This past weekend I participated in my town’s open studio tours. Since I couldn’t have my home studio on the tour (too messy), I shared a...
Selling Art at Art Fairs & Festivals Get help with venues, booths, promotion and more!
Want to sell art locally at an art fair? Then you're in the right place!
No one can tell you what the best art fairs for artists are (because every fair and every artist is different!) but at EmptyEasel we can help with everything else! We've got art booth ideas, advice for choosing a festival for your style of art, and much more.
Best of all, our guides are written by artists who currently sell art at festivals, so they know what works!
Read more about selling at art fairs, below:
In my “former” life (as I like to call it) I owned an exhibits company. For years, my job was to work on trade shows, build...
Recently I drove south for the San Diego Artwalk. Standing in a booth with my art, surrounded by 350 other artists and 100,000 people is a pendulum swing of contrast from the typical artists’ solitude in the studio. Like an athlete pre-visualizing for a game, I spent the weeks prior framing art, scribbling notes about booth layout, and going over everything from logistics to conversations....
As summer winds down, there are still plenty of art festivals on the horizon for fall. Perhaps you’re looking to dip your toe in the water...
Summer art festivals and art fairs provide great opportunities for artists. . . but while these big events mean more potential customers, they also come with...
How many of you have a festival or art fair coming up in the next few weeks? You’ve probably already sent in your paperwork, paid your fees, perfected your booth setup, and packed all the little necessities. Pretty soon it’ll be time to load up the artwork—but how do you know which pieces to bring? When you’re just starting out, the easy answer might be...
Art festivals are great events for getting your work directly in front of potential collectors. However. . . it’s also true that a quick booth visit...
Art fairs are a curious experience. Hundreds of artists (and thousands of original, expensive creations) converge upon one spot, usually outdoors, and are viewed in temporary...
In an ideal world, the amount of effort you put into art events such as festivals and shows would bring about an equal number of rewards—things like sales, recognition, and publicity. Of course, in the real world it’s not that simple. Your time and energy is limited, and you have to decide which art events are actually worth the effort. If you have an overwhelmingly...
When you think of local art shows, a few things might come to mind. Perhaps you think of your local art association, a popular local events...
Christmas markets are a real highlight in the community calendar. They’re an opportunity for local creatives to get together and share their work, while making a...
So far in my series on selling art at craft fairs, I’ve explained how to choose the right craft fair and given some ideas for setting up a great display stall. In today’s article, we’re going to look at marketing your art and how to actually sell your artwork to buyers. Promote the fair to newcomers and your own audience The more people you get...
Last week, we discussed how to choose the right craft fair for your art. Today, we’re going to concentrate on setting up your stall to create an enticing display for customers
Today I’m going to discuss one of the first things you’ll need to consider if you’re interested in selling your artwork at craft fairs - choosing the right craft fair for your work
Here are the top ten questions that I always ask when I'm considering attending a summer art fair. All of these questions together help me determine that ever-important final question: "Should I stay or should I go?"
Does your art tend to focus on one specific subject - like pets, cars or construction? If so, why not display your art at a trade show or expo that matches your subject matter? Think about it: industry trade shows aren’t so different from art fairs. There’ll be lots of people (who happen to share a common interest) looking to buy, browse, and mingle.