One of the Promoters I've have the pleasure of working numerous art shows with is Dana Hale-Mounier of Pacific Fine Arts www.pacificfinearts.com.
She and her husband, Troy, are possibly the nicest, most helpful people in the industry, so I asked if she would share her top 2 suggestions for artists:
1. Follow the show rules.
These sound simple enough, but being careful to follow these 2 thoughts can be the difference between being invited back to show again, or not.
Promoters are usually working with hundreds of different people for each show. Not only are there the artists and staff, but a promoter also needs to jump through various hoops to get everything coordinated for a fabulous art show.
So first comes the venue it's self - it could be a park, a main street, or a community center. Each type of location has different requirements, and different people to work with organizing each item.
Then there are artist applications and amenities. To produce a show with upwards of 100 artists, each application must be approved and the artist notified.
The artist amenities can vary from show to show, but usually provided are security and sanitation stations. These are just 2 more things for the promoter to accomplish for the show to be successful.
Whew, lots of work needs to be done for each event, and we haven't even considered the weekend of the actual show! Add to all that, a promoter like Dana produces an average of 25 shows per year.
So, it's easy to see why these 2 little suggestions carry a lot of weight for the promoter.
