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How to Vist and Enjoy an Art Fair
Art fairs are usually an inexpensive and festive way to spend a day looking at art and craft objects. In the Midwestern United States, the art fair season begins late in May and continues through early October. It is an opportunity to meet new and old friends. It is also an opportunity to meet artist and talk to them about their work. Most artists are more than eager to have a conversation about what they do. It is not necessary to buy something in order to make a connection with an artist. Many people find that they become friends, or at least look forward to visiting their favorite artists each year. This is especially true when the art fair they attend has a returning artist policy. It is a good idea to find out if this is the case should you find an artist whose work you are interested in but not ready to purchase during the fair. Some people need more than one visit in order to make a selection. Be sure to find out if the fair has a program for sale with a listing of all of the artist‘s media, name, phone number and address. I can not emphasize this too strongly as I have had the experience of people calling me trying to find out the name of a particular artist that made a green vase with blue spots. There would be no way I could tell who the artist was by that description. Many art fairs do not allow giclee reproductions at all. It is important to find this information out and know the difference between a giclee print and an original print. Giclee prints are reproductions of paintings or drawings or any other original art. They often are very beautifully reproduced, but if the fair does not allow them, and you think an artist is selling them, you should let the fair committee know about it. There are also many fairs that allow them for sale. Some artists are very interested in selling reproductions if they can because this may be a very important source of income for them. However, if they sell these prints without indicating that they are reproductions, this constitutes a deception and the buyer can be easily deceived if they are not educated as to the different art forms available.
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Contributor's Note
My observations are based on more than 50 years worth of art fair enjoyment.
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