The quickest way and most effective way to expose your art or craft to the public is to open a booth at an art or craft show. Thousands of people come to these art shows each year with the intention to buy something and it does not seem to be an end in sight.

Before you pack and move to the next show, you should definitely learn as much as you can about art exhibitions. This type of work requires planning, research and miscellaneous expenses, and may not be for everyone.

An excellent starting point is to visit Sunshine artist who can be found on Google. Sunshine Artist is a magazine that covers the major art exhibitions in detail. They provide a list of art shows and upcoming information on how you can participate. They also evaluate art exhibitions and provide sales reports, attendance, and other important details.

When you sell your work to an exhibition of art that you sell directly to the public. You make all the profits. It is not necessary to share a huge percentage to an agent or gallery owner.

It’s probably best to sell items at different prices to different buyers welcome to come to your booth. If you typically sell paintings for thousands of dollars, offers smaller, more affordable and tests. This way, your art can be accessible to all.

Make sure you can accept credit cards. Many people who visit art exhibitions to pay by credit card. If you do not set up to accept credit cards, you will most likely lose sales.

It may be a good idea to head out of your first exhibition as a visitor before actually putting up shop. Once you arrive, walk around and just see how everything works. Observe the booths that have the most traffic and see what they do well. Introduce yourself to the owner of the stand and see if they are inclined to talk about their success with you. While they are not in direct competition with you, they should be happy to give you some pointers.

Creating and running a booth at an art exhibition can be difficult. Bring a family member or friend to help you and set up and assist customers. It is also nice to have someone to keep you company and provide support and encouragement.

Art and craft shows are a great way to build a mailing list to clients. Establish a small section to your booth inviting customers and browsers to provide their name, mailing address and e-mail. The next time you attend an art exhibition, you can send an email to your list. You can also leave your mailing list know any new art or craft that you have to sell. It may not be easy to build a mailing list, because people are a little hesitant when it comes to delivering data. To encourage people to join, you can offer something for free. You can create small color postcard prints of your work and put them in inexpensive frames and give those away to each subscriber.

Be sure to keep track of your expenses and sales. Want to know if you’ve actually made a profit, otherwise you may make adjustments or may not attend the art fair itself.

Do not get discouraged if you do not make a huge profit on your first outing. As I said earlier, art exhibitions may not be for any artist. Many artists sell exclusively to art shows, while others use only art shows once again time to time for marketing purposes.