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Started this discussion. Last reply by Caroline Kwas May 13, 2011. 31 Replies 4 Likes

Question: If I produce a very huge and dramatic 40x50 black-and-white, partially torn portrait photograph of an astoundingly but unfortunately God-awful ugly old man of about 98 years old, and if I…Continue

Gambling On Art

Started this discussion. Last reply by merri pattinian Feb 22, 2011. 44 Replies 0 Likes

We artists may be creative wonders but many of us suffer from a hopeless gambling addiction. We gamble, against all odds, getting juried into the Grand-Poobah Big Shows across this fine…Continue

Browse Bins: The Ultimate Solution

Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Vaughn Feb 24, 2011. 32 Replies 0 Likes

Browse bins have not had much love recently. They were a central and controversial topic in that recent spirited discussion about booth jury slides and the art show police. Here's the…Continue

Art Debates

Started this discussion. Last reply by Nels Johnson Feb 11, 2011. 16 Replies 0 Likes

In a distant earlier lifetime I worked for a newspaper with a large art department. Each year, human resources wonks conducted an employee attitude survey. Among the survey's sure things was…Continue

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Years in the Art Fair Business: 19

First show ever: cocoa, florida

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Disney

Posted on November 15, 2010 at 10:28am 10 Comments 0 Likes

Every single artist I know who frequently has exhibited in Disney's Festival of the Masters in the past got juried out this year. Either my acquaintances are sudden losers or this was just a statistical aberration or the jurying was done by design to weed out past participants. Are we crazed consipiracy theorists or could there be anything to this? Just wondering. There was a rather large buzz going on about this over the weekend, at least among the rejectees.

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At 9:38pm on February 10, 2010, Connie Mettler said…: Welcome to ArtFairInsiders.com, Steve. I'm pleased to see you here and look forward to getting to know you.

When you have a chance, please add a photo to your profile and stop by the Forum to introduce yourself. Also place your location on our new Member Map! I and the other members look forward to your participation here. We have a lot to offer one another, experienced and newbie alike. Let's make this a dynamic site!

Best wishes,
Connie Mettler

p.s. The best way to make this system easy to use is to click on the "Follow-Email me" link at the bottom of each Forum discussion that interests you. That way the system will email you automatically whenever anyone responds. It's a great time-saver.

At 8:03am on December 2, 2010, Ray Mosteller said…: Great selection of wood. That should protect your ankle for the next thousand years. Hopefully it won't take that long.

Well, shows over for 2010. Off to Europe in a few days (looking for older trees - or anything else). See you Jan 1.

And what's this "Sir" thing?.

At 7:43pm on April 09, 2011, Connie Mettler gave Steve Vaughn a gift…: Birthday Balloons
Happy birthday, Steve. I hope it is a great day full of fun and friends and that the coming year makes your wishes come true. Thanks for the fine discussions you started here last month.
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At 9:36pm on March 05, 2012, Connie Mettler gave Steve Vaughn a gift…: Thumbs Up
Thank you, Steve, for referring John Abramson to Art Fair Insiders.
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At 12:15am on February 14, 2015, Connie Mettler gave Steve Vaughn a gift…: Thumbs Up
Thank you, Steve, for referring Susan M. Burton to Art Fair Insiders.
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