Having a van to haul everything is so much easier than dealing with a trailer, and it's so nice to have a vehicle just for shows. Chevy Cargo Van was more than I care to remember.I have enough walls for a 20-foot booth, bins, desk, and shelf. My tent is a TrimLine that was $1000 for the basic setup plus more for extra canopies, sta-bars, etc.Flower & garden show fees are much higher. Booth fees range from $75 to $1000 for craft shows.I upgraded to my current booth in stages. The grid walls were about $900 and the EZ up was under $200. I started with grid walls and an EZ Up Canopy.The booth fee for the 2014 American Craft Council wholesale show in Baltimore was $800-1500.įlower photographer Patti Hankins offers these numbers: That means about $6,400 for each additional year she does the show. Of that, about $5,000 was for items she will reuse. Textile artist Lisa Call spent $11,380 on her first booth for the American Craft Council Show in Baltimore. In contrast, a gallery booth at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2012 was $55,000.Ĭlick here for the art fair cheat sheet. Entry FeesĪverage: $15-40 per entry for art shows and festivals. Patty Hankins loads up her Chevy van with her booth set-up. It is an additional $20 fee (for 4 years) in my city. In Colorado, this fee is $20 for a sole proprietorship.Īpplying for a sales tax license is $16 (for 2 years) in Colorado with a one-time deposit of $50 that is refundable. Registering a Doing-Business-As name with your state. IContact starts at $14/month for up to 500 contacts. Those rates start at $10/month for up to 500 contacts.Ĭonstant Contact starts at $20/month for up to 500 contacts. GYST: $59 for GYSTBasic and $129 for GYSTPro software installationĪrtwork Archive: $49/year for the Apprentice version and $99 for Master (unlimited inventory), Cloud-based Email Delivery Platform Los Angeles, CA (800sf, skylight, private bathroom, gated parking): $1050/monthĬhilturn, Victoria, Australia: $120AU/week (about $105US) + $1100AU year in utilities Crystal Neubauer’s Healing House Art Studio in Gages Lake, Illinois. San Diego, CA (185sf): $550/month is on the high side because it’s in a retail space and on the art walk path San Francisco, CA (154sf): $431/month and says most of her friends pay around $800 for an equivalent space Gages Lake, IL (1200sf): $500/month with utilitiesĪlbuquerque, NM (175sf): $200/mo in nonprofit art center, includes utilities, not air-conditionedĬolorado Springs, CO (400sf): $455 includes utilities Ravenswood, Chicago, IL (600+ sf): $540/monthĭowntown Chicago, IL (sf n/a): $485/month Key West, FL (750sf – 3 rooms): $1600 for studio + store front These numbers are based on responses I received through Twitter and Facebook. Feel free to add to our completely unscientific list in a comment. I looked into various ( not all – not even education or supplies and materials!) expenses for artists and thought it might be interesting to share the results. When you own your own business, it’s important to look at expenses as well as income in order to remain profitable.
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