UK leatherworker's Show Competitions - Advice required

[Casey Jordan]

Ray,

Sounds like your on the right track with a full head of steam.

We wanted a very professional look and a first class event. Thank you for noticing and saying so.

Our main objective is to promote the contemporary makers. A description card with their name and information is with all entries. They are more than welcome to put a stack of business cards there for the public to take one.

Win lose or draw we want our entrants to benifit in some way. We hade several items sell right off the table and some that were already sold took orders from their entry. One spur maker took three orders off his entry.

The entry fees can be what ever you decide. We went with $100.00 to try to get the prize money up to a good amount.

One way to get all the entries there early is to start the judging early. If you want them ther before 8:00am, start the judging at 8:00am.

Since it will be a one day event you need to have all of them there early so they will be there the whole show.

Having the entrants judge worked out well and all the entrants like this method. Might consider having a "People's Choice" that is voted on by everyone who attends. The public really enjoyed getting involved and having some input.

If you don't need to charge admission that's great. Some people will stay away if it is going to cost much to attend.

I wish you all the luck with your show, I would love to be there.

A quick check with plane and hotel was $1250.00+ and that's not including beer!

[gunter]

is there going to be a show in 2012? if so, where in the UK?

cheers,

Gunter