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Maximize Your Trade Show Investment

March 2024, by Diane Sulg

Exhibiting at a trade show is exhilarating! Although it is multiple days, when it is over, it will seem like it went speeding by.  Therefore, you want to make sure you take advantage of every…

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Show Review of the Month Arts, Beats & Eats

April 2024, by Sunshine Artist Editor

September 1-4, 2023; Arts, Beats & Eats, Royal Oak, MI. Contact: Arts, Beats & Eats, Inc., Shannon Wojtas, 302 W. Fourth St., Suite #440, Royal Oak, MI 48067: Phone: 248-541-7550; Email…

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The Maestro of Magical Mosaics

April 2024, by Diane Sulg

Steve Terlizzese is an architect, a carpenter, a writer, a sculptor, and a comedian. And the amazing thing is he uses all these talents every day making his mosaic art.  Steve and his wife, Lorri, a…

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What Happens Next

May 2024, by Scott Obernberger

In the last issue, I started writing about all the things that go into organizing, planning, and running an art fair.  There is so much we take for granted as artists because we do not see what goes…

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The Table Has Been Turned

February 2024, by Scott Obernberger

How many shows have you done as a traveling artist? What have you learned from those shows about things that work and things that do not?   Have you ever wondered what I would do differently if I…

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The Worst-Case Scenario

January 2024, by By Steve Meltzer

A while ago, I wrote an article about the need to photograph your artwork and studio in the event of something like a burglary or home disaster. The thrust of that piece was to make sure you had…

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