>>2914107Same deal, here... though on a far-smaller scale. Props, your booth looks great.
I sell once a month at a local art walk. It's a rust belt town with a lot of vacant storefronts due to economic decline, which the city owns and converts into temporary galleries in hopes of rejuvenating the downtown business district by attracting a more permanent tenant. We have some people selling on the street, too... I went that route this year due to some drama at a gallery I used to show at.
So far it's worked-out alright. I mostly shoot abandoned buildings, so I set up in front of the city's most-prominent example in an effort to advocate for its preservation. On rainy or windy days I duck into a nearby parking garage. Setup and teardown takes about an hour, and the rigs cost me only a few-hundred dollars. I have power through the street lights, and the light rigs were cheap to make (shelf brackets and work lights from Walmart, minus the clamps). I fold the seats down and it all (barely) fits in the trunk of a Dodge Charger.
I feature several different print sets from various projects at the show: usually consisting of three large prints (12x18") which get the nicer MDF frames and hang on the towers - and some smaller prints (8x10's, usually) which just go in el-cheapo frames available at Walmart and stand on the table. A set will cost about $100 to make (prints, frames, the works); selling two of the big prints gives me a profit. I don't make much, but some nights go better than others. Anywhere from $20 to a few-hundred. Being able to run cards is a huge benefit, and Christmastime I get bigger orders (mostly off the non-abandoned work).
Mostly do this to have some disposable income (car parts).
