Artist's Area

What the Event Game Team Liked Best

Event Gamers liked the variety of artistic media used, the styles represented and the broad range of prices. The layout provided good access to the booths and the artists were friendly and cordial to visiting Festival goers. Artists appreciated the free water and weather information supplied by festival organizers.

What Could Be Improved

The team found the concrete surface hard to walk on and that artist's inventory sometimes overflowed from the closely placed booths. They felt signage wasn't adequate and had difficulty locating maps and programs to guide them. They thought restrooms should be closer and more easily identified.

Short Term

• Make signage more visible
  
• Provide more volunteers to help Festival goers
  
• Post maps and programs around Festival
  
• Increase the space between artists
  
• Center the activity in the Mall rather than booths
  
• Improve timing of "headliner" act and when booths close
  
• Promote artists through SAF website with links, bios, etc.
  
• List artists by media on website

Long Term

• Get the word out to other artists about improved location
  
• Make it more of a family activity
  
• Use the riverfront to expand the Festival
  
• Use sponsors to get word out to employees through employee newsletters, etc.
  

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