The festival I'm involved with juries ~all~ its vendors, and never has space for more than about 2/3 of the entries. There are some public guidelines, as our goal is to promote and support sustainable living and homecrafts. (If it's made in China, it better have been made by you, while in China) Our only third-party vendor is the representative from a village in Ecuador. The village makes the products and receives the sales proceeds directly.
The criterion for the jurying process is not all public. One thing is "was this vendor a good 'citizen' last year?" We had a vendor who was rude, arrogant and snide to the volunteers and coordinators. She won't be back. Our festival's product base is diverse enough that a price war is unlikely. Personally, I'm free market enough to figure, "better for the buyer." OTOH, were I a vendor, I don't know if I'd come back to a convention where I had to worry about a similar product effectively getting dumped on the micromarket. If I were the dumper, I'd be concerned about the practice coming back to bite me in the tushy- but then, I wasn't there. Pity. I do like a bargain. On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Cynthia Keeler <[email protected]>wrote: > > Well, the truth of the 2009 FPBA Convention is, that some folks have > managed to suck almost all of the JOY, out of producing the them. A few > "bad apples" along the way have developed into more like a bushel this > year. One needs to be a psychologist, a referee and keep a scorecard to > produce the darn thing! Just a few of this years "concerns". > > 1) "If "that" vendor attends, then I will not" > 2) "If "that" instructor attends, then I will not" > 3) "If I am a sponsor,everyone MUST only use MY product at the ENTIRE > Convention" (HUH?!) > 4) "If I am a sponsor than "that" instructor cannot attend or teach" > > You've got to be kidding! How can one produce a successful and meaningful > event with these ridiculous parameters? Our line of business is TOO SMALL > to have "exclusives" and to cater to "demands". That is just my humble > opinion after 8 years of producing this event. So, I think I know of which > I speak. I am trying to be "Switzerland" (Neutral and a peacemaker) > > I am sure the vendor room was a bit uncomfortable for some......since they > chose to make it so. When Wolfe Co marked EVERYTHING 1/2 price. It hurt ALL > the vendors in the room because most of the dollars from many of the > vendors (not just Diamond FX) shifted to Wolfe Co.to take advantage of the > amazing offer. Free enterprise. A make up war is great for the consumer > tho. But then in the long run, one wonders about the Wolfe makeup if they > can afford to sell at 50% off and still make a good profit. Have we been > price gouged all long?, I was asked by several attendees. I have no > answers. Only questions like everyone else. I am not privy to all the > details of their disagreement or business arrangement. At this moment, > it's one person's (company's) word against another and whomever screams > loudest, hopes to be the victor. It's not my battle nor my place to judge > "the truth". In America, I think we are still innocent until proven guilty. > > But to close on a good note, the FPBA Convention will continue on in 2010, > but with another idealistic, energetic and dedicated person at the helm. It > will be moved to Las Vegas in 2010. More details will be announced soon. I > have enjoyed my 8 year run, (FABAIC,FPBAC,FPBAA,FPBAM) with this community > of artists. I hope that you have personally grown as an artist by attending > my Conventions through the years, found new friends, been inspired and > rejuvenated and that you have been nurtured in other ways as well. This > year, it became very clear to me that I need to close the door on this > chapter of my life. that my job is done here. I will treasure this > experience and all the little notes of appreciation that many of you have > taken the time to write to me. > > Colorfully Yours! > Cynthia Keeler > Publisher and Editor/ Face Painting and Body Art Magazine > Subscriptions and ad info: www.fpbamagazine.com > [email protected] or call 407-628-9998 > Face Painting & Body Art Association > www.fpbaa.com > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Face Painting and Body Art Association." This is a PG-13 forum dedicated to the discussion of Face Painting and Body Art. This group is provided for the benefit of all and as such is not moderated. Our goal is to promote open and unrestricted communication between people interested in face painting and body art. We hope that you will be courteous to others and try to stay on topic. You are free to offer products or services related to face painting as well. Please address concerns with the original poster before contacting the management. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/fpba-assn -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
