Frequently Asked Questions
Why did you write the book?
"Simply, I wrote the book as a guide because a
lot of artists have asked me a lot of questions, which leads
me to believe that something like this is needed and will hopefully
be useful to many artists.
I will say this later but repeat it here: I am not an accountant,
I am not a business manager, I am not a tax attorney. I am an
artist, with good years of management experience and about twelve
years in the business of being an artist as a sole means of support.
I stand by my good eyes and ears, a fair dose of common sense
and will stand proud behind every word in the book.
As in hiking, I highly recommend experience as the best guide,
although hiking is safer and much more fun when you have a sketchy
map, a good compass, and the guiding words of someone who has
been on the trail before. As a good guide should, I hope to either
enlighten you a little on the virtues and perils of this particular
trail or to scare the bejabbers out of you; either way I will
have done my job."
Where
can I buy the book?
The book is available online
at www.lulu.com, the publisher. See the BookInfo page for details
and purchasing links.
After February 2007 the book should be available online through
www.amazon.com and in brick and mortar booksellers such as Barnes
& Noble, Borders and most others. If you cannot find the book at
your favorite bookstore, ask them to order it for you with this
information:
Title: Art Festival Guide: The
Artist's Guide to Selling in Art Festivals
Author: Maria Arango
Publisher: Lulu, Inc
ISBN: 978-1-4303-1976-4
Can I get the book for my students,
organization, class or workshop?
Yes, please contact me for fair
use policies, preview downloads, freebies and bulk discounts.
See contact information below.
Why are there so few Eastern/Central
show links?
I live on the West Coast so I
do mostly Western Shows and have collected links and resources
around my neighborhood. This is easily remedied, please send
any relevant links to me and I will update the website as I receive
them. Use the contact information below.
Can I buy links, banner space or
advertise on this website? How much does it cost?
Text links are free to everyone,
just submit website address.
Banners such as those displayed in the YellowPages are available,
space permitting, at a reasonable yearly cost. Banners have to
be web ready and formatted to fit the space provided. For all the
details, please contact the YellowPages address below.
About the Author
"I
was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1959. A one-and-a-half year old child
cannot remember what it was like to have our homes and businesses
taken over by the regime of Fidel Castro. In any case, we took
a long ship-ride to Spain right about when Cuba turned communist.
I was raised in Barcelona, Spain until 1974. In a sense, I still
think of Spain as home, a home that will be undoubtedly changed
if and when I return to visit. There again, hard for me to remember
the political turmoil of Franco's impending death and the threat
of socialism. Time for another long trip! This time my family and
I moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, where we were reunited with
my father's family, also previously exiled from Cuba. I have loved
art all my life and earned a few stripes at the University of Nevada,
Las Vegas, although I basically learned the art of the woodcut
on my own. I am now making a living as a full-time artist.
ARTISTIC BIOGRAPHY
Maria Arango
earned BS and MS degrees in Psychology and Exercise Physiology from the University
of Nevada, Las Vegas before taking a variety of fine and graphic art classes.
Printmaking changed her life forever and she spent a few years of honing her
skills and amassing a body of work, primarily in woodcut prints.
Maria has
been exhibited in several galleries in the Las Vegas area as well as the Las
Vegas Art Museum, and has quickly expanded to regional, national and international
shows. Maria’s accomplishments include Best of Show/Category Awards in
the Art Fest of Henderson, Boulder City Art in the Park and Tempe Festival
of the Arts and purchase awards including works in the Springfield Museum of
Art. Most recently works have been accepted in the prestigious Brand Gallery
and Art Center in California in their annual juried works on paper exhibition,
the Parkside National Small Print Exhibition and Hunterdon Museum of Art. In
2005 she was honored with the Nevada Governor’s Visual Arts Commission
Award. She has been represented by various galleries through the Southwest
and her works reside in permanent collections in the US and Worldwide. Art
Festivals throughout the West continue to be Maria’s favorite venue for
meeting her fast growing audience of dedicated collectors.
A lifetime
goal of completing 1000 Woodcuts progresses heartily as do many various other
projects in printmaking, writing, and life in general."
Contact
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