Top 5 ways to improve your art fair display!

[@damncidd]

"Your booth is your traveling gallery, and you should treat it as such." Great advice. Take great pride in your booth, not just your work.

[@EvanReinheimer]

Absolutely.

[@Lorenzo-Sandoval-Fine-Art]

Great advice. I have my first art show next week!!!

[@EvanReinheimer]

Nice!!! Have great sales!!!

[@davidjuddpaintingstudio2127]

Good info thank you!

[@byronrhodes1659]

As a beginner the goal of an art fair might be to grow a fan base or to get viewer feedback of your work. As a seasoned veteran making sales would definitely be the top goal.

[@seapossumsforrest8162]

Great Tips! Thanks for posting!

[@EvanReinheimer]

You're welcome, glad you found it helpful!

[@johnellsphoto]

Glad to hear you are full-time, Evan. Excellent tips! BTW, see you at Cornell Old School Square, Feb 8 & 9. Yup, got a booth.

[@EvanReinheimer]

Thanks John! Glad to hear I’ll be seeing you soon also!

[@samuelmomoh3905]

Very interesting, learnt alot thanks for sharing!

[@EvanReinheimer]

Glad it was helpful!

[@eileenshousekeeping]

Great advice! Thanks for the insight 🇺🇸🍀😇

[@EvanReinheimer]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching😁

[@kathykortegaard1396]

Thank you for your suggestions from your experience! Very helpful!!

[@EvanReinheimer]

Kathy Kortegaard thanks for watching, glad you found it helpful!

[@mrstiffanyalexandrashain4489]

Thanks for reminding me not to hang everything. I’m getting inspo for my show tomorrow night.. and the last event I did.. I hung everything and it not only looked cruddy and confusing but it took up so much timeeeeeeeee

[@EvanReinheimer]

It’s sometimes hard to not hang everything but keep in mind that your booth should resemble a gallery and have a pleasing flow to it. Have a great show!

[@marinasilluminations]

Thank You, great information. I haven't worked the art fair venue because setup looks daunting. Maybe next year!

[@EvanReinheimer]

Thanks for watching, glad it helped. Good luck!

[@kimbuktu007]

Great tips, especially for those of us contemplating jumping into the art show world. I love your Exhibit labels. I have never seen ones that detailed and love it!

[@EvanReinheimer]

Thanks 🤗

[@hilarymcallister8846]

Great 👍🏻 tips

[@ggstylz]

A Very professional set up. Impressive well done!

[@EvanReinheimer]

Thank you!

[@scottownbey9340]

Great work! very nice but you forget a HUGE item off your list- where do you the tent and panels?? Appreciate any guidance

[@EvanReinheimer]

The tent is a Light Dome tent made by a company called Creative Energies. My walls are ProPanels.

[@BreeJames-gt4ve]

Hello & thank you for your advice! Where did you purchase the custom wall plates with your art info that you hang next to your beautiful photos?

[@addydog2012]

TY for sharing! Very good advice. I actually follow all 5 steps, but so many don’t. My biggest pet peeve “bringing the whole fam dam-ly” ugh!

[@morgannwilliams967]

Hi there. Beautiful, clean setup you have but what kind of walls are those? I am new to trying to sell my art finally and I’m not sure how I can hang my art in a canopy.

[@EvanReinheimer]

The walls are called Pro Panels (propanels.com). Another option is to use mesh walls made by a company called Creative Energies.

[@timbrut256]

I like your tips, I will hopefully start doing some shows this summer. I understand your logic about keeping your theme in tact as well as not being cluttered. This is where I become frustrated. Although I am a painter, I have been doing more sculptures. I used to only sculpt in clay but have recently learned to sculpt in wool and jute twine. Part of my display would have a theme of sculpting pet heads, I can easily have a section with this theme. However I have my jute twine sculptures, plus I have other wool animal sculptures, and I have also learned macrame to make some shelves for my free standing sculptures, but some of my sculptures are incorporated into the macrame. I have a mess! Some artist have told me, "well don't bring everything", but how I know what I should bring or what not to bring. Most of my sculptures are higher priced, so I am trying to make an inventory of simpler items like macrame wall hangings or plant hangers, that I can sell at a lesser price. I'm stressed out and haven't purchased my tent yet. I love your layout, I love the darker walls, I think they show your products in a really great way. I am assuming my only solution will be trial and error. I enjoy your videos Tim

[@EvanReinheimer]

Thanks for watching! I think you found the solution and that’s to kind of use trial and error to find what works best for you. You want your display to look good, clean and uncluttered. Good luck and great sales!

[@timbrut256]

@@EvanReinheimer Thank you Evan Reinheimer. I will be doing my first show on July 22. It will be an indoor cat show so I won't need to buy a tent just yet; but I am looking at buying a used Nissan cargo van that has the bulk head and and factory installed shelves. I am old, making these major decisions is really stressful. Thanks for your reply, and again congratulations on being a new daddy. I wish the best for you and your family.

[@Silverbull2008]

Curious how you made your price placards with the various sizes and cost. They are really nice !

[@EvanReinheimer]

They are printed photographs that have been pasted to styrene (plastic). I then put sticky back velcro on the back of the plastic to attach them to the pro panels.

[@hom296]

Evan, would you share what is the brand of the tent? Also would you share what the size is for the ProPanels? Seven feet...adjust lets? Lastly do you hang the Harmon hanger metal clip on the back mount? Thanks again...you are most helpful. I've never done a booth show and if I do it...I want to get it right. You're our go-to guy!!

[@EvanReinheimer]

hom296 the tent I use is a Light Dome made by a company called Creative Energies. I recommend this tent or a Trimline as heavy duty tents. I think my panels are 7’ but the panels in this video do NOT have adjustable legs. I highly recommend getting Pro Panels WITH adjustable legs. I use a minimum of 2 Harmon Hooks for all my hanging work, I hook them directly to the frame on the back, doing that makes it easier to level and even out the hanging work. You can also hook them to the wire on the back but I find it easier to hook to the actual frame. Glad you’re enjoying the videos. I have more in the edit bin to come.

[@renewedmemories5956]

Good Job.

[@EvanReinheimer]

Thanks!

[@ashleshalad6077]

This setup is great. Thanks for sharing these tips. I am going to display my paintings for first time. Can you please share from where to buy these walls..

[@EvanReinheimer]

ASHLESHA LAD thank you! The walls are made by Pro Panels. Their website is propanels.com They have a few different options for their display walls.

[@m5foto495]

I really liked your video, glad I found you on KZbin, quick question for you, what do you use for the display tags for each photograph, it looks like a black card with the photo and metallic print ? Can you tell what what you use ?

[@EvanReinheimer]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed! The display tags are photographs mounted to rigid plastic and attached to the wall with velcro on the back.

[@ronmiller4105]

@@EvanReinheimer One more question for you, where did you find panoramic matt show kits ? For the life of me I cannot find them. Thanks Evan

[@luisherlys]

Hi. Great tips. Thank you so much. Can i ask: what type of panels you are using to hang the photos? Thanks

[@EvanReinheimer]

Thanks! They are called Pro Panels.

[@extendedp1]

Very nice looking booth. What are the panels you use?

[@EvanReinheimer]

Bubba hi, thanks for asking! I am using Pro Panels: www.propanels.com

[@alysia_lynn]

Thanks for the video. I found it very helpful. I recently ordered pro panels. What is the best way to hang your art on them?

[@EvanReinheimer]

Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching. I am using a product called Harmon Hooks to hang my work: harmonhooks.com they work well for me.

[@baddmanaz]

Good tips. Just wondering: is it ok to keep your sunglasses on while having a conversation with a visitor to your booth? It's not considered rude, is it?

[@EvanReinheimer]

baddmanaz excellent question! I always remove my sunglasses during the show hours. I don’t think it’s rude to keep them on, but I prefer to not have them covering my eyes while talking to potential customers.

[@baddmanaz]

@@EvanReinheimer thx!

[@EugenesVids]

Your booth offers such a great presentation! I'm just starting to sell my photography in FL, any leads on the best way to construct a booth for a 10x10 space? Thanks.

[@EvanReinheimer]

I prefer the 3 full wall look as you can see in my videos. I feel the best thing to do is keep it simple and uncluttered. Take a look as some of my other videos from art festivals, I include a lot of footage of different booths and maybe you can get some ideas that way too.

[@EugenesVids]

@@EvanReinheimer Great, thanks! I'm looking for the best way to build a booth. Should I go with the company Flourish displays or Armstrong, or construct it myself. Thanks, Eugene

[@EvanReinheimer]

It depends on your budget and how you’re transporting your display. I use ProPanels. They are all good choices though.

[@EugenesVids]

@@EvanReinheimer OK, good info. Thanks again!

[@kimsowa820]

You're videos are awesome! Thanks for the wonderful information. What do you do when the larger pieces sell? Do you replace the space right away and if so how much back stock do you bring with you? Also regarding your smaller prints... How many of each photo do you print and do you put the duplicates in the bin or do you keep them hidden until someone buys?

[@EvanReinheimer]

Kim Sowa thank you, I’m glad you like my videos! When a large piece sells off the wall, I either replace it if I have something that will fit the size, and theme of the space. If I don’t have something that fits in a sensible way, I reorganize the wall space so that it doesn’t look like something is missing. I like the look of the walls to always “flow” and leaving a big empty space doesn’t usually look good. Sometimes it just takes some reorganizing of the pieces that are left. I generally only have only one of each large piece, unless I am on the road for a while, in that case I may have a few of my more popular pieces. For prints, I always have multiple of each, but I only put one out at a time and keep the duplicates in storage and replace as people buy.

[@kimsowa820]

@@EvanReinheimer You are very kind. Thank you for your response and I really appreciate it. It's hard to know what to do without any experience, but I do love your videos and your photography. Thanks again.

[@EvanReinheimer]

Kim Sowa you’re welcome. Feel free to ask any other questions you may have.

[@Silverbull2008]

How are you hanging your photos on these propanels ??

[@EvanReinheimer]

I’m using Harmon Hooks: harmonhooks.com

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

👍👍

[@Beachbumartist]

How about using chiken wire to hang my paintings from for walls in my booth? Thank you

[@EvanReinheimer]

That’s an inexpensive choice, if you have no other option. My first display wall was made similar to that. However, it’s very unlikely that any juried art festival will allow you to use walls like that. But, for smaller, more casual events, it may be an effective option if you have a limited budget.

[@Beachbumartist]

@@EvanReinheimer I have never been a show out doors and the show is this Saturday and i know it would probably look kind of ghetto but maybe go that route possibly. the show is small in a park. I was looking at that option as being light weight as well for hanging paintings too. Thank you

[@EvanReinheimer]

Maybe try to find black plastic animal fencing instead of chicken wire. Same idea, but it may look a little nicer. Hope you have a great and successful show!

[@Dannzzigg]

I noticed the "info cards" next to each piece... What kind of info are you providing there?

[@EvanReinheimer]

Dannzzigg the info cards list the title and location, price and size options available for each piece, plus a brief story/background about each photograph. I also include technical data such as lens, shutter speed, f/stop used, ect. for each photo.

[@dkue706]

How do you price your art?

[@EvanReinheimer]

My artwork is priced by size, with all photographs of the same size being the same price.

[@brindacockburn4033]

You dont need background music

[@EvanReinheimer]

Agreed. This is an old video and I’ve learned better now.

[@ashaaravind7331]

I’m

[@abdulmuizchulan214]

Come to Islam n success brother

[@BolanKeith]

So many good tips - cheers!

[@BreeJames-gt4ve]

Hello & thank you for your advice! Where did you purchase the custom wall plates with your art info that you hang next to your beautiful photos?

[@EvanReinheimer]

They are photo prints mounted to styrene (plastic). I designed them and had them printed & mounted at BayPhoto.