Festival Canopy

Lacey Lewis · 03-28-2006, 11:05 PM

Thanks, Chris! Your weights are nice looking, do you use more than one on a corner? I am so paranoid now, I think I'll aim for 40-50 lbs per pole!

I weighed one of my cinder blocks, and it was almost 50 lbs, but not as attractive.

Now I'll just have to find some beefy guys to haul it all around for me. I'm not very muscley myself.

Chris Saper · 03-28-2006, 11:10 PM

My PVC tubes were actually 3" - you could go 4 or 5 inches but the question is, could you carry them. I used one per pole and I liked that they are very slim and I could attach them to each corner very unobtrusively,

My very limited experience here was that I had about 1.5 hours of daylight to setup. I hired a boy scout to help me. Depending upon the venue the set up time can be very short.

Chris Saper · 03-28-2006, 11:12 PM

pps All this thought makes me have to sign off to go to the gym. Sigh.

Lacey Lewis · 03-28-2006, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Saper

My PVC tubes were actually 3" - you could go 4 or 5 inches but the question is, could you carry them. I used one per pole and I liked that they are very slim and I could attach them to each corner very unobtrusively,

My very limited experience here was that I had about 1.5 hours of daylight to setup. I hired a boy scout to help me. Depending upon the venue the set up time can be very short.

Maybe I will just make double the number of weights and attach two to each pole. It would mean more trips, but I do not want another tent flying away!

Yeah, I'm off to put in my Pilates video.

Chris Saper · 03-28-2006, 11:44 PM

One reason I like these weights is that I can still zip up the tent when they are attached. I do think you could double them and leave one of the two inside the tent, per corner.

I also thnk that is a good idea to remove paintings from the walls each night, if you have any doubt whatsoever as to the coming night.

Also depending on the climate, works under glass may tend to condense. They will need to be covered or placed under a table.

Lacey Lewis · 05-08-2006, 12:12 PM

Yesterday was my 1st art fair! I replaced the tent that flew away with an EZ-Up, and it came with sandbags so I filled them up with 30lbs of sand each. I decided 30lbs per leg wasn't enough, so I added a 20lb concrete brick on top of that! Needless to say, I still have my tent.

I had a good time out there and did a live demo throughout the day. I also won 3rd place in the 2D category! It was a lot of work, and I hope that a couple of commissions will follow, and I will be doing at least one more art fair this year depending on what applications are accepted.

Cris, or anyone else with an answer, when I do an art fair that lasts more than one day is it generally OK to leave up the walls and the tent? I am just not sure about setting up and tearing down 3 days in a row.

Chris Saper · 05-08-2006, 09:13 PM

Congratulations!

I would rather shoot myself than take down and set-up the tent every day. As to whether you leave your artwork in the tent at night - you'll have to decide how you feel about the security of any given show. I would prefer to leave the art on the walls and zip up the tent, and I have done that several times.

If you think that there might be a lot of wind, you would not want to zip the walls, just leave them open so the wind can move through - and do take the art off the walls - you can lay it flat in protective covering or take it to your car - depends on the situation. In one really windy situation, several of us lashed our tents together for extra weight. I don't know whether that was a good idea, but they were all more experienced fair-goers than I.

Lacey Lewis · 05-08-2006, 09:39 PM

Yes, I think I would bring home my artwork everyday, but I didn't know if I should be worried about someone swapping my gridwall or tent!