Most of them I have applied to but the juries have to meet and go through the entry’s, sometimes 100’s of them. The process is that the artists submits three to five good images of their work and a booth shot. Most of the time this is done via the computer, once in a great while they have to be copied to a CD and sent via postal mail with the the paper application. We also have to submit either a 100 character or word description of our work process, the two are a very different size. A jury fee of $25.00 to $40.00 has to be submitted also.
To make an interesting art show there has to be many various kinds of art, so when the jury score the artist, the show takes so many of the top scoring artists in each of the categories. Mine is 2D Mixed Media. The juries see each artist for possibly 30 seconds to one minute, and someone reads the description. This is done on a computer projector.
Then the show also makes a wait list, where if the accepted artist cannot make it they have others to fill the spot. If you get the call that you have been accepted the artist then has to submit the booth fee which varies from $100.00 to $600.00 or more. I am renting that 10 X 10 real estate for two days to share, meet, talk about and hopefully sell my art to collectors that visit me in my booth.
Along with these expenses I also have gas, food and lodging if I am away from home. At this time I have been accepted into a few, ones that I participated in last year and they had early applications.
My show schedule is on this website on the home page. As I hear from shows, I add to the list. I really love traveling around and setting up my mini galleries. It is a lot of work, especially in the heat, but it’s fun. I do have two new fans this year, so that will make four in the tent and that will help.
Why am I telling you this information? I felt the need to make aware that bringing our art to you is not done lightly and is not inexpensive but worth it. Please support artists that put their imagination, ingenuity, heart and soul into one of a kind art work.
You will make them jump for joy! For my followers, I treasure you and thank you.
- Great Lakes Art Fair April 13,14 Novi MI
- Bloomfest May 18 Leo,IN
- Round the Fountain May 25 Lafayette, IN
- Winona Art Fair June 1 & 2 Winona, IN
- Talbot Street June 15,16 Indianapolis, IN
- Devils Lake (2nd) June 15 Manitou Beach, MI
- Three Rivers Festival July 13,14 Fort Wayne, IN
- Chesterton Art Fair Aug 3,4 Chesterton, IN
- Satek Winery Aug. 17 Fremont, IN
- Fourth St. Art Fair Aug 31,Sept. 1 Bloomington, IN
- Vincolet Winery Sept. 7 Cincinnati, OH
- Art at the Riverside Sept. 28 Leo, IN
- Hyde Park October 6 Cincinnati, OH
- Historic Shaw Neighborhood Oct. 5,6 St. Louis, MO
- Renaissance at Roanoke October 12 Roanoke, IN
- Arts and Greens Market TBA White Lake,MI