Call for Artists, Making Money at Juried Art Fairs, Craft Shows and Festivals
Started this discussion. Last reply by Randy Thomae May 7, 2019. 18 Replies 1 Like
My Pro-Panel set up occupies all of my tent interior and is canopy hooked to the stabars. My tent walls fit a 10x10, but nothing more. I had been using the leg wrap-around sandbag weights or the PVC…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Melanie Rolfes May 8, 2013. 23 Replies 0 Likes
I have been using Corporate Lodging Consultants service called CheckInn Card for a couple years now and have recognized significant savings on hotel stays compared to on-line services like Price Line…Continue
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OK, Can I throw a pic or 2 in here? This is my new P P set-up with the LED lighting system (that is discussed in another thread here). The weather finally cooperated (i.e. no rain/snow, temps in…Continue
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Everyone has seen an event prospectus or applications which has statements that say that exhibitors are required to carry general or specific types of liability insurance in the amount of a bazillion dollars. These requirements also usually indicate that a certificate of insurance needs to accompany the application and should name the event or event entity as co-insured on the certificate.
Lastly, the certificate sometimes must accompany the application, or you don't get in,…
ContinuePosted on August 3, 2015 at 2:54pm 66 Comments 8 Likes
I have been wanting to have event promoters discuss this topic for quite some time, but never got around to posting it: Why do juried events accept STAGED (FAKE) BOOTH IMAGES for evaluation purposes and then weight them so highly?
Truth is, most on site booth set-ups do not resemble the submitted jury images. They do NOT usually show browse bins, density of merchandise marketed for sale, signage in use at the show, and that often many exhibitors move their displays…
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This was my first Howard Alan event. I had previously juried into at least two previous HA events which were cancelled by the organizers - Baltimore Inner Harbor and Georgetown... One killed by the Gran Prix and the other by apparent inability to reach agreements with the local govt...
Location, Location, Location: I think location had a great deal to do with whether your sales that weekend were successful. I was…
ContinuePosted on August 29, 2014 at 6:23pm 2 Comments 1 Like
So earlier this summer, I was looking to fill a hole or two in my schedule. In checking on eventlister.com/craftlister.com and a couple other sites, I saw an opportunity for an event slightly northwest of Philadelphia.
It was an event billed as a medium…
ContinueMark, as a follow-up to your blog around jewelry and fiber, there is a regional show in Bluffton, SC (adjacent to Hilton Head) that does not accept jewelry or wearable fiber. It's a bit of a drive for you but if you're headed down to Pensacola or one of the other shows, it's a sweet show even if it does have the word 'Seafood' in the title. You can see the artists from last year at this link. http://www.blufftonartsandseafoodfestival.com/artists.html
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