The Gosport Arts Festival is a show I have done for years and enjoy doing because the promoter, Millie Johnson, is wonderful and treats the artists with respect and dignity. She has to be the kindest show promoter ever. Some promoters seem to forget that the money they collect is already paid when we apply for the show, but nonetheless can make an artist's life miserable in various ways. Millie does everything possible to make her artists happy, which in turn helps us have a good weekend and positive attitude to do what we are there to do: show and sell our art.
Millie, Thank You, for promoting a quality show and taking care of us. Thank you to all the Gosport volunteers who put in amazingly long hours to make the artists' lives easier.
I also do this show because it's "home," or near where I lived most of my life, so I'm able to see a number of long time friends who may stop by.
Once back home, the next day is a full workday, returning art to gallery and studio spaces, doing paperwork, taking inventory, getting everything put away, and so on. As every exhibitor knows, the exhibition weekend is fairly easy compared to the prep beforehand and the followup after. That's ok. It's all usually worth it.
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