The fourth annual Arts Festival Conference, a ZAPP®-sponsored professional development and networking event for art fair professionals, convened over two days in Chicago. Listen to the audio from the two most popular Arts Festival Conference sessions: The 2012 opening presentation, Storytelling With Data, and the 2012 ZAPP® Symposium, Community, Collaboration, and the Creative: Welcome and...

Summer greetings (but not for long)! It’s hard to believe we are already nine months into the year and that the fall is upon us. We hope you’re all having a great year of successful shows. For us, 2013 is flying by, and we have many exciting new things to share! Announcing Arts Festival Conference Keynote Speaker: Margy Waller We are pleased to announce that Margy Waller, a senior fell...

This post was written in August 2013, at the close of Anna’s internship. The ZAPP® team will continue to post additional content Anna created during her time working with us over the next few weeks. An Intern’s Reflections On Her Summer At ZAPP® I will soon be returning to Chicago to continue my undergraduate degree at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, where I am stud...

This is part of a series of posts highlighting the art fair and festival industry. Know someone we should talk to? Email your suggestions! Industry Spotlight: Photographer and Consultant Larry Berman Those who know Larry Berman only in the fairs and festivals industry might be surprised to know how he made the transition from a college student considering a career in music to artist resource. Alth...

Would you like to attend the Arts Festival Conference but don’t have much wiggle room in your festival budget? Now you have a chance to help cut costs and win a free Arts Festival Conference registration — a $315 value! See below for more details. Enter for a chance to win a free Arts Festival Conference registration in our Through the Grapevine contest in three easy steps! Send an em...