I agree with you that the economy is steadily improving, for which I credit President Obama's actions. But there is going to be a several year lag time before the perception of improvement trickles down to art shows.
Some of the best areas of the country for art shows are where there was a lot of home construction going on, but most home construction has disappeared into the gaping mouth of the great recession. Bare walls were an impetus for people to come to art show, where they could get affordable fine art; but bare paychecks keep people from spending.
I would like to be optimistic, but 2010 brought some rude shocks. One show in California only brought in about 15% of my level of sales from six years before. A major show in Washington was 40% of what it had been two years before. Yet show fees had risen during those years.
I've got my fingers crossed. But today I got a check for $100 from a gallery --along with a notice that the gallery was closing. On the other hand, some new opportunities have arisen, so I'm hoping to expand into some other areas of selling my work.
Lee Rentz
Shelton, WA
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