Are Art Fairs Actually any Good for Artists? [42]
Art Juice: A podcast for artists, creatives and art lovers
Louise Fletcher/Alice Sheridan
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 November 2019
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
This week we’re discussing art fairs. We both have a slightly different perspective on these events - one of our rare disagreements - so today we’re tackling it head on. Louise asks: “Are art fairs really a viable sales vehicle for most of us? Or are many artists paying high fees to rent space without earning a return on the investment?
We debate our differing viewpoints and discuss how you can determine whether an art fair might be the right place to show your work. This includes considerations such as whether you are ready for this step, what kind of fair would suit you best, is the event well-run and well-attended, and how do art fairs fit into your overall plans?
We also announce an exciting end-of-year event scheduled for the week of November 18th. “Your Best Art Year Ever” will be an interactive live 5-day event during which we will share our approach to planning for success. There will be live chat, laughs, sound advice, a chance to ask questions, and even a few free downloads so that you can plan your own “best art year ever.” You can join the Facebook group now and start to get to know everyone, so that you’re ready for when we start on November 18th. Just click HERE to join.
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| 0:00.0 | And it was really Louise challenging me. |
| 0:02.2 | So the question is, are art fairs really a viable way for artists these days |
| 0:07.7 | to show your art and make money? |
| 0:10.1 | Is that the key question? |
| 0:11.4 | That's the key question. |
| 0:13.0 | Hello and welcome |
| 0:17.0 | and welcome back to another episode of Art Juice. This is honest, generous and |
| 0:26.4 | humorous conversations that will feed your creative soul and get you thinking |
| 0:30.6 | with me Alice Sheridan and me Louise Fletcher and we have got |
| 0:35.8 | something really excited that we're going to share with you by the end of this |
| 0:39.6 | episode so if you've ever wanted to get more involved with art Jews have something a little bit more interactive, pick our brains. |
| 0:49.0 | We had a little bit of a brainwave last week that we are quite excited to share with you. |
| 0:54.2 | We have put something together really special |
| 0:56.8 | and we're gonna tell you about it a little bit later on. |
| 1:00.3 | And it's all to do with having your best art year ever. |
| 1:04.0 | So, we're going to get stuck in, |
| 1:08.0 | but before we do that, we're going to talk a little bit |
| 1:10.0 | about what you've been working on this week. |
| 1:12.0 | So what's been taking up your time? |
| 1:14.0 | Oh, so much admin. |
| 1:17.0 | So much admin. |
| 1:18.0 | I am moving on to so I taught a course that lasted 10 weeks and then I offer to the students |
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