It's hard to imagine a weekend in New England's Spring and Summer without one village or another playing host to an arts & Crafts show. I love to wander down the aisles inspecting the local artist works and seeing all the different creative offerings and themes. Often, I'll stop and talk with the booth owner and see how they like the show.... Imagine what it would be like to exhibit your paintings at a local arts and craft show....
Yesterday, we talked about the ins and outs of conducting a successful art show with a benefit or fundraiser or charity event. Today, its a traditional, for profit show I'd like to talk about. Seems to me we all like to visit these shows until someone says......" Hey, you should sell your stuff. You're really good!"
Besides flattery, we'll visit art shows and think, hey I can do this.... And why not? We don't have to make a living as an artist to exhibit at these shows. Just making a happy buck is all the motivation we need.
I will caution you to carefully consider which paintings to bring. The best, all time hits are either paintings of local scenes, or a common theme. A common theme could be all seascapes, or all lighthouses, or all wildlife, etc... You'll need to research the show to decide what might work best for you.
Yesterday, we talked about the ins and outs of conducting a successful art show with a benefit or fundraiser or charity event. Today, its a traditional, for profit show I'd like to talk about. Seems to me we all like to visit these shows until someone says......" Hey, you should sell your stuff. You're really good!"
I will caution you to carefully consider which paintings to bring. The best, all time hits are either paintings of local scenes, or a common theme. A common theme could be all seascapes, or all lighthouses, or all wildlife, etc... You'll need to research the show to decide what might work best for you.
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