Its time for the art fairs to start. http://festivalnet.com/events.html?fn00086http://www.artfaircalendar.com/?gclid=CIqtlrXeyYsCFQGPWAod0iKqHA
http://www.starfirestudios.com/functionalceramics/shows.html
http://www.theartlist.com/?gclid=CPL56d3eyYsCFQkjWAodmV9uGw
The can run up to and over $1500 for one in Chicago. Many run about $65 -$300 dollars. Depends on how long they've been running and the turn out expected. I am in the lookout for a tent or better an idea on building my own that is collapsible and folds away. Also it has to set up quick. I am checking out what is for sale on Ebay and other Tent sites.
2 comments:
Hi Charlie; before you spend all the time building your own, check out some visual merchandising books from your library. Then visit retail stores that sell to the same market that you will be selling to. Consumers have been "trained" to expect a certain look. If your display is seamlessly professional, you will have increased sales and lower threshold resistance. If you have a jarring note (PVC pipe?) in your display, it will send a silent message to the shopper that there is something to worry about.
That said, I like the blog. I linked off of the ArtBiz IC list. Keep up the good work!
Jodi McRaney Rusho
McRusho Glass Studio
Creatively Recycling Glass
Hi Charlie,
Most of the shows I do wouldn't go for something that wasn't absolutely professional inside and out. I currently have a top of the line EZ-UP. There are several different less sturdy types of EZ-UPS but lately I have been thinking that the EZ-UP is keeping me out of the top shows. They always ask for a full tent shot and EZ-UPS are viewed as craft people or part time artists, a no-no on the elite art circuit.Like Alyson always says" Smell like success". Also you want something light a quick to put up if you are traveling any distance. I regret not spending the extra money when I started because now I need to do it again.
Oh yes when I mentioned sturdy, don’t forget wind and rain.
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