Tips for your first art market with Chikako Ogawa | Sell your art at markets | Art fairs tips

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Today we're talking art markets with professional illustrator Chikako Ogawa! She shares tips for your first art market and how to sell your art at markets when you're just starting out. Want to know how to prep for an art market and the best art fairs tips + art vending tips? This one is for you!

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[ArtBusinesswithNess]

Have you sold at art markets before? Is it something you'd be interested in trying in the future? Let me know!

[ogawachikako]

Thank you so much for hosting me, Ness! You are always welcoming and also inspiring! This interview was very nice moment to see my past few weeks. I hope I could pass some information to people who are interested in shoring up at markets.
Just adding one thing, if you do a market outside, it’s possible your prints will blow away because of wind, so I recommend you to bring something that you can hold them. Good luck all artists^^

[chinajones]

Starting small is great advice! Just relax and have fun, usually sales came for me when I started talking to people about my art. I love the post it idea! I had a commission inquiry at the event, but they never followed up. One thing I recommend is to collect email addresses from interested customers, more often than not people were more than willing to sign up if I had a list on the table. And after the event I noticed an up tick in visits to my online store.

[letiziafarisato]

Thank you for this very open and inspiring interview! So many good tips and insights! It makes me want to consider marketing my artwork also with this modality in the future 😄 Thank you Chikako and Ness!! XOXOX

[kristinemilyfriend]

Thank you, ladies! This was a very helpful and encouraging interview.

I illustrated my children's book with watercolor animals, one animal per page. I've toyed with the idea of trying to sell them at events alongside my book.

I'm curious how you sell your prints - do you frame any? Do you put them in clear plastic to protect them? How do you display them?

I will go look at your IG account. Your photos may answer these questions.

Thanks again and best wishes to you both!