Ridgway Rendezvous Arts and Crafts Festival Reviews -

Medium: Fiber
Year you most recently exhibited at this Show: 2021
Your Estimated Sales at this Show: $10,000+
Price Range of your Work: $49-$149
Number of Years You have Exhibited in this Show: 1st time
Number of Years You have been doing Art Fairs overall: Forever...
Attendance: (1 is poor, 5 is great) 4
Location: 5 (great)
Facilities: 5 (great)
Ease of Participating: 4
Sales: 5 (great)
Overall: 5 (great)
Booth Fee vs. Your Sales Ratio: Good
Estimated Attendance: 501-10,000 people

Good Things about this Art Fair:
Wonderful location in a huge shady park. Enthusiastic shoppers, kind and organized staff and volunteers (the town mayor was helping bring water around to artists).

Ridgway is a cute town with lots of tourists flowing through to the mountains, and attendees really seemed to appreciate the artists being there, and sales were brisk. This was 2021 which was a great season for me overall, I did speak to some other artists who said attendance seemed higher than in other years.

What could this Art Fair have done better?:
Parking and load in/out was a bit crazy, as the park is large and right on the main drag, but really nothing, it was a pleasure to attend!

Advice to Other Artists Considering this Show:
Give it a try!

What prompted you to submit a review today?
It was a great show and wanted to let others know.

Posted by: Anna Elmore | 04/03/2022 at 03:33 PM

Show Name: Ridgway Rendezvous
City and State: Ridgway, CO
Your Medium: Photography
Year you most recently exhibited at this Show: 2012
Your Estimated Sales at this Show: < $500
Number of Years You have Exhibited in this Show: 2-3 times
Attendance: (1 is poor, 5 is great) 2
Location: 5 (great)
Facilities: 5 (great)
Ease of Participating: 5 (great)
Sales: 1 (poor)
Overall: 3
Booth Fee vs. Your Sales Ratio: Poor
Estimated Attendance: 501-10,000 people

Good Things about this Art Fair: The staff really do a very nice job of taking care of the artists from ease of check-in, taking around water, snacks, awards, etc.

Bad Things about this Art Fair: The locals come out but this is a rather isolated mountain community and like other mountain fairs that I've experienced there is not a lot of buying going on

Advice to Other Artists Considering this Show: Do at your own risk! I wouldn't travel far for this one unless you are on your way to another show nearby. Unless you are camping or in a trailer most accommodations are $$

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 | 08/20/2012 at 01:17 AM

Show Name: 27th Annual Ridgway Rendezvous
City and State: Ridgway, CO
Your Medium: Photography
Year you most recently exhibited at this Show: 2011
Your Estimated Sales at this Show: < $500
Number of Years You have Exhibited in this Show: 1st time
Attendance: (1 is poor, 5 is great) 3
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:
Artist Treatment, location, low booth fee, awards/recognition by the show jury.

Bad Things about this Art Fair:
Sales.

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

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 | 08/20/2011 at 12:45 PM

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