This coming weekend, I finally get to participate in my first major art festival. Called Lyst’ART, it is held in the little town of Lyster, Quebec, about an hour south of Quebec City. This two-day festival has been going on since at least 2006 (except for the two last years being canceled because of Covid) and features about 50 artists and artisans. I first applied and was accepted for the 2020 show, which of course was canceled within days of getting accepted. However, this gave me automatic acceptance to the 2021 show, which almost happened, but was eventually also canceled, a mere 10 days before it was scheduled to start! Here we are in 2022, and I think this is finally going to happen! Having only photos of past shows to guide me, I have been putting together everything I think I will need. In addition to over a dozen full-size framed and half as many unframed paintings, I will be bringing greeting cards and of course numerous ACEOs. I also will be bringing a few freshly minted lino prints, as well as all the paraphernalia to display all of the above! The booths are smallish, so I am probably bringing more than I will be able to display, but I figure I can’t show what I didn’t bring! Lyster is almost 3 hours from home, so we won't be popping back home if we forget something! We will be taking the RV and sleeping on site. So in addition to the art and display stuff, there is the usual camping stuff to get ready too. A lot of checklists currently in operation! One of the good things about this show is that it is all inside, and you set up once for the entire weekend. The 2021 edition, the one that almost happened, was supposed to have been held outdoors under popup tents, requiring setting up and taking down every day, and of course being at the mercy of the elements! Better than not showing at all, I suppose, but certainly not ideal! Unlike the impression I got in 2021, this time the organisation seems to have a handle on things. I have asked a few questions via Messenger and received answers quickly. I still think they could be communicating with the artists more often, especially in the two weeks before the event, but that could just be me overthinking everything and my obsession with getting things right. I am pretty much ready, and at this point can only hope the show goes well and that as a minimum I can add a few people to my subscribers. And covering my costs and adding a few collectors would be nice! 😉 Wish me luck! And of course I would love to see you there if you can make it!
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