Which art shows/expos offer the best exposure? My work's all oils and watercolours - click on my 360 for a preview. Have a lovely day!
2006-09-09 20:44:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
It really depends on the show. I have a friend who does very well with paintings at the Sausalito Art Festival, (Sausalito, California) and another friend who does well at Gasperilla Art Festival (Tampa, Florida). Check shows carefully, make sure it's a reputable show and they advetise well and also that it's a juried show.
www.artshow.com lists art events you can apply for.
2006-09-10 08:39:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in the Detroit Metro area...and we have lots of LARGE art fairs & expos. Some are juried, some not...but yeah, if your work is saleable, you absolutely can turn a profit at a show. Check out the Ann Arbor Art fair...comprised of 5? (maybe more) art fairs at the same time, all within walking distance in downtown Ann Arbor, MI. They have everything there...and there's a waiting list for artists to get in. There's juried, non-juried... And I see artists going back year after year....they must do well, as they wouldn't make the trip from around the country to do the show.
Start small.
2006-09-11 12:48:33 · answer #2 · answered by colourshift 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure. I'd imagine the price of these things is pretty high, and you're unlikely to cover your costs from selling your work.
that said it may be good exposure for you and will lead to future sales.
Unless you've got money to burn I'd suggest it's a risky strategy.
I wouldn't do it (I am a painter) myself. I feel there are probably cheaper ways of publicising your work. Better to try and get in with a gallery and let them handle that kind of thing.
2006-09-10 22:40:48 · answer #3 · answered by richy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most serious art fairs will not rent booth space to artists, but only to established galleries. There are lower budget art expos however that will rent space to artists. These are usually the lower-end decorative art fairs like 'Art Expo' New York at the Javits Center. This is lightweight decorative art, and I think they will rent space to artists. You might try them.
2006-09-10 13:56:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You may make some sales at fairs but mostly they are to make yourself known and contact future buyers. I think you do well to maintain your work in a permanent space (even a nice restaurant or coffee house). Then you can refer people to that site.
And if you are outdoors be sure that your work is protected. From the heat and the wet.
2006-09-10 03:51:16 · answer #5 · answered by San Diego Art Nut 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is only profitable when your work is good, when it is good people will line up to buy your work anywhere it is. I found out that for people to line up they have to know that you exist and that's where your websites , shows, art expos, and other exposure comes in.
good luck
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2006-09-10 13:40:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, let's put it this way. There are galleries that take a commission if you sell your work, and that's how they make their money. And there are galleries that make their money by taking it from the artist in exchange for displaying their work. If you have already paid the gallery a bunch of money to display your work, they've made their money, and they don't care whether you sell or not.
2006-09-10 03:54:29 · answer #7 · answered by Beckee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only when the art sells.
2006-09-10 03:50:25 · answer #8 · answered by MaqAtak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HOW PPL WILL GET TO KNOW THAT U R WORTH PAYING ?":P
2006-09-10 03:45:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋