{"id":1203,"date":"2015-08-10T17:21:14","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T09:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2015-09-08T12:12:37","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T04:12:37","slug":"palette-palate-maginhawa-streat-food-park-art-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/palette-palate-maginhawa-streat-food-park-art-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Palette Palate: The first Maginhawa StrEat Food Park Art Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had the privilege of taking part\u00a0in Maginhawa StrEat Food Park<\/a>‘s first ever art fair titled Palette Palate<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0August 1-2, 2015, thanks to the awesome Ella Lama<\/a>\u00a0who organized the event. \u00a0The fair consisted of an exhibit + pop-up shops by some of the participating artists, myself included. Here are the three artworks I displayed (on the counter, last three from the right). They might look familiar because I posted work-in-progress videos and\/or just-finished shots\u00a0of these on Instagram<\/a>. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Setting up in the background are Ella (left) and Cheska of StrEat. On the wall from l-r are works by Megan Dino<\/a>, June Digan<\/a>, Mary Grace Vinas<\/a>, and Andrea dela Cruz<\/a>. This is actually a photo from day 2 because we got\u00a0rained in on the first day\u00a0and had to set up at\u00a06\u00a0pm, 2\u00a0hours later than planned.<\/p>\n

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Our pack-up-and-go pop-up shops on the first day. From l-r: works for sale by\u00a0yours truly, Ella Lama, and Megan Dino.<\/p>\n

Handy outdoor\u00a0craft\u00a0fair tip<\/strong> (especially helpful\u00a0during the rainy season)\u00a0— if your items will fit,\u00a0you can use\u00a0a craft toolbox (or any other box with a lid) as a “portable shop”. It allows you to arrange and label stuff\u00a0and you can quickly close it\u00a0—\u00a0and protect the contents!\u00a0—\u00a0whenever\u00a0necessary. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Another learning:\u00a0have faith in your customers. Given the weather conditions, we initially thought that only a few people would come. To our pleasant surprise a lot showed up, talked to us and bought our stuff. <3 <3 <3 (If you were among those I talked to, THANK YOU! I loved meeting you and was happy to\u00a0finally see the face behind the familiar\u00a0Instagram handle. :D)<\/p>\n

We were so busy that\u00a0before we knew it, it was already 10 pm and we hadn’t even eaten. \ud83d\ude00 Thankfully, StrEat is open til 2am so there was plenty of time to grab\u00a0food once the art buying crowd thinned out.<\/p>\n

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A photo posted by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn)<\/a> on