The third annual ZAPP® Conference brought together artists and administrators in the arts festival field for two days of targeted art business and professional development programming. Featured below is audio from the 2011 Conference Symposium session, Re-envisioning the Art Business: Trends in Parallel Universes. Re-envisioning the Art Business: Trends in Parallel Universes After a successful...

We’ve recently changed the way that purchases you make on the ZAPP® site appear on your credit card or bank statements to make them easier for you to spot. Any product you purchase via the ZAPP® system should now appear as “ZAPPlication.org” on your credit card or bank statement. As a reminder, the ZAPP® system is able to process the following payment types: Check, Di...

The ZAPP® staff has recently received an increasing number of requests for refunds. Please remember that credit card refunds will only be processed at the request of the show, and requests must be received in writing by a ZAPP® team member. Any requests from artists will be directed back to event staff for approval. ZAPP® can process credit card refunds for artists on behalf of events ...

We are pleased to announce the release of the final, complete proceedings of the 2010 ZAPP® Conference. The 2010 conference, our second annual event, took place in Saint Louis, Missouri, directly following the Saint Louis Art Fair. The published proceedings can be downloaded here Listen to the 2010 audio here ...

Stop the presses! Listen to the two most popular sessions from last year’s conference: The 2010 opening presentation, Rise of the Aggregators, and the 2010 symposium session, State of the Art Fair. Rise of the Aggregators
 The 2010 conference opened with a presentation from writer, researcher, lecturer, and cultural consultant, András Szántó. Szántó’s thought...