I really wanted to emphasize booth design this year, something that I hadn't really played with before. I grabbed a bunch of fake reptile skin of natural colors to really go with the whole dragon theme of my booth and I also found three small decorative chests that were rustic looking and covered in thick (fake) crocodile skin. I found some red velvet on clearance at a fabric store and placed it in the chests over some fluffy cotton to display all of my prints and a few originals. We draped the remainder of the red velvet throughout my booth and had many people come back just to see the "eye candy" that was my booth, according to them. My sales were through the roof this year with that set up and it reinforced my brand as an artist.
Crystal Sully www.crystalsully.com
And lighting might be a good factor to keep in mind too.
led lights to light up all of the art on my table drew customers to the booth like moths to a light. I'm never going to exhibit anywhere without using lights to properly display my art. For the giant 6' Dragon print I had behind my table the light really brought the piece to life and helped sell the massive print.
Crystal Sully www.crystalsully.com
The placement of your prints can assist with better sales according to Afton Kern.
After
getting my table set up I removed most of the stuff in front of the
prints, leaving the portfolio open so that people who stopped by could
look through it. People were highly interested in the sketchbooks, and I
sold all of them. I noticed that this was the case for other artists as
well, books are very popular!
Afton Kern www.aftonkern.wordpress.com/about
In order to use your space to the maximum advantage create a series of levels to show off your work.
For Spectrum this year I tried using a table top sign and borrowed some Pro
Panels. The sign worked ok but I discovered I needed to create tiers,
sort of terrace all the stuff on the table and give the sign some
height. Loved having the panels.
Christine Mitzuk www.christinemitzuk.com
Christine offers some more tips for her Gen Con experience here www.christinemitzuk.com/gen-con-2014-art-show-in-review
Here's another example of staggered tiers by Kiri Leonard www.kirileonard.com which amazingly enough she manages to fit into a large suitcase!
Another way to display your work is the use of panels as shown in Elizabeth Leggett's space...
I
just bought some metal panels (Graphic Display Systems) and they're
amazing for shows you're driving to. I ended up ordering the table
'feet' as well so I can set up a half panel on a table top. I got the
two-piece panels so I can fit them in my car, and I plan on bringing
them to Spectrum this year so I can have a display behind my table.
Brenda Lyons www.falconmoon.com
Places where you can get some of these panels;
Pro panels - http://www.propanels.com/
Armstrong Panels - http://www.armstrongproducts.com/
Metal screen panels - http://www.graphicdisplaysystems.com/panels.htm
