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Has anyone taken the David Emmons Master class ?

Was it easy to implement and did the results meet your expectations ?

Any info is appreciated.

9 Black Space Saver Knock Down Pro Panels @ 38.5" - Ann Arbor

$550 for all 9 (18pcs... includes all connectors and grommets)

• A panel includes 1 top and 1 bottom.

• Includes telescoping leg extensions, allowing you to raise the overall height from 71″ to 84″

• All widths break down small enough to ship UPS.

• Display area measures 65″ high by 38.5″ wide.

• Includes original boxes

Used but good condition. Unfortunately, I do not have any of the braces any more. This is just the panels and the velcro loops to tie them together.

Available for Pick up or delivery within 50 or so miles of Ann Arbor with arrangement.

Can ship UPS for arranged fee.

9 Black ProPanels @ 7'x38.5"

1 Black ProPanel @ 7'x30"

$400 for all 10 panels

84″ Tall Frame
71″ Carpeted Cover
10″ Space between floor and carpet

Each panel measures 1.25″ thick.

Display on both front and back of panel.

Used but good condition. Unfortunately, I do not have any of the braces any more. This is just the panels and the velcro loops to tie them together.

Available for Pick up or delivery within 50 or so miles of Ann Arbor with arrangement.

The Key West Art Center in Key West, FL is pleased to announce that Grace Epperly is the new Show Director for the 35th Key West Craft Show and 55th Old Island Days Art Festival. 

Local Key Wester, Grace Epperly is a potter and former gallery owner. She personally has participated in the Key West Craft Show for at least 15 years as well as various other shows throughout the state of Florida. She knows exactly what is involved in preparing a large amount of inventory, traveling to a show and setting up and breaking down for a show in all types of weather conditions. She is the perfect person to take over the position from Lois Songer, the previous director, as she knows firsthand the show experience from the artist’s perspective. Grace will also bring a fresh, bold and bright look to the marketing with her graphic design background.

"I'm honored to take over the reins for Lois. My goal is to bring some new artists for each venue to keep the shows fresh and energetic and make this an outstanding community event for locals and our island visitors. I have a plethora of marketing ideas to promote each show and I'm very excited for this opportunity." 

The 35th Key West Craft Show is January 25 & 26, 2020. The deadline for applications is September 1, 2019. 

The 55th Old Island Days Art Festival is February 22 & 23, 2020. The deadline for applications is October 1, 2019.

For the prospectuses and to apply online, please visit: www.keywestartcenter.com.

So excited ! I won a free space at the Old Fourth Ward Art Show this September !

How great of Randall Fox to have donated this. Randall was really easy to work in this process. Thank you !

I am looking forward to doing this show , it will be my first time at this show .

I have been wanting to get back into the Atlanta area for shows for some time. Can't wait to see how the area has changed from our last experience ,(2001 ! ).

 We believe in supporting Art Fair Insiders, and are glad there is this forum to express our "happy times as well as our moans and groans" !

Thanks to Connie and her "gang" for doing such a great job !

at the last minute a key staff member needs to leave 

The Michigan Guild of Artists & Artisans is looking for a full time Operations Director for the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair for their organization right away. Is this the job for you?

The Guild of Artists & Artisans is hiring an experienced Art Fair Operations Director. This is a full time position that will report directly to the Executive Director. The Guild of Artists & Artisans is a 501(c)3 non-profit artist membership organization that produces fine art fairs. The Art Fair Operations Director is responsible for all operational aspects of The Guild’s art fairs and related art fair components, programs and projects. This position will hire, assign, train and direct the work of the temporary art fair staff.

Just a few of the duties:

• Designs and manages all art fair operations and site logistics.
  
  
• With the Executive Director hires, assigns, trains and directs the work of the temporary art fair staff. (operations coordinators). Trains and manages operations coordinators.

• Hires, trains, schedules and manages the work of temporary fair staff which includes street coordinators, rovers and barricade workers. Depending on the event, may also manage the booth sitters.

• Supervises the preparation, move-in and teardown of all art fair sites and its various components.

• Designs and administers artist registration procedures. Designs and executes artist move-in and move-out plans.

• Develops and manages sponsor set-up and teardown procedures.

• Develops and manages vendor, such as food court participants, set-up and teardown procedures.
• Prepares art fair operations annual plan; assists in the development of art fair annual and strategic goals.
  
  
• Prepares and monitors operations timelines, budgets, status reports and post event feedback. Is responsible for keeping expenditures within budget
  
  
• Negotiates art fairs operations contracts and services. Orders and maintains art fair operations equipment and supplies. Ensures that all contracted services are provided.
  
  
• Prepares information materials for participating artists; assists artists with art fair related problems and concerns.
  
  
• Evaluates site design and makes recommendations for changes and enhancements.
  
  
• Works with the City, Main Street Area Association and other fair partners and committees to ensure events meet all required contractual agreements, regulations and ordinances.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills. Excellent customer service skills.
  

• Ability to interact effectively with staff, membership, the public, the Board of Directors and volunteers.

• Extremely organized and detail-oriented; able to meet multiple deadlines

• Ability to work well with minimal supervision and thrive in a fast paced, high-pressure environment.

• Proven track record of event management.

• Excellent problem solving abilities. Must be able to think and adjust to change quickly.

Special Requirements

• Able to work long hours, out-of-doors, maneuvering through huge crowds, in all weather conditions – including heat, humidity, rain or other inclement conditions
  
  
• Able to lift 50 pounds
  
  
• Ability to drive oversized vans and trucks.
  
  

Selling out jewelry making machines & tools.  Craft hut & jewelry cases must go.  mackie-designs @comcast.net

February 1 & 2, 2020

HOW DO WE PROMOTE FOR YOU?

• a very loyal base of VIP's, patrons and sponsors who wait all year to purchase art at our festival
• upscale dining areas, including shaded table seating & ample food/beverage options, encouraging buyers to stay longer and shop more.
• on-site arts related activities to keep the patrons engaged while they decide on more art purchases (high school art competition, children's art yard, high school sidewalk chalk competition and more).

• Oversized booth spaces - 3 feet between booths & behind-booth storage areas
• Easy Friday Set-up with scheduled staggered drive-up access
• Breakfast Saturday and Sunday plus water all day & indoor bathrooms
• Booth Sitters and dedicated Artist Ambassadors
• Discounted hotel rates & reserved free artist parking with complimentary trolley transportation
• 24 hour security
• $5,500 in Artist Awards

• Apply from May 15 - September 10, 2019 at ZAPPlication.org
• Visit our festival website ArtFestFortMyers.com. The Info for Artist page provides artist-specific information including hotels, set-up, jury success & many other helpful tips.
• Like us on FaceBook and connect with us on LinkedIn, where we feature festival artists and engage patrons year-round

Apply Now: ZAPPlication.org

I have a 10x20 Trimline canopy top for sale. Purchased in 2007 by the original owner who only did indoor shows and never used the canopy. I only do 10x10 size booth so do not need the 10x20 top. I have photos showing the perfect, never used condition, will send by request. Including the Trimline giant drawstring storage bag with purchase.

Asking $450, local pickup in 53590. Will ship anywhere if you pay shipping charges. 

Used once.  Worked great; I'm just not doing anymore shows.

• Four water proof vinyl walls, with one wall with 3-foot zippered door in the middle. Walls attach with Velcro.
• Comes with wheeled storage bag.
• Comes with everything you see in this booth shot (minus the paintings, of course): outdoor carpet for walls, carpet for floor, six 30lb hanging weights and storage bags (not shown).
• Everything fits into the storage bag. 
• You'd have just about everything you'd need to start showing. 
• At lest $2000 worth of equipment if bought new.  I'm asking $1000.
• For how it fits together and sets up, look here and here.
• For how well it stands up to wind, look here.

I'm in Ormond Beach, FL, and it would have to be picked up there.

This was the second time I had done the show, the first was about 12 years ago with a different body of work.

This four day show, which starts on a Thurs, with longish hours (12 noon to 11 PM) is not as bad as it sounds as the late start each day is not as tiring as the usual 9 or 10 AM start time.

Work was variable good quality although there were some rubber swords and funny walking animals near the kids area.

Relatively easy load-in with staggered times and good logistics control. Load out either after 11PM on Sunday or come back Monday morning early for an even easier time. Partner hotel rates were as good as the nearest cheap hotel (Super 8) and within walking distance of the show.

Thursday saw intermittent rain and cool temps with low crowd numbers, things picked up considerably on Fri into Sunday with perfect weather (not always the case!) Best sales for me were on Saturday, others reported better sales on Sunday. Overall slow sales meant a low average selling show.

This is a well established show so people know about it, I'm not sure how much goes into advertising.

Some booths had storage, others not. Booth sitters were readily available snacks were only available the day of load in with water jugs to fill your own bottle available all times. There is parking nearby at various price points. Judges for awards were very engaging. Security is there throughout the show and even into Monday morning.

People that came into booths were engaging, not the usual walking dead, and asked questions of the artists but buying energy overall was low.

One artist comment that I read from earlier years suggested that this was not a fine arts fair but catered more to the music and beer component. There were many new artists to the show this year according to their advertising, it seemed like a lot of beginners/amateurs and not well seasoned artists and craftsmanship.

Our 10th Pledge Drive was one of our best solid pledges and wonderful prizes for all of you who support our mission to enable artists to earn a living at the nation's art fairs.

Your pledge really makes a difference. Not only was the response great - the personal messages to me about how helpful our websites have been for you was a wonderful reward. Thank you. 

The prizewinners were thrilled, especially the top winners:

1. Debbie Stillman chooses: $200 gift certificate from Pro Panels
   
   
2. John Houle chooses: a $300 Flourish gift certificate
   
   
3. Patricia Venaleck chooses: the Ring Doorbell from ArtFairCalendar.com
   
   
4. Carolyn Copper chooses:$200 gift certificate from Pro Panels
   
   
5. Lou Ann Grover chooses: a $300 Flourish gift certificate

See the rest of the prizewinners right here.

Who do we thank?

Supporters: 

Ann Anglim, Ruchi Bartar, Jean Block, Edward Browning, Joan Brusch, Theodora Cox, Paula Dammeyer, Deborah Gunvaldsen, John Jassy, Norma Klein, Guillermo Pagan, Janet Peterson, Kristine Ritter, Barbara Scraggs, Mark Sherman, James Snively, Judith Spector, and Betty Werner

Ruth Davis Odile, Christie Wilcock, Patricia Venaleck, Wallace Fuller, Anne Metcalfe, Christine Lush-Rodriguez, Allison Farkas, Sonja Jones, Margie Luttrell, Anne Harding, and Hollis Graze

Theresa Jankowski, Mary Sommers, Geri Wegner, Bernadette Sza, Rhonda Brown, Patricia Monaco, Caroline Peters, Stephen Mineck, Beverly Cox, Kathryn Nidy, D Heraty, Musette Bonds, Nancy Falco, Sara Shambarger, John Shoemaker, Carol Faith, Jean Einstein, Kaity Klothes, Gerri Katz, Pamela Eckert, Moxie Sorber, Cindy Miceli, Peggy Roeder, Susan Kovach, Linda McCarthy, Laura Bundesen, and Garden Shed Studio

Lou Ann Grover, Shanghai Tai Designs, Chris Fedderson, Lori Burns, Susan Fleming, Bradley Gray, Frances Hooper, John Jassy (2), Alice Johnson, Michele Klein, L E Maynard Enterprises, Rita Lindsay, Memories Antique Gallery, Robert Pangman, Lyn Patterson, Karen Pfender, Regal Beads

Beverly Ringenberg, Kristine Ritter, Karen Ruff, Lori Ryerson, Veronika Willard, Beechtree Designs, Debbie Cooper, Jerry Dowdle, Susan Feder, Lebenart/Bumbley, Heidi Mandich, Charene Murray, Richard Seymour, Thomas Wingate, Barry Bernstein, Brent Coulter, Michael Perronne, Chengqing Wang, and Blake Museum

Tammie Everly, Robert Wallis, Katie Hoffman, Donna Dreyer, Larry Sohn, and Timothy Schroll, Natureation, Kristin Moger, Marla Wieck, Layl McDill, Geaux Photography, Scott Wright, Tina Noonan, Andrew Shea and Larry Sohn.

Patrons:

Mark Loeb, Gregory Shaull, Ron Gage, Clinton Dean, Janet Muchnik, and GRC Sign Network, Pam Wiggins, Debra Facciolo and John Desalme, Barbara Walker, Charlotte Beales, Burnt Offerings Art, Kevin Miller, Constance Ross, Donna Aurandt and Victoria Jackson

Angels: Richard Sherer, Debbie Stillman and Paolo DeMaria

The Prize Donors:

Luke Block and Sage Billig at Flourish.com, Howard Alan at Howard Alan Events, Ryan Muir and Jason Brown at ACTIns.com, Larry Berman at BermanGraphics.com and Julie Cochrane at festivalnet.com.

Carolyn Edlund from artsbusinessinstitute.com, Randall Fox at AFFPS.com, Greg Lawler at the Art Fair Sourcebook, Janet & Howard Rose from Rosesquared.com; Richard Rothbard from www.AmericanArtMarketing.com; Larry Sanders of www.juryimage.com; Lynn Wettach at www.holidayartshows.com and John Leben at www.LebenArt.com.

Mark Burris at ProPanels.com, Jeff Abele at GrandstandApps.com, CC Barton, Jeff Christlieb at CanopyBanners.net, Dave Emmons at Vermont Nature Creations, Mckenna Hallett at MyGoldenWords.com, Drew Hendrix and Leslie Clampitt at RedRiverPaper.com, Mark Loeb at IntegrityShows.com and Josh McClure at CanvasGicleePrinting.com.

Debbie Stillman at debbiestillmanjewelry.com, Patty Narozny at HotWorks.org, Trudi van Dyke, Barb Walker at Art Spectacular, Larry Mitchell at CanopyWeights.com, Franklin Puick at www.cyberhenge.com, and John Appellazano at Holbein Artist Materials. 

See the prizes: http://www.artfaircalendar.com/art_fair/pledgedrive.html

Thank you everyone for your pledges and your kind words for our work. Now we'll get to work and continue to help artists earn a living at the nation's art fairs.

--- the ArtFairInsiders.com team: Jacki Bilsborrow, Larry Berman, Tina Towell, John McKiernan, Meg Mettler and me too, Connie

Hello All,

A question for those of you who have a catalog or portfolio of "Other Available Artwork" in your art fair booth... Which do you have --or recommend-- a hardcopy or electronic presentation?  How do you have yours displayed in your booth... on a pedistal... on your desk... pull it out on request... other?

Thanks, in advance, for your input.

--Chris Fedderson

So last year I won a super prize after donating to the annual AFI fundraiser. I donated again this year, of course thinking well, I probably won't win anything but I'm going to support the community!

So I get notified to choose my prize...shock! And best of all, one of the prizes was something I really wanted, and I got it! So many thanks to Red River Paper for providing a gift certificate to their wonderful selection of fine art printing papers! My first purchase will most likely be one (or a few) of the many paper type kits they offer so I can see for myself what works best on my printer before choosing a favorite. I'm so looking forward to experimenting with their various photo papers and I feel confident they will outshine the "big name" brands I've used in the past!

I am looking for ideas on how to mark spots on the cement in the perpetual RAIN.

Dear Festival Partners,  La Quinta Arts Foundation is writing to inform you that La Quinta Arts Festival will not be presented in 2020. We sincerely thank you for your dedication and contributions to La Quinta Arts Festival. Your support has been integral to the Festival’s achievements delivering great benefit for the City of La Quinta, its residents and visitors.  Together, we have achieved great success presenting the best fine art festival in the nation, facilitating hundreds of artist’s livelihoods, and awarding more than $1.3 million in visual art college scholarships. Please know that our work with local arts and culture activities will continue, including our successful scholarship program for local students. PLEASE READ THE FULL STATEMENT HERE

This is a real loss to the art fair business. You think these events will always be there and to have such a solid show disappear is a shock. Such a very fine event that attracted the best artists in the business and the clientele that could appreciate and buy their work. I'm so sorry to be posting this here. From what I've read the show will not likely return after 2020.

Many thanks to the La Quinta Arts Festival Foundation that has built this fine event that has been a very bright light in the art fair business. We look forward to what Christi Salamone and Kathleen Hughes will bring us next.