Lighting A Fine Craft Trade Show Booth

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By Mark Waller


Good lighting is a key ingredient of a productive trade-show booth. Just the appropriate lighting technique can help an artist develop the atmosphere of a fine-craft gallery. This can lure gallery owners off the isles and into your booth - the very first step toward creating a sale.

Lighting can be a relatively pricey investment. So how does the budget-conscious artist discover the right solution? With regards to picking a lighting system, artists new towards the trade show circuit usually turn into overwhelmed. Prices vary wildly, and every single convention center may well have its own lighting rules. Lighting technology is altering quickly, creating the selections tougher nonetheless.

This article particulars what I learned though tackling the challenge of lighting my 10'X10' booth in the American Craft Retailers Expo , a significant wholesale show for American and Canadian craft artists. As I am new to trade shows, this information is meant only as a pointer for artists within the method of picking out lighting, and maybe also for much more seasoned artists seeking to update their systems.

In examining numerous different lighting selections, my objective was to illuminate my glass jewelry beautifully but inexpensively. I wanted the lights to be lightweight and modular, to fit in boxes for shipping towards the show. I was looking for contemporary styling, in silver or black. And I wanted to have at the least 1 particular lighting effect - not too flashy - to give my booth a special element.

In his CD on booth style, art small business consultant Bruce Baker suggests 1,000 watts will light up a 10'X10' booth incredibly efficiently. I decided to stay at or under 500 watts, having said that, due to the fact the ACRE show consists of 500 watts with the booth price, and also the halogen lighting I ultimately decided upon illuminates my displays very nicely. Due to the fact I purchased the lights at a "big-box" shop with web-sites in virtually each city in the U.S., I can add much more lights as soon as I'm in the trade show if required.




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