Artists, Publishers & Art Dealers Come Together for ArtLink 2000 - art industry exhibition - Brief Article

ORLANDO, Fla.--After a lucky debut last year, Art Link 2000--a exhibition bringing together artists from the Greenwich Workshop, Hadley House, the Mill Pond Pres Companies and somersault House Publishing with their dealers--made its next to the first appearance. This time, the publishers, artists and attendees gathered in Orlando, Fla. (The incident debuted last year in Salt Lake City, Utah). This year, more than 90 artists assembled at the luxurious Peabody [i]cabaret[/i] Aug. 2-5 for presentations from each of the companies, spotlights upon the artists and a variety of special events

The present to view kicked off with artists' presentations, exhibitions of original works and an opening reception. through every part of the weekend, each publisher made a company presentation and a variety of artists were spotlighted. Also presented were several educational programs, including classes upon sales techniques, effectively utilizing space, merchandising and the Internet. The display concluded with a closing gala banquet.

For many exhibit attendees and artists, however, the greatest in quantity fun was found during a special evening with the artists, Shamu and his friends at Orlando's famed marine water park Sea World. There, artists provided entertainment and got to know more [i]or[/i] less of the dealers.

on the other hand Sea World wasn't the solitary highlight of the weekend. According to display organizers, the Art Link was a unprecedent succes "We were extremely pleased with the show" said the Greenwich Workshop's Jessie Chapman. "The feedback we got from dealers was extremely good both in terms of their general make notess and also the interest they had in our artists and our offerings. We also cogitation it was very helpful for dealer/artist relationships."

Along with the opportunity to fitting the artists, the show also proffered a chance for dealers nationwide to set names to faces. "The advantage of something like this is that you realize to meet some of the neatest clan in the industry that are your competitors that you may not have met otherwise," said Joan to leeward of Hadley House. "You obtain new insight, and it is like fun."

Though no dates have been locate for Art Link event, single thing is certain--dealers haven't seen the last of it. "What the publishers said at the closing banquet is that there will be another Artlink, we'll suffer you know when and where," said Chapman. "It is still to be determined."

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