The Extravaganza is gonna KILL IT!
I’ve been part of, both, in person and online events.. I’ve watched both from the standpoint of throughput and I know- audience volume is~ pretty much~ all that matters.
Aside from infrastructure.. or, location in the case of in- person events.
And I got the location! Right on the corner of Queen St. W and Ossington, downtown Toronto. This is the “Base of Operations” and will be the core selling location for affordable, collectable ART!
Your Art!
The key(s):
~ There is ONE entrance and ONE exit– traffic flow is only in one direction, controlled by plastic velvet line up barriers or safety fencing or some physical method of.. cattle control.
~ Access is paid: low cost for one time visit (no in and out.. you leave, and ur gone); Mid Cost for in and out, one day privelages.. and Full Weekend priced for.. in and out as many times till the event ends at midnight, Saturday.
~ All items have an unique QR code and are listed ONLINE in your directory page (you will have a ZOOM page/ profile and a website profile.. slightly different but the website profile has HTML code injection options listing your items for sale).
~ Item Sales can be handled by the customer (Scan and Purchase; carry to checkout) or by US.. as items are listed online as well, if the item is sold prior to check out, it’s no longer available for purchase by any other person. So, this would be described as High Pressure Customer Sales, in my mind- it’s high pressure on the customer to purchase the item(s) of interest for surety. And this increases interest in YOUR work, your background and.. ultimately- in YOU as an artist!
So, first off- what am I doing to promote and draw in audience?
I mean, I’m going to pilot a pedal powered boat around the world..
that’s a pretty big thing to take on.. pretty NEWSWORTHY thing.. doncha think?
And that means.. NEWS outlets, Media Outlets.. and BLOGGERS are all gonna want to have their time with me and promoting the event itself. It’s a win- win situation.. and we all come out smelling like roses!
Some quick things..
Your account, on acceptance, will give you scheduled times to present within the overall “event” structure. The host/ hostess will be tasked with pushing audience to the artisans alley and to you specifically.
Notes:
Application fee is $25 FREE for 7 days!
Show and Sale is $200
Commission on sales is 10%, to cover processing, data entry, etc.
There is a CAP at 50 artists.. the space is big but not that big.. this is also a cap based on print publicaton spacial alowances.
~ If you use the SHOP payment option, you might qualify for installment terms (terms and conditions by SHOPIFY/ their partners, not me).
Deadlines are approaching quickly..
..apply early!
