Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival Reviews..

Medium: Jewelry
Year you most recently exhibited at this Show:
2015
Your Estimated Sales at this Show: $2001-$5000
Number of Years You have Exhibited in this Show:
1st time
Attendance: (1 is poor, 5 is great) 3
Location: 4
Facilities: 4
Ease of Participating: 4
Sales: 3
Overall: 4
Booth Fee vs. Your Sales Ratio: Good
Estimated Attendance: 501-10,000 people

Good Things about this Art Fair:
The load in was easy, I did it the morning of the show. It seemed there was a lot of entry points through the show for easy unloading and loading.

The town was lovely the weather was great, the artist were helpful.

Bad Things about this Art Fair:
I was somewhat pleased with the show, would like to do again as most of the artists have been there many years and say it the" best show around these parts".

Advice to Other Artists Considering this Show:
My accommodations seemed a little high, might need to look into that a bit closer.

There are a whole list of shows (7) from October to March. Some the patrons referred to it as a traveling show. Its with Thunderbird Artist, the last show in March Fountain Hills March 13-15

Posted by: Tamara Kelly | 01/29/2015 at 09:32 PM

Show Name: Carefree AZ art and wine festival
City and State: Carefree AZ
Your Medium: Painting
Year you most recently exhibited at this Show: 2012
Your Estimated Sales at this Show: $501-$2000
Number of Years You have Exhibited in this Show: 1st time
Attendance: (1 is poor, 5 is great) 5 (great)
Location: 4
Facilities: 4
Ease of Participating: 4
Sales: 2
Overall: 3
Booth Fee vs. Your Sales Ratio: Okay
Estimated Attendance: Not really sure.

Good Things about this Art Fair: This was put on by Thunderbird Artists in Arizona. It was well advertised ,organized and attended. The parking for setup in some areas was pretty poor, but manageable.

Advice to Other Artists Considering this Show: Have fun

For more of my commentary on this show please click on my name below to visit my blog on ArtFairInsiders.com.

Posted by: Laurelea Kim | 04/16/2012 at 11:31 PM

Show Name: Carefree Fine Art and Wine Festival
City and State: Carefree, AZ
Your Medium: Photography
Year you most recently exhibited at this Show: 2012
Your Estimated Sales at this Show: $501-$2000
Number of Years You have Exhibited in this Show: 2-3 times
Attendance: (1 is poor, 5 is great) 4
Location: 5 (great)
Facilities: 5 (great)
Ease of Participating: 5 (great)
Sales: 1 (poor)
Overall: 4
Booth Fee vs. Your Sales Ratio: Poor
Estimated Attendance: 501-10,000 people

Good Things about this Art Fair: Nice location.

Bad Things about this Art Fair: No artist amenities, no booth sitters.

Advice to Other Artists Considering this Show: Don't go too far out of your way to participate

For more of my commentary on this show please click on my name below to visit my blog on ArtFairInsiders.com.

Posted by: S Brian Berkun | 02/06/2012 at 04:10 PM

My painter/husband Brian applied to the Carefree show after being accepted at Scottsdale. We drove from Minnesota, hoping for warmth, sunshine and good sales. Carefree did not disappoint. Set-up and take-down were a bit of a free-for-all, but the other artists were cooperative and we pulled it off without a hitch. The quality of art varied from "what the bleep?" to "wow!" One jeweler was a no-show (unacceptable in my book). Her husband and a rep made the sales. This show features a large percentage of western art, including bronze sculptures, native-inspired pottery and a large number of Native American oil portraits. Perhaps attendees were tired of the same old western art. The new artists, those with something different and of high quality, seemed to be having the most success. Adjacent to the booths, we discovered Big Buns Bakery, where Margot make the most amazing sticky buns and chocolate croissants, making the trip doubly worthwhile.

Posted by: Leslie Jensen | 03/18/2011 at 12:43 PM

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