How to do Art Festivals

I am about to do my first 10x10 tent art festival showcasing my photography. I need both cost-efficient 3 wall lights and an 8 to 10-hour battery source for everything. Any recommendations?

How about electricity, bo you have to provide your own extension cords?

I know these are usually all day events, if your running your tent by yourself, does the events provide someone to watch your tent while you take a bathroom break?

Thank you for this great advice.

Awesome vid ... I am a tall strong guy, but I still like the look of the LightDome booth better than TrimLine for a few reasons. Just about to place my order. Hope I don't go wrong!

Thanks, all good advise !

Graphic display system panels are algo great

Great job, well put together and helpful.

Loved your video advice also. Thank you.

Your grandpa routine at the end had me bust out laughing and still laughing. Do more please.

This is awesome, so thorough and helpful. Awesome Michael!

Thanks for such an awesome video. It takes a really generous individual to share so much information. I have one question What do you do to occupy your time besides talking to others while you’re at the show?

Wow 🎉 thanks so much for being so thorough - your work is also very inspiring - I just do crafting but artists selling at markets is so admirable. So stressful it must be to have all your lovelies out in the elements 😅

Wow, this was sooo interesting! New subbie for future reference!

I am just starting to do festivals and have been watching quite a few instructional videos regarding this subject. Your video was very thorough and addressed many things overlooked in the others' presentations. It was extremely helpful. Thank you. I look forward to seeing more of your life as an artist on your channel.

Thanks for the great advice as I prepare to get showing.

I've been working shows for nearly 40 years and still gleaned several points I'd never heard or not heard expressed in this manner. Thanks for your wisdom, insights, and humour... especially "Goat Roper" which has just become my new favourite expression. Perfick.

Great video!!! Thanks for sharing your expertise. We met you today at the Southlake TX art show earlier today and you were a wonderful, fun, informative host with great art to show. Thanks for the advice and sense of humor. 🙏👍👍👍

Thank you so much for the info. I am just now getting into doing art shows and I need all the help I can get. This video was very informative. Thank you again

How do you hang your work? Is there a video with that? 🙏🏻 thanks

I couldn't thank you enough! It's my first time as an exhibiting artist at the Saint Louis Art Fair 2023.

Such an informative video! I'll have to watch it again with notebook next time. Thank you!

Why can’t you have your signature or name anywhere??

Thank you! I found an ez up commercial with flourish walls, all in mint condition on Craigslist for $500. First show is in 4 weeks.

Good evening, I really appreciated this video. I thought it was very informative and well done. My wife is a tattoo artist who paints and we have been considering doing a show or two a year. Would you have any advise you would be willing to share on canvas prints? Where to get good ones? How best to photograph for them? And how many is appropriate to bring to a show? Thank you for the advice and good luck moving forward.

Thank you very much for this video. I was about to purchase a light dome canopy, but before I do that I will check out the options first. Also the information about the insurance is fantastic, when I was looking into a few shows last year I was told I need to bring my home owners insurance policy, and I didn't like that idea at all.

I really liked all your advice, I used to paint many years ago, mostly now I do sculptures. I deal with a mild form of autism, and one of my problems is that I just can't talk to people about buying my art, I lack the skills. I do a lot of pet sculptures, and I hope or plan to be working on one while I am at a show, hopefully that will make it easier to talk to people.

Thanks again
Tim

This was a great video…hope to see more

This video was amazing! Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for this. First show coming up!

Great video. Can I ask, what do you do with your reproductions to sell? Do you use a sleeve, or envelope? I am a photographer, and looking to get into art fairs for next season, having a hard time figuring what to do with the paper prints. Thanks in advance!

Thank you.

I wonder if you could tell me where you purchased or how you made the checkout stand you use? It looks very functional and I need something similar, but had not thought to make one that is tall like that. Thanks for the info. Very useful.....Beth

great video - I am about to do my third art show and your tips were very helpful. How do you deal with people who say your art is pricey? I was selling handprinted notecards 5 for $25, each card was one of a kind, no duplications. She said they were pricey . I replied with - maybe but they are each an original hand painted creation. She walked away. I think I handled it well but it did shake my confidence a little.

Doing my first show at the end and of this month. Your tips on tents/display walls and everything else is very helpful! Which weighs would you recommend and how many would you believe necessary?

Stumbled across this video and absolutely stopped me cold on two juried shows I had already submitted to but the deadline was pending. Rookie mistake on using art images with my signature showing. Nowhere in submission guidelines mentioned this is taboo, this video scared the shit out of me with the "automatic DQ". I managed to contact the two show call administrators and they re-opened my submission on ZAPP and I was able to upload my modified images. THANK YOU so much for this info. In hindsight, it's obvious on the sig issue but as a first timer, this is a great lesson learned.

Why do the jurors want to not see signatures on the artwork? Chances are they can’t even make it out from a photo. How is it wrong?

I am just starting to research doing art shows and fairs and all of this meticulous juror-judged stuff sounds horrifying, but then you get accepted and set up your actual display completely different than the photo that got you accepted. And they allow this? How does that work? I'm so confused. I'm pretty sure I will never do a jurored show.

That was an incredibly informative presentation. Thank you Michael.
I'm about to set out to there to get my paintings in front of people in an art/craft or art festival capacity.
After watching this video I realize, they are wildly separate worlds.
Would you recommend me starting out more simply at an art/crafts situation and work up from there?
Thanks in advance!

Doing my first art show this weekend. Non-juried, because the jury ones scared me! This video was SO helpful! I'll have a little more confidence with them moving forward. Thank you!

I appreciate your video smooth and simple very direct. And very very informationable lol.

Hello! I know this video is a year old, but its been incredibly helpful for me. I was wondering if you'd be willing to do a video or share some tips on the financial/business aspect. Things like taxes, receipt keeping, how to keep track of everything, etc. I've found a bunch of useful videos about how to set up, sales tips and all that, but not much in the way of the entrepreneurial aspect.

This is amazing advice! Thank you!!

Very comprehensive video, thanks for the tips.

It was a pleasure to listen to this

What do you use for the labels ?

Well done! Based on what you’ve shared I think I’ll just let mine collect dust in the basement until my heirs throw it in a garbage bin at a future date…. LOL…. P.S. 400K people? Shoot me now!

Great info from experience. Thanks for taking the time to do this!

Hey thanks for the video. I enjoyed it. I do that question though. If you were to sell a large painting at the show does the customer walk away with it there on the spot or come back and get it later?

Love the advise! Thank you. Especially love the advise at the end…funny & useful!