Selling at Fairs and Festivals

Make the most of your craft show experience by doing your research first.

Make the Most of Your First Craft Show…and the One Coming Up Next!

Committing to your first craft show is an exciting and sometimes scary experience. It means that you have reached a point in your business where you have a steady number of designs and can create enough inventory to meet the demands of possibly tens of thousands of attendees in a single weekend.

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Recycled bottle cap jewelry from Weener Ware

Fine Art + A Passion for Recycling = Weener Ware

Almost two decades ago Weener Ware fine artists began saving bottle caps because they didn't have the heart to throw them away, and perhaps they saw the seed of something special. For this reason, their work can take you through a time machine, and you might come across a piece that is full of memories and nostalgia.

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Interview with Professional Artist, Erik Peterson, Sculptor

Best known for large-scale urban interventions, Erik L. Peterson likes to employ sculptural elements and camofluage them. Additionally, Peterson is a founder of Hyde Park Kunstverein, a community musuem and solo project space in Chicago.

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Top 5 Tips for Perfect Craft Show Etiquette

Craft shows have grown some serious traction over the past few years and if you have an online business, adding craft shows to your repertoire is now a necessary step for success.

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Yes, Facebook is Worth Your Indie Band's Time

As of June 2014, Facebook still has an estimated 900,000,000 unique monthly visitors, while Twitter is only pushing 310,000,000 and Instagram is even further down the list at 100,000,000. So let us answer the question your band has likely been asking: Yes, Facebook is worth your band’s time.

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Selling at Shows? Don't Let Thieves Steal Your Handmade Work!

Just like in a brick-and-mortar retail store, craft fair vendors can become victims of shoplifting. Don't let this happen to you! Check out these tips for theft-proofing your booth at your next

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Preventing Theft at Your Next Craft Fair

Have you ever experienced theft at one of your craft shows? A few tweaks to your booth can help prevent sticky-fingered shoplifters from running off with your handmade work!

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Selling at Shows: How to Wow the Jury with Your Next Art Fair Application

Merideth Lacina of the Illinois Artisans Program shares her best tips on how to make it through the art show jurying process and win more acceptances to fairs this year. Photo credit: Ceramic Vessel: Zofia Tomala (Chicago, IL) Photographer: Merideth Lacina (Illinois Artisans Program).

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Selling at Shows: How to Make It Through The Jury Process

Want to get started selling at shows, but feeling a little apprehensive about the jury process? Guest poster Merideth Lacina, program assistant at the Illinois Artists Program, offers her tips on making it through a jury process and improving your chances of an acceptance. Photo credit: Ceramic Vessel: Zofia Tomala (Chicago, IL) Photographer: Merideth Lacina (Illinois Artisans Program).

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