Greetings, WAAC members,

A big thank you goes out to all of our exhibiting members, volunteers, staff and long-suffering spouses (of exhibiting members) who participated in the 2010 Art Fair Off the Square. Judging by the survey results, (see Page 3)it was a successful show, better for some than others, but well-attended and people were buying.

We were excited by some of the changes we made this year, including our new Art Fair Director, Bill Bale, who did an excellent job in his first year in this role. We also had a new Information Booth with a new, more festive look; larger and more accessible, it appeared to be
successful as well, judging by the large number of folks who stopped in to ask questions.

JoAnne Hauser Warren was our featured artist and her work looked great on our t-shirts, postcards and poster; thanks, JoAnne!

Thanks, as always, to Clarence Cameron. Clarence is our unofficial WAAC photographer and, thanks to his efforts, we have a photographic history of our show throughout the years, including this year’s award winners.

Responding to our artist surveys, in the “why we don’t do that” category, I’ll endeavor to answer some of your questions and concerns. We don’t have a banner across the front of the show because of a city ordinance banning them (this after an incident involving a banner on State Street that came down in high winds and brought a light post with it, almost hitting a pedestrian). We have a new banner on the front of our info booth now that is large and colorful and will make that booth bright and noticeable as our entry to the show.

Despite repeated requests for more beer at the picnic, we have to be aware of our liability so we try to provide a modicum of refreshment without having concerns about overconsumption.

Some of you have noted that the show layout is somewhat confusing on the Municipal Building side of the show. We have looked at our show layout repeatedly and due to the large number of immoveable obstacles in that area (trees, planters, barricades, etc.) there just is not a better way to do the layout without cutting out a large number of booths. As we have opted to provide exhibit space for as many members as we can, this is the best
layout given the space provided. We will continue to try and channel the fairgoers to all sections of the show.

As always we will look at all of your comments and try to incorporate your good suggestions for next year! Thanks again for your participation and volunteerism, we wouldn’t exist without all of you.