Faizan Qureshi

Keep me posted on this Faizan – Perhaps there may be people who cant quite afford it on their own, but could share a stall.

Well, I will be working out prices for the exhibition spaces instead of buying the entire stall so yes, keep an eye on this blog. :)

Looking forward to this event!

I’d be interested in sharing a space.

I’m interested Faizan. But only if I can share or if the price drops. Out of interest what is the charity you are raising the money for? Do I take it that the money raised for stands will be going to the charity?

I am at the initial stages but at the moment, I am in talks with Barnardos, Compton Hospice, and a couple more local ones but we have not fianlised which one we will be going for. It’s likely going to be Barnados.

The stalls will be required to pay a small share of their profit to the charity as well, but I have not finalised things yet so don’t quote me on it.

The stalls are quite expensive to set up so I don’t know if we’re going to get the charity funds raised by the profits or the stalls. Will let you all know for sure when the details are in.

Forgot to mention, this will be just a one day event however, we do have further plans for a longer festival (3 to 7 days) in the summer; but that one will be more expensive and well, we’re not planning that one properly yet so don’t count on it.

I’m interested but could not afford just hiring a stall on my own… will need to get on a stall with loads of other photographers…Only live round the corner so to speak,,,,,,keep me informed

fantastic idea! I’d certainly be interested in a shared space, either att his one or the one in the summer.

Best of luck mate – I wish you well with it :o)

Interested …. especially as its Brum …..

I’d be happy to do it if we can share stalls – no way I can afford that much money

Me too probably, on a share basis. Brum not too far from me

Sounds so cool!!!
Bit out of the way for me and a little out of my price range! one day! lol!!
Hope it all goes well!!!

would possibly be interested but would have to share with about 10 other artists to be able to afford it. The only other problem would be the cost of the travel ect. But I will watch this blog and see what progresses. Very good idea

Would love to get involved somehow. At the moment I’ve only got t-shirt designs up on RedBubble so not sure if I’d have anything worthy or an art show but will have a think about how I can lend some support. Even if it’s only help with promo I’d be keen to help out.

Faizan, I am interested, time frame looks good for me, but I would want to do it as a joint venture with a few other bubblers, I also want to know if RB would help with production costs for the exhib/fair.

One important question you say £400 – £800 what sizes are the stalls, indoor or outdoor? how many bubblers do you expect to get on one stall if sharing?

Let me know please

faizan – sounds a great idea, but I doubt I can afford to be involved, but will keep a tab on developments.

Just a thought Faizan. Is it because of the location that is making the stall cost so expensive? Would it be wiser to go somewhere else that is cheaper all round and get more individual stands booked? That would give each artist more room to promote and work and possibly make more sales. Another thought is the weather. April showers in England and if it happens to rain on our day could be a big loss for all concerned. Not wanting to dampen your enthusiasm, or anything else. I’m all for this. Just that if it is worth doing and it is for charity…....

sounds like a good idea but a little expensive!......what size space would you get for the money ?

Good idea, sounds expensive though.

Yes, great idea, bit far for me and quite expensive but i wish you well with it.

I am interested but like everyone else I can’t afford £400 – £800…

I have previously contacted the Custard Factory where thwy have a gallery space at The Old Library.

They quoted £400 a day for their gallery space.

Check out http://www.theoldlibrary.co.uk/flash/ for details

Okay, I am going to answer you all in one post:

Yes, the stalls are very expensive but this isn’t set in stone so hold your horses while we work out the details. I’m in talks with the equipment and stalls management and once we get a final quote, I must add 20% on top of it for the charity and that will be our final quote for each stall.

On the other hand, I will work out large exhibition stands (don’t worry about the rain, they’re covered) and I’ll let you guys know the rates per METER.

The purpose of posting this journal was to get a general idea of who we have here and how many of you might be interested. I also need to see if RedBubble can sponsor their artists and the stalls could have their large signed on it?

Gordon, if sharing, I expect to fit 5 to 10 people in 1 stall however, as I said, nothing’s finalised so let me work out the details with our equipment management company and then I’ll post up further details.

The location isn’t actually as expensive as the equipment and if you guys know any festival equipment companies then do let me know via Bubblemail and I will contact them to compare rates et al.

Victoria square is always busy on Saturdays, so we don’t need to worry about people not coming because of rain because trust me, it’s usually packed! We currently have a German wine festival on and it is so packed with people that you can hardly get through to the other side!

Again, I still have to work out the details of size and then price per meter so wait for that.

We’d also need volunteers but I am hoping to arrange those from the local colleges and universities.

Ian, I was looking at the Custard Factory stalls yesterday on their website and it is in a place that does not get as much exposure as Victoria Square.

Also, if any of you would like to do OTHER stalls (if you run side businesses) like Handicrafts, Alcohol, Food, etc… then let me know about that too!

Faizan, on one point., Victoria Square may be busy now because of the wine festival but it won’t be there next April. Also, the covered stands may keep the rain out but it also prevents people coming out to buy our stuff. If you are suggesting 5 – 10 people per stall how big are the stalls? They must be massive if they can accommodate that many with enugh room to give to allow enugh exposure for each artist. As for exhibition equipment we don’t need that. I have experience of this sort of thing. Why not try and book a nightclub, for example, that we can use during the day, such as the Nightingale. All we then need is some picnic tables. It won’t cost us much to provide our own lighting and simple display. The club can also provide catering and drinks and shelter. Have a friendly wrd with the traffic wardens and you can even get help from them to allow the exhibitors to park freely on a Sunday without hassle. This sort of thing is done regularly. I know.

Michael, let me find out all the details first and then we can talk about alternatives. I have another meeting with our council about this in the next couple of days so we should know very soon about the actual costs of the stalls/stands/exhibition spaces.

I have been looking at some exhibition stands that are around 8 meters wide so I figured that we could at least fit 5 artists in there, but as I said, let’s wait for the final details.

The purpose of this journal was to get an idea of what the RBers think and would they be interested in taking part in this? And as we see, they are interested as long as the prices are kept low.

What kind of exhibition equipment can you get hold of?

I could be very interested in a stall

I have a t-shirt printing business of my own and also print on many other items like mugs, mouse mats, bags, aprons, oven gloves, money boxes and loads more other items

It would be nice to be able to show off my stuff in a proper surrounding other than the internet

Sizedoes, that’s great to hear. We’ll get back to you when we have some more details sorted out. :)

as most people have said, sharing a stand would be ideal, and would definately be interested,
great initiative

Good luck Faizan, I hope it all goes well for you!! :D

Yes very interested.

Sharing sounds good.

Keep us posted.

I eagerly await more details.

Yes, interested, shared stall sounds like a good idea. Please keep us posted!

This is our venue!

I am currently finalising the venue with the council and the hire for the wooden retail units as well as exhibition trailers (these trailers are SO expensive) but as soon as I have a price ready for you, I’ll get back to you.

Just to let you all know though, that the price is going to be far less than £800 that I had predicted.

Start saving guys! ;-)

seems like a lovely idea and a great place,
trouble is even though i would love to take part i cant fit everything into my basket on my trike
Plus i would be exhausted all the way from Blackpool!
Good luck though.

When in April??
May would be better for me…
Let me know more info as you get it sorted out.
ta muchly :-)

Will let you all know as we get more details sorted out. Having some trouble sorting out the venue so we’ll see. :)

This sounds like a great idea! : )

Some important updates

Very interesting, but really not practical for myself/health aat this time!

intersting yes,but i am ocean away from you guys,its sound fun!

I am interested in sharing depending on final cost and amount of space. I will keep watching for updates.

im extremely inteested, especially in the exhibition spaces as some of mine are quite large. Ill be watching this space closely

Hi sounds a great idea, I maybe interested dependant on cost, and if there were others I could share space with..

Nice idea, I can’t afford that much money on my own. Interested to share the space.

Interesting idea. I think I am a bit late on this one. I lead a group called Wychwood Poetry and Pictures in the north cotswolds. I am developing this combined arts genre world wide, hosting a number of sites on flickr. Maybe we can help each other.