fully from these devastating storms. I've only been doing Florida shows the last few years but I feel like I already know and love the area. I also know that as an artist it is hard enough to do what we do and having this kind of destruction take over your life has got to be immensely challenging. I am glad there are good organizations out there helping our artists. Thank you so much to the people doing this amazing work!
And know we are all thinking of you all down there!
Grace. Photograph by Phoenix. All Rights Reserved.
Call to Artists & Photographers
You are invited to enter the 5th annual ENDANGERED Fine Art and Photography Contest. This global, juried online contest aims to focus attention on the plight attention of endangered and threatened species/habitats. The challenge is to intrepret or reflect ENDANGERED through either
Please note - species do not have to be formally listed as endangered in order to be eligible for this contest as long as an element of threat exists.
The Categories for entries are:
The deadline for submission is 8th October, 2017.
Submit online at http://www.art4apes.com and see full terms and conditions. Up to 2 images for consideration by the jury per entry may be submitted accompanied by a donation of $35 that goes directly to the Center for Great Apes. There is no limit on the number of entries which may be made (each entry consisting of two images for consideration). Please email lindsey@art4apes.com with any questions.
Cash prizes totaling $3,250 will be awarded in each category. Prizewinners plus an invited selection of other entries of significant merit will be exhibited in Miami during Art Week December 6-9th, 2017. Keep checking your Juried Art Services account for updates.
Young Artists with birthdays on or after October 1st, 1998, are encouraged to enter their work in the Young Artists Category. We will accept individual or class/group entries. Please enter jpeg images of your work through the Juried Art Services website checking the category Young Artists. Young Artist entries should be accompanied by a donation of $5 for each entry that goes directly to the Center for Great Apes.
Cash prizes totaling $500 will be awarded in the Young Artists Contest.
All proceeds, including entry fee will go directly to the Center for Great Apes, a sanctuary for orangutans and chimpanzees (http://www.CenterForGreatApes.org).
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December 9-10
Mesa, Arizona
Presented By: Mesa Arts Center
60 Artists
Deadline: September 22
Application Fee: $25 before 8/11; $40 after 8/11
Booth Fees start at $250
Located on the beautiful Mesa Arts Center campus in the heart of downtown Mesa, the Mesa Arts Festival is an excellent opportunity for artists to display and sell work to thousands of visitors looking to purchase unique holiday gifts.
Mesa Arts Center's campus will host a spirited holiday extravaganza unlike any other. The free annual festival will feature original works of art for sale from local, regional and national artists in various mediums, live entertainment showcasing local and national talent on two stages, live artist demonstrations, a family activity area and an array of culinary delights.
The Mesa Arts Festival will be promoted via TV, Radio, print and digital/social media outlets.
The Mesa Arts Festival will be promoted via TV, Radio, print and digital/social media outlets.
- All artists will be selected through an in house jury process
- Only handmade originals by the displaying artist(s) are allowed
- Fine Art categories include: ceramic, drawing/pastel, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, 2-D mixed media, 3-D mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and wood
- Two accepted artists may share one booth (both artists have to juried and be accepted).
The Mesa Arts Center mission is to inspire people through engaging arts experiences that are diverse, accessible, and relevant. Owned and operated by the City of Mesa, Arizona's largest arts center is recognized as an international award-winning venue. The unique and architecturally stunning facility is home to four theaters, five art galleries, and 14 art studios and an artist cooperative gallery. Learn more: mesaartscenter.com
Apply: https://mesaartscenter.com/index.php/events/mesa-arts-festival
Contact: Kristin McLeod, Kristin.McLeod@mesaartscenter.com (480) 644-6622
Hurricane Irma delays the deadline. New deadline: Sept. 19
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If you have any time between September 20 and October 8 and live anywhere near Grand Rapids, MI, you owe it to yourself to attend the amazing ArtPrize. This is an open international art competition decided by public vote and expert jury who award $500,000 in prizes. ArtPrize is held throughout the city and is recognized as the most attended public art event on the planet.
Last year's grand prize winner of $200,000 was James Mellick, who has participated in art fairs for many years, with his entry "Wounded Warrior Dogs."
I talked to Jim in Grand Rapids and had a very good feeling that he could win with his wood carvings and the touching story of how the dogs were heroes and lo and behold a few days later he did win.
Artists who do art fairs have a feeling for the public and when there is a popular vote (as in this case) they stand a very good chance of being chosen. I knew him from participating in art fairs in Ohio, in particular the Ohio Designer Craftsmen shows in the Columbus area.
Here's an image of the advertising he was handing out asking visitors to vote for him:
Learn more about Jim, his work and start planning on making your entry for 2018!
See his presentation at the ArtPrize link: http://www.artprize.org/62592
Coconut Grove, FL
Along 3 beautiful city parks and the Biscayne Bay
Along 3 beautiful city parks and the Biscayne Bay
Presented By: Coconut Grove Arts & Historical Association
350 Artists
Deadline: September 17
Application Fee: $55 Booth Fee: $830
The Coconut Grove Arts Festival, one of the nation's foremost outdoor, fine-arts festivals and a signature South Florida event, presents more than 350 of the most talented artists from across the globe. Original, artistic pieces are displayed in the following categories: mixed media, painting, photography, digital art, printmaking & drawing, watercolor, ceramics, glass, fiber, jewelry & metalwork, sculpture and wood. The Arts Festival also features weekend-long live musical performances and culinary demonstrations by local chef favorites.
What began in 1963 as an intimate "clothes line" art show featuring a handful of artists and a few thousand onlookers has transformed itself into South Florida's most successful arts festival. Today, the event attracts an estimated 120,000 people to the winding streets of Coconut Grove during President's Day weekend
Over $90,000 spent annually on traditional and digital advertising.
More information: www.CGAF.com
Or contact: Katrina Delgado, Katrina@cgaf.com (305) 447-0401
Lucky me, I got to see Houston last October attending the Arts Festival Conference, visited old friends in a grand old neighborhood, stayed downtown at an historic hotel and spent the weekend in Galveston, driving for miles along the Shipping Channel where the cargo ships come and go from the Gulf of Mexico. Ten months later, disaster.
A friend of mine Cynthia Reid, former art director of The Woodlands Waterway Art Festival, keeps me on her mailing list and I asked her today what I could do, as I hear such conflicting reports about the Red Cross. Her reply:
"I agree with you about the Red Cross. I know they do very good work, but I understand that funds cannot be directed to any one place so the money might end up going to someplace other than SE Texas. Here are a few places that I think would put donations to good local use.
1. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has established the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund -- https://ghcf.org/
2. Jerry's Artarama in Houston has set up a sigh up genius to donate money that will be turned into gift cards and given to local artists who have lost studios, art, supplies, etc. I understand (but have no actual corroboration) that they are matching the donations. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054faaa629a3f49-jerrys
3. Many animals have been lost or abandoned and are homeless, either sitting in shelters or wandering the streets. To help them, http://www.houstonhumane.org/
4. J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans has spearheaded the Houston Flood Relief Fund and they have received donations from Walmart and Ellen Degeneres. https://www.youcaring.com/victimsofhurricaneharvey-915053
Thank you for asking. Connie, is there any way you could send this list out in your next newsletter? I know there are people all over that would like to give but don't want their donation to go to the wrong place."
So here you have it. Maybe this will be helpful to you. Best to all. Stay safe.
April 25 - 29
Washington, DC
National Building Museum
120 Artists
Entries due: September 20; jury fee $50
Late entries: September 24; jury fee $75
Mark your calendars for the 36th annual Smithsonian Craft Show, the most prestigious juried show and sale of American fine craft in the country.The Smithsonian Craft Show is committed to presenting the most thoughtful, original, and skilled American craft and design objects. The Craft Show is looking for artists who produce one-of-a-kind and limited edition objects that have been conceived and perfected by the artist's own hands and created in the artist's studio.
All work submitted to the Smithsonian Craft Show must be created and
made in the United States.
One hundred-twenty premier artists representing all facets of contemporary design and craft will be selected from a large pool artists nationwide. Artists working in the following media are eligible to apply: basketry, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art and wood.
Jurors who will select the 2018 artists are:
- Bruce Helander, Independent art critic and writer, curator, artist
- Jane Milosch, Director, Smithsonian Provenance Research Initiative and curator
- Shoji Satake, Asst. Professor in Ceramics, West Virginia University
Apply Online: http://smithsoniancraftshow.org/
Or contact our office for more info: SWC@si.edu, (888) 832-9554
My cousin started a daily business podcast he had some very good suggestions. As a result I took a good long look at my website and realized it was in serious need of a face lift. Spent about a week redoing it, now it has a lighter, fresher look to it. Not so busy and very easy to navigate. https://www.gretascollectibles.com Also from Michael's suggestions I started a blog, and went back to instagram. I'm sure I have at least 3 instagram accounts but I'm currently only using one. I'm already getting more hits on my website, figured out how to track my analytics and input megadata so I'm easier to find on search engines. It's not perfect but much better then it was. My images had to be redone also, this was probably the most tedious aspect of the whole process. Had to remember to reduce the resolution so they would load faster.
At first I was leery to start a blog, thought it would be hard for me to come up with things to write about. But as time goes by and the more I blog I'm finding that I rather enjoy it. Doesn't hurt that I bought a new to me chromebook that makes doing these things much easier then when I was trying to accomplish them on my very outdated and slowing down desktop computer.
Just goes to show you that even tho we've been in this business for many years, in my case decades, we can still learn new useful stuff from people half our age.
Just got back home from doing the Port Clinton Show. This was our first time here and what an event. It is run by Amdur Productions. This was our first Amdur show. They put on a lot of the Chicago area shows and this was by far our best Chicago area art show.
Where to start. The show is on the streets in the town center with nice stores and restaurants. The taste of highland park happens at the same time and runs in the middle of the show. There is a music stage that has some pretty cool bands. The booths are on the streets across from each other. The artists who show are some of the best of the best. The patrons are qualified. Their homes have space for work. There are around 250 artists. The attendance is high. Read between the lines, this is a great venue for selling work. Weather was very nice, high 70s with very little rain and no wind.
Set up is on Friday. You are assigned a specific time to come in. Some times are early Friday some are later in the afternoon. If you cant make your time you can come in after 6 pm or something close to that time or early Saturday morning. Amdur runs a tight ship and has excellent communication before during and after the show. Drop off your stuff go park and come back to set up. If everyone follows the instructions it all goes smooth and most artists do follow the rules. Artist parking is awesome. Lots of parking really close to the show and many have their vehicle right near their booth. Unique to this show is booth and room around your booth. You are allowed to have clean and tight storage behind your booth with in limits. If you want more room behind your booth you can pay an extra fee to spread out. Blowing out is not allowed. I like this. It keeps the show looking clean. Vehicles are parked close to booths so one can easily store extras in their vehicles with out looking like a storage unit behind the tents.
The show runs Saturday and Sunday 10-6 both days. We arrived Saturday around 9 am to finalize set up. The first thing I saw when I walked into the show was a big sponser booth, set up at entrance not very close to artists, of about 10 salon stations. It was a Dyson hairdryer station. You could go have your hair blown out after setting up!!! The second thing I saw at the main stage was morning yoga happening before the show opened!!! Pics below you may recognize some artists going into triangle or something like that. I was more then a little excited. Saturday morning the people were there at 10 am and the booths around me with smaller work were selling, wrapping work up and even had people waiting in line. Around noon I started to see large work walk by and out at a regular pace, like every 15 minutes. By 1 pm we started selling. We had a good day. One thing I wish I would have been warned about was people wanting to negotiate pricing. No one there needed a discount but it seemed to be expected. I don't think it mattered the price point they just wanted a discount. Something to remember.
Sunday light rain was in the forecast but who the heck knew when, its Chicago near the lake. There is a great awards breakfast before the show. Normally I sleep and don't care about the breakfast, usually bagels and sugary stuff. Michael had deliveries scheduled all morning, we deliver Sunday mornings since there is no traffic. So I was dropped off early, 8 am, and went to a real artist breakfast. Hot food, eggs, bacon, sausage, fruit, great coffee, you get the gist. Like I mentioned I usually don't make the breakfast but this one was done very well and was a great chance to visit friends. Amy did a very nice presentation and it was fun to see the award winners. It started to rain lightly when the show opened but stopped around noon I think. Sunday sales were even stronger compared to Saturday and continued until close. I know a lot of Patrons tried to come at the end to get a deal but work had already been sold. Many artists had amazing shows and the other artists I talked to had good enough shows to want to return.
Break down, we were scheduled for rain early on but we were able to pack up dry. Break it down to the side get a load out pass get your vehicle blah blah. You know the drill. On Saturday we were in the parking lot with in walking distance to our booth. This would have been perfect for break down and get us out fast. Fortunately we had delivers ALL day on Sunday, Michael was barely at the show, so we couldn't get into the dolly out parking on site. It didn't matter. We were able to get our vehicle in easy once we were ready. The staff were on it and kept it running clear. No easy feat with a street show.
Obviously we loved our first Amdur show. The staff did a great job and pulling off a show like this was not easy. Amy the director came by at least 3 times maybe more to speak with us. As she did with everyone. Oh and here is another thing I loved, for the ladies besides hair and yoga, the porta potties had real running water. I actually preferred the porta potties over the restaurant bathrooms. We also really enjoyed the patrons at the show even with them asking for discounts. Not only were the adults interested in the work but so were the kids. We had a family who became collectors and the kids got ahold of the certificate that we give with the art and the kids put their names on the certificate before their parents had a chance to do it. The poor kids got into some trouble. When the family came back to get a replacement the kids were soooo excited we let them keep the forged document. Small thing for us but maybe we had created future art collectors. Finally lodging. There are no hotels with in walking distance of the show. The only air bnbs are huge mansions so you would need about 8 set of artists to share. If you don't mind air bnbing a private room you may luck out. The hotels are about 10-20 minute drive away. We stayed at the closest hotel a Courtyard with artist rate around $100. There are a bunch of hotels with in a 15-20 minute drive. If you wait and price line a 4 star hotel you can get a great deal around $70. Some shows this works some don't. This is a show you can wait and get a wonderful deal and be spoiled.
