Art Fairs and Festivals in a Changing Climate: Adapting to Environmental Challenges Art fairs and festivals are beloved cultural events that bind communities; however, it’s hard to ignore the ever-growing impact climate change has on weather patterns and the reality that events are not immune to these changes. In this blog post, we explore how climate change is reshaping the landscape of art fai...

In April 2021, the first episode of the Independent Artist Podcast was released. Since then, co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth and Will Armstrong have interviewed dozens of artists — those who share about their lives traveling and exhibiting at art fairs and festivals — for the podcast. The conversations range in topic, offering a rich tapestry of stories complete with Douglas and Will’s own experie...

Feature Your Artists Prominently with the ZAPP Gallery   If you’re a ZAPP administrator looking for an easy way to showcase the artists participating in your event, look no further than the ZAPP Gallery! This easy-to-use feature lets you skip several tedious tasks: preparing artwork images, gathering artist details, and publishing the list of participating artists. In this blog post, we’r...

The ZAPP Show Information Notification has gotten an upgrade! This month, we’ve redesigned and reformatted the weekly email with new events and upcoming deadlines sent to ZAPP artists every Wednesday. Not only did we make some cosmetic changes, we also added a new section for featured events and updated our internal process for making sure every event is included in the notification at the right...

ZAPP’s partnering organization, WESTAF, spotlights the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and its innovative use of WESTAF’s web services to streamline certain aspects of the annual Jazz & Heritage Festival. Inside the feature, you’ll learn how the festival adopted ZAPP to help simplify the application process for its three arts and craft marketplaces and get a taste of the ...