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Art Fair:  Fine Arts Festival of Manatee County

Location:  Bradenton, Florida
Held in downtown Bradenton
at the beautiful Riverwalk Park

Dates:  Takes place in the middle of February

Presented By:  ArtCenter Manatee

Founded:   2001

Show Type:  Outdoor

Expected Attendance:   500 - 1,000 people

Exhibiting Artists:   100 

Artist Application Deadline:  Usually in October

Jury Fee:   $35

Booth Fee:   $400

Web site:  www.artcentermanatee.org

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[Janet Herman]

Medium: 2D mixed media
Year you most recently exhibited at this Show: 2020
Your Estimated Sales at this Show: $501 - $2,000
Price Range of your Work: $125 - $1,050
Number of Years You have Exhibited in this Show: 2-3 times
Number of Years You have been doing Art Fairs overall: 3-5 years
Attendance: (1 is poor, 5 is great) 3
Location: 3
Facilities: 4
Ease of Participating: 3
Sales: 2
Overall: 3
Booth Fee vs. Your Sales Ratio: Okay
Estimated Attendance: 501-10,000 people

Good Things about this Art Fair: *
Located at Riverwalk, this is a senic, shady location for most.

Coffee and rolls every morning. Saturday evening snacks and drinks but few attended. New, permanent restrooms.

Event put on by ArtCenter Manatee, an educational and gallery opportunity in Bradenton.

What could this Art Fair have done better?:
They could have given middle-of-circle tents that were back-to-back, more room in back of their tents.

Art league needs to find a way to convince more affluent among locals to support local art show.

Advice to Other Artists Considering this Show:
Dolly in to your spot over bricks and sand. Parking to get unloaded is tricky. They did secure parking across the street for artists.

Many attendees wander off riverwalk/bike path, not many art buyers; mostly families bringing children to the park, so low-end may sell.

Additional Commentary on this Show:
A walk east on the Riverwalk will bring you to Mattisons cafe (across from skate park). Good food and drinks. There is nowhere else to go that we could find. No food trucks at ArtFest. One hotdog vendor.

I received a substantial award at this show, which saved my bacon.

The URL of your profile on ArtFairInsiders.com. https://www.artfairinsiders.com/profiles/profile/show?id=JanHerman

What prompted you to submit a review today? *
The need for more current reviews.