It’s that time of year where many of us are thinking of taking our arts and crafts on the road. But how on earth do you find shows? In our experience, in a perfect world, we like to walk a prospective show before we apply/pay the booth fee to do it. But this isn’t always […]
A whole lot of handmade artisans decide to do a show – some form of arts and crafts festival. Everyone tends to judge the success – or failure – of such events in dollars and cents alone. But sales alone do not determine whether a show is a good show or a bad show. The […]
In addition to all the physical items to cross off your craft show list why not take a few minutes to think about the psychology of selling at craft shows and see if that doesn’t help to increase your sales. Many studies have been done on the psychology of selling and the big boys know […]
Written By iKnitQuiltSew While many of us participate in arts festivals or craft shows as exhibitors, very few people have been on the other side of that adventure. I am the Artist Coordinator and Co-Chair of not one, but two regional, juried arts festival. I thought it might be interesting to you to know what […]
Andrew and I were honored to be invited by Carolyn Edlund; Executive Director of the Arts Business Institute who frequently speaks to groups and individuals about building creative careers as well as marketing and selling their work, to attend the 2013 Buyers Market of America which turned out to be one of the most amazing […]
