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Post by neighborhooodcreep on Oct 19, 2008 15:45:46 GMT -5
So my uncle really wants to go to Bonnaroo next year after reading the Rolling Stone mag, watching Youtube videos and talking to me about the festival. He doesnt have all the money in the world but wants to sell artwork at the festival just to make back the money he will spend, i didnt see anyone selling artwork there so i dont know if it would work. anyways heres a link (musical art)
I saw a dude selling art right before the bridge to the Bond camps. I think you could definitely get down with selling some art at bonnaroo, 70k+ people? gotta be a few buyers.
I saw a few booths on Shakedown with art for sale - various paintings, photos, jewelry, sculptures, etc.
He would have to secure a vendor's permit first, obviously, but I'm sure there would be a lot of people interested in his art. It's very good work, and as a lot of it seems to be centered around musicians such as The Beatles, I'm sure it would sell to the Bonnaroo crowd if the prices were reasonable enough.
The thing is, I believe that the vendor's permit costs a fair deal of money. I'm not sure of an exact dollar amount, though, but it's a good deal more than the cost of a ticket. So, he would have to be able to secure enough money to pay for the permit first.
Anyway, I hope this helps, and I like your uncle's stuff. It reminds me of a mix of pop art and Meso-American Day of the Dead art.
I think the cheapest vendor permit was, like, 1000 bucks. I bought some art from a vendor in Centeroo who painted some stuff that weekend from boards off of the post office or something. I also saw someone selling some music related art. They looked like oil renderings of photographs. I think Derek's art would do well. I've started collecting art in the past few years, so I'd probably buy something. I'm actually planning on saving money specifically for spending on vendor wares next year, so I hope to see him!
Last Edit: Oct 20, 2008 10:11:15 GMT -5 by DNA - Back to Top
We had artists walk through camp selling posters - I have one for the last three years that I bought that way - $10 and I have three awesome posters - two are by the same guy - I think he lives there in Manchester
Post by neighborhooodcreep on Oct 20, 2008 14:11:50 GMT -5
Hey thanks for the great input, I really doubt he'd want to set up a vendor booth cause i think hes just planning on backpacking from Galvaston to the farm but im sure he'll have prints and some supplies to do origionals on site and he wants to do sometihng special for the wall of graffiti. hopefully we can get a camping site right on a walking path to set up a little sign or something letting people know what he has going
its funny planning something year round, i really hope the time speed up and its june in no time
hopefully we can get a camping site right on a walking path to set up a little sign or something letting people know what he has going
You guys might try to score a premo tent only spot or something. That would almost be better than being a vendor as long as the Roo Nazis don't get all bent-up about it. I'm sure if he's doing stuff on site "for free" *wink wink* they won't be pissy. It's so strange that it's easier to vend drugs than it is actual merch at Roo. Just like you can run around naked, but you can't sleep in Centeroo.
If your uncle can save around $10 a week by April he can purchase a ticket to the festival and not have the bother of selling anything. This way he can enjoy himself to the fullest.
Post by neighborhooodcreep on Oct 21, 2008 20:45:05 GMT -5
He just lost a lot of his stuff in the recent hurricane that destroyed Galveston (his hometown) so its not as easy as it sounds, thanks for the goodluck comment though!
Last Edit: Oct 21, 2008 20:46:09 GMT -5 by neighborhooodcreep - Back to Top
Perhaps for now he will need to find employment in another form until he can get back on his feet with his artwork. I looked at his webpage, I can imagine times must be a little hard due to the economy, the hurricane his town suffered and raising a daughter.
Again...good luck to him and fortunately we has quite a few months to save and decide if he can go or not.
until he can get back on his feet with his artwork. I looked at his webpage, I can imagine times must be a little hard due to the economy, the hurricane his town suffered and raising a daughter.