Cindy Lerick, president and executive director of Cultural Festivals, Inc. — the producers of the Saint Louis Art Fair — was very first to register for the 2013 Arts Festival Conference when registration went live in May. Recently the ZAPP® team spoke with Lerick by phone to ask her thoughts on this annual professional and business development event created for artists and administ...

Welcome to the Real World: My Experience as an Emerging Artist In December 2011, I applied to be part of the Emerging Artist Program at the 2012 Cherry Creek Arts Festival (CCAF). I fit the requirements well: I was 18 and halfway through my senior year of high school, and I had had no previous experience exhibiting or selling my artwork at any venue. The next six months marked that significant mov...

Why Louisville? It’s hard to believe that the annual Arts Festival Conference is about to turn five. ZAPP® has sponsored and presented the Conference over these past years to create a space for professional development, dialogue, and networking among art fair and festival artists, show directors, and staff. For the 2013 conference we choose to partner with a special city and an incredibl...

The 5th Annual Arts Festival Conference, Presented by ZAPP® ♦ October 7-8, 2013 ♦ Hilton Seelbach Hotel ♦ Louisville, Kentucky Think you should be a speaker at the upcoming Arts Festival Conference? Have a hot topic you want covered? We’re accepting proposals for conference content until June 30! Great presentations make a great conference. Be part of this a...

Happy spring! The leaves on the trees and flowers in the garden can only mean one thing: Festival season is in full swing! We’re wishing you all successful shows and buyers with lots of spending power! Registration Now Open for the Arts Festival Conference Join us for the fifth annual Arts Festival Conference! The conference takes place October 7-8, 2013, in lovely Louisville, Kentucky immed...