[Jewelry making - Article 00852] - Re: [Orchid] Types of Shows you avoid

[wtownsend321094]

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    I try to avoid all arts and crafts shows now. I use to be in a lot
    of them. Made pretty good money and met a whole bunch of nice people.
    But you kind of get burnt out from them and then the ones that are
    real disappointing. You learn to stay away from the shows at the
    armory, high school gym, the church lobby, any place that is not open
    to the public on a regular bases. Some shows inside of malls are not
    too bad if they are around Christmas and the malls are packed. The
    more people the more chance of selling, at least you hope. One thing
    about some of the shows/art fairs now, is that they all brag about
    how many "artist" will be attending. Even the jury shows are all
    looking for how big they can make it. All that I have seen happen is
    that now the T-shirt stenciler is now an artist. On the other hand,
    some other type of mass produced craft is now next to you and people
    gasp about how expensive your pieces are selling compared to the guy
    selling $2 buttons. It also seems they try to make it as much as a
    circus as possible and you are the entertainer. They invite too many
    things for people to spend their money on instead of the purpose of
    the show, example - car raffles, (one show I was at they had four
    different societies having raffles to win a car at $25 a ticket).
    Bottom line; visit the show you want to be in the year before you
    attend. If it is, a first time show, be leery of not much of a crowd.
    Try to stay away from the ones with the carnival. 

Warren Townsend



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