I truly want all promoters and quality artisans to succeed at what they do as the arts and crafts shows are one of the very few venues left where U.S. artists join together and sell their creations. To me, this is all apart of keeping American art and culture alive.
My last show was the Woodland Hills Årts and Crafts Show put on by the Rotary Club of Woodland Hills. The location of the show was moved from Warren Park to the Westfield parking lot. Parking was plentiful and loading in and out for the artists was easy as we could pull right up to our booth space and set up. The Rotary also provided (as always) coffee, pastries, bagels, and fruit for both Sat. and Sun.
Unfortunately, there was not a sign at Warren Park redirecting the devoted show goers to the new location. Many patrons stumbled upon it by accident. There were signs posted by the show but outside of this, I’m not sure how much advertisement was done.
All the customers I talked to felt that the show had quality merchandise for sale even though a few thought there was a little “junk”. I spoke to 5 other artisans, a painter, a knitter, and three other jewelers, who were disappointed in their sales. Most felt it was a sign of the economy.
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