However, the advantages of exhibiting from home are the relaxed feeling (hopefully) once you get people in your house; the disadvantage is getting them there in the first place.

For other exhibiting artists the benefits are lower costs, a friendly atmosphere, back-up, refreshments and loos...

In order to be successful an open house needs a number of different exhibitors, friendly atmosphere, somewhere to chat and support such as Kemptown Artists group, this website and as much publicity as possible!

I can vouch from experience that publicity is very important. When I tried to go it alone in December, I spent about £400 on advertising, £400 on flyers and the only person who bought from me was a neighbour 5 doors away.
Nearly all the other sales were by word of mouth.
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Photography by
Judith Baron