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HOW & WHY TO ADD YOUR EVENT TO THE ILLINOIS ART FAIR DIRECTORY
Below are five easy steps to log into the Illinois Art Fair Directory website ( www.illinoisartfairdirectory.org), create your user profile, and get started uploading your event(s) information.
Note: If you have already created a profile and just need to update your event(s) information, simply log in, navigate to your listing, and click the "edit" tab.
But first, 3 reasons why you should absolutely list your event on the Illinois Art Fair Directory website:
1. It's free publicity. Over just 30 days this past summer, the site had: - 5,045 people visit
- & 16,445 pageviews
- from 40 states
- & 277 cities or towns in Illinois alone.
2. It's good for Illinois. More than 3.4 million people attend art fairs and festivals in Illinois annually, building community and providing significant opportunity for nearly 20,000 artists. Originally developed by the Illinois Arts Council to help artists find fairs for selling and promoting their work within the state, this free online directory is now a joint project with the Illinois Artisans Program, helping Illinoisans and visitors alike locate art fairs in every region of the state, every month of the year. Many events feature an esteemed jury for original arts and crafts, with music, family activities, and farmers' markets for everyone's enjoyment. Conveniently arranged by artist deadline, event date, and city, this free directory is the only compilation in existence of the more than two hundred art fairs taking place throughout Illinois.
3. It's no good without you. In order for the directory to remain useful to so many people, organizers like yourself need to continue providing the information they need. By not sharing the information about your event, you're essentially depriving thousands of people of the opportunity for some enjoyment and enrichment in their lives, which is probably not why you're organizing your event! |
 FIVE EASY STEPS
To create an account and register your Illinois art fair, simply follow the instructions below: - Go to www.illinoisartfairdirectory.org .
- Click on the link that says "For Fair Organizers" in the dark red band across the top of the site.
- Locate the "User Login" box (on the upper left side of the page) and click on the "Create new account" link (below the "Log in" button).
- Follow the directions to create your user profile, select a password, and log-in. Note: As part of this process, you will receive an e-mail with account details and a one-time password. If this e-mail takes more than two hours to arrive, check your spam folder.
- Register Your Art Fair: Once you have logged in, you will be able to access the "list your art fair" page - the link is in the "How to Register Your Art Fair" instructions - where you can fill out your art fair's information in a simple form.
Note that each time you log on to access the site you will need your user name and password to reach the fair organizer area. Once you have successfully logged on you will see a series of options under your username. "Create content" will direct you to where information regarding next year's fair may be entered and saved. |
