Promoter Resource Guide
This guide provides details about advertising, event listings, show reviews, the 200 Best, and the Promoter Guild.
ADVERTISING:
- I want to advertise with Sunshine Artist. What do you offer?
- Contact advertising and request a media kit here.
- We offer print ads, eBlasts, web advertising, and more.
- Contact advertising and request a media kit here.
- I purchased an ad. Does that include an event listing?
- No, event listings are not included. Purchase one for $25.50.
EVENT LISTINGS:
- What is an event listing and how do I submit one?
- Event Listings are a reference for artistsm helping them find shows to exhibit at. Listings include such details as application deadlines, fees, estimated attendance, categories, contact information, and accepted mediums. Listings are published bimonthly in Sunshine Artist magazine and are posted online.
- To submit a listing, log in to your account https://sunshineartist.com/login. If you do not have an account or do not have access, send us a request at https://sunshineartist.com/promoter-request-form. Event listings can be purchased here for $25.50/per show/ per year.
- Click here for instructions on how to enter an event listing.
- I purchased an ad. Does that include an event listing?
- No, event listings are not included. Purchase one for $25.50.
- How long do event listings run? Do I need to submit a new listing each year?
- Listings appear continuously in Sunshine Artist magazine and online through the month of its occurrence. Listings are published online on the same day they are submitted; see deadline reference for print.
- When will my listing be published?
- What is the fee per month? Per year?
- The $25.50 fee is per show, per year.
- How do I edit my current listing?
- To edit a listing, log in to your account https://sunshineartist.com/login. Once logged in, go to ACCOUNT → YOUR EVENT LISTINGS → Click on the event you want to edit → Then click “edit this event listing.”
- To edit your promoter contact information, log in to your account https://sunshineartist.com/login. Once logged in, go to ACCOUNT → Click on your promoter name → Then click “edit it.”
- If you do not have an account or do not have access, send us a request at https://sunshineartist.com/promoter-request-form.
PROMOTER GUILD
- What is the Promoter Guild?
- An organization devoted to helping promoters succeed. As a member, you receive the following:
- Your first show listing for free (a $25.50 value)
- Additional listings in 2023 & 2024 receive a $5 discount
- A 1-year subscription to Sunshine Artist magazine (a $34.95 value)
- 50% discount on one Call-for-Artists eBlast (with print ad) during the year (a $175 value)
- Opportunity to review your own shows
- Our monthly Promoter Guild eNewsletter
- Click here to join: www.sunshineartist.com/guild
- The cost is $49.95. Renewals occur every October and are not automatic.
- An organization devoted to helping promoters succeed. As a member, you receive the following:
FASTAUDITS:
- What is a FastAudit?
- An anonymous review by an artist.
- How do I get my show reviewed?
- Request FastAudit forms. We will mail you forms to distribute to artists at your show. Request Here.
- Share this online FastAudit link with your artists after the show: https://sunshineartist.com/audits/new
- Learn more about FastAudits and how to review your own show here.
- My show is over. Can I still get reviewed?
- Yes, share the FastAudit link with your artists and ask them to review your event. https://sunshineartist.com/audits/new
- We shared FastAudit forms and/or the link with our artists. Why didn’t our show get reviewed?
- We need sufficient data and responses to create a review. If your show did not get reviewed, we did not receive enough data.
- How will my review affect the 200 Best ranking?
- 200 Best and FastAudits are not related. Learn about the difference between 200 Best and Show Reviews here.
- Do I need to request FastAudits each year?
- Yes, request FastAudits here. If you want FastAudit forms for multiple shows mailed at once, please write a note at the bottom of the form.
200 BEST:
- What is the 200 Best?
- It is a ranking of the nation’s most profitable art and craft festivals, released annually in Sunshine Artist's September issue. Each year, artists and craftspeople are asked to list their 10 best-selling events from the previous year. These results are compiled into the 200 Best list (Top 100 Fine Art shows and Top 100 Classic & Contemporary Crafts Shows)
- When does voting open? End?
- Voting opens in mid-February and ends in late April. Print ballots are available in the March issue (mails mid-February), and online ballots can be submitted at https://sunshineartist.com/200bestballot during that time. The deadlines are published in the March issue.
- How can I participate? Promoters versus subscribers
- Promoters: Share https://sunshineartist.com/200bestballot with your artists.
- Subscribers: Vote here https://sunshineartist.com/200bestballot
- When is the 200 Best Announced?
- In the September issue (mails August)
- We made it in the top 200, how do we get the 200 Best Logo?
- Note: Winners will be contacted by Sunshine Artist’s ad salesperson and asked to fill out a form. This form is for 200 Best editorial content in the September issue and is NOT an event listing.