Over the years I have attended, worked with and organized hundreds of festivals and events. With this new series, "INSIDE with the Festival Nomad", I want to give you an "inside" look at some of the festivals and events that I have been involved with or that I have visited. Along the way, I have had a lot of fun and sometimes frustration, but I have never been bored!
Working the Show...
(Part Two)
8. Hello Dolly...
It’s
amazing how every exhibitor wants and needs a “dolly”! However, it seems that shows never have enough! And, of
course, the big exhibitors always seem to get preferential treatment. I can remember
a number of shows where we had to “steal”
a dolly for a few moments! Unfortunately, we normally got caught and had to give
it back. There were some nice exhibitors who shared their dollies, but more
times than not, we had to make many trips from our vehicle to the booth carrying
cumbersome, oversized packages. It was an exhausting experience!
9. Taking a Pole!
No,
I didn’t make a spelling mistake! We didn’t take a poll, we had to deal with a
pole! Confused? Judi used to exhibit at a show that housed their booths in a “big top” tent. These poles were needed
to hold up the tent. Some of the booths had these tent poles (and I’m talking big tent poles) right in
the middle of their set-up area. Remember I told you that we used to plan our
booth set-up! This included where we would hang pictures and how many we would hang.
You can imagine how a "BIG POLE”
would effect your layout!
10. Taking a Break...
We
once did a show in Calgary. We had all of our framed prints shipped by air there.
The prints were packed carefully and professionally. Two, however, arrived
broken! We only discovered the problem a day or two before this major show. Fortunately,
we found a fellow art gallery who agreed to repair the prints quickly (and inexpensively). Needless to say they
became good friends after that!
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