Las Cruces Fine Arts Fair

This past weekend, I participated in the inaugural Las Cruces Fine Arts Fair at the beautiful new Las Cruces Convention Center.  What a gorgeous facility!  And the organizers made the fair a wonderful experience for all the artists.

Las Cruces Convention Center

The weather was perfect, with temperatures around 75 degrees and lots of blue skies and bright sunshine.  I must say, when I got back home to Edgewood on Monday afternoon, I was freezing in the 50 degree temperatures.

After a smooth unload and setup, I was pretty happy with how my booth looked.  Art fairs are always so much easier indoors since I know there won't be unpredictable weather conditions that might damage my art or blow away my tent.  And no dust, an enemy to art of all kinds.  In fact, the weak link in the entire art fair experience is the tent - so tedious to set up, tear down and haul around, and so vulnerable to weather.  My, how I love indoor shows...

Here are a couple of shots of my booth at the Las Cruces Fine Arts Fair.

booth

booth

The show opened at noon on Friday, with a fundraiser Gala Opening on Friday night.  Waitstaff circulated with yummies, and folks enjoyed wine and champagne.

Yum!

Mingling

The show opened with lots of energy on Saturday morning, and the excitement continued into Sunday. Attendance was good throughout the show, with lots of enthusiastic shoppers.

Several folks who purchased images from me at past shows stopped by to say howdy and chat.  My favorite aspect of these shows is reconnecting with my customers, meeting new people, and answering a myriad of questions about photography and art.

On Saturday, things got too hectic to snap any more photos. I had a very good show, selling four large pieces "off the wall" and many, many matted prints. A big "thank you" to all who made purchases or simply stopped by to say hi - I look forward to seeing you again very soon.

Cheers 'til later....Gail.
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