I'm happy to report that my neighborhood now has a nice art festival! This past weekend was the 2nd Annual Downtown Silver Spring Fine Art Festival. I avoid any show whose name starts with "1st Annual" and the reports I heard from other artists last year ranged from "I lost money" to "surprisingly good." I thought the art in last year's show was of good quality, even though the sales were not good for everybody. That's the one thing that would have stopped me from applying ... if there was junk or cheesy crap in the show. Given it's location within walking distance from my house, and my current push to do more art festivals and preferably local, I decided it was worth a shot. This area of Silver Spring is packed with pedestrian traffic on any weekend, and there are special events here two or three times a month. So I knew there would be lots of people, but were they interested in pottery? Whenever I do a show for the first time, I try not to have any expectations for sales. But I did have a benchmark for a sales amount that would trigger me to apply for the show again next year, which I surpassed by almost $500. Hooray for my hometown!
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9/27/2012 07:21:55 am
HI -was doing research about this Silver Spring show and found your blog. Can you share your best price point for the show? I'm considering taking it (I don't do pottery, I do ceramic sculpture). Thanks!
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Mea Rhee
9/27/2012 07:38:30 am
Tammy, my prices range from $10 to $250. I think I sold things in every price range, but sold the most in the $40 to $80 range. Not sure if that relates to your sculpture. The artist next to me had beautiful mixed-media wall sculptures, and I saw her sell two nice pieces.
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9/27/2012 07:57:06 am
Thank you! I have a large range for prices for different demographics. I'm a bit leery of shows right now as I had several bad experiences early this year (ST Augustine FL and Ocean City Springfest). That's a good price range for me. Maybe I'll think about this one as I'm doing very well ever time I show in Kefa Cafe - seems like my folks live over that way. Appreciate your response!
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