2012 ArtFairInsider.com Community Awards

2012 Art Fair Community Awards

The time has come to recognize the people who generously give themselves to the support of ArtFairInsiders.com. Their unstinting contributions in sharing news, stories, technical information and tales of joy and woe are a continuing gift to all of us in the business.

Here are the nominees:

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* 1. Member of the year. Who is the most generous and helpful spirit that contributes the most to the community

Jim Parker

Nels Johnson

Geoff Coe

Larry Berman

Richard Sherer

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Most helpful. Who has the best answers for the questions you need answered?

Larry Berman

Alison Thomas

Geoff Coe

Robert Wallis

Ruth Funkenbiner

Karole Bowlds

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Personality of the year. Who intrigues you so that you always want to read their posts and makes you turn on your computer in the morning?

Barry Bernstein

Nels Johnson

RC Fulwiler,

David Bjurstrom

Chris Hoyt

Warren Townsend

Marti McGinniss

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Author of the year. Who can be counted on to write the best blog post and reviews?

Don Mabry

Brian Billings

Nels Johnson

Richard Sherer

Geoff Coe

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Funniest member - whose writing do you read because you know it will be funny?

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* 6. Newcomer of the year. Which newcomer to the community has made the biggest impact this year?

Elle Heiligenstein

David Bjurstrom

Richard Sherer

Carrie Jacobson

Lois Anderson

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Special recognition. For the members who made unique contributions to the community.

Paul Flack

Annette Piper

Geri Wegner

Diana Ferguson

Robin Aronson

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Best Blog or Discussion
rank each submission (row) by clicking the option button that corresponds to the rank: i.e., to rank the January blog post first, click the left-most button; to rank it last, click the right-most button, and rank each submission (row) the same way...


Jan. - "Channeling my Inner Tim Tebow", Geoff Coe	Jan. - "Channeling my Inner Tim Tebow", Geoff Coe	Jan. - "Channeling my Inner Tim Tebow", Geoff Coe	Jan. - "Channeling my Inner Tim Tebow", Geoff Coe	Jan. - "Channeling my Inner Tim Tebow", Geoff Coe	Jan. - "Channeling my Inner Tim Tebow", Geoff Coe	Jan. - "Channeling my Inner Tim Tebow", Geoff Coe	Jan. - "Channeling my Inner Tim Tebow", Geoff Coe	Jan. - "Channeling my Inner Tim Tebow", Geoff Coe	Jan. - "Channeling my Inner Tim Tebow", Geoff Coe	Jan. - "Channeling my Inner Tim Tebow", Geoff Coe	Jan. - "Channeling my Inner Tim Tebow", Geoff Coe	Jan. - "Channeling my Inner Tim Tebow", Geoff Coe
Feb. - "The No-Holds Barred Coconut Grove Art Festival Review", Barry Bernstein	Feb. - "The No-Holds Barred Coconut Grove Art Festival Review", Barry Bernstein	Feb. - "The No-Holds Barred Coconut Grove Art Festival Review", Barry Bernstein	Feb. - "The No-Holds Barred Coconut Grove Art Festival Review", Barry Bernstein	Feb. - "The No-Holds Barred Coconut Grove Art Festival Review", Barry Bernstein	Feb. - "The No-Holds Barred Coconut Grove Art Festival Review", Barry Bernstein	Feb. - "The No-Holds Barred Coconut Grove Art Festival Review", Barry Bernstein	Feb. - "The No-Holds Barred Coconut Grove Art Festival Review", Barry Bernstein	Feb. - "The No-Holds Barred Coconut Grove Art Festival Review", Barry Bernstein	Feb. - "The No-Holds Barred Coconut Grove Art Festival Review", Barry Bernstein	Feb. - "The No-Holds Barred Coconut Grove Art Festival Review", Barry Bernstein	Feb. - "The No-Holds Barred Coconut Grove Art Festival Review", Barry Bernstein	Feb. - "The No-Holds Barred Coconut Grove Art Festival Review", Barry Bernstein
Mar. - "Let's Fix our Industry", Ray Mosteller	Mar. - "Let's Fix our Industry", Ray Mosteller	Mar. - "Let's Fix our Industry", Ray Mosteller	Mar. - "Let's Fix our Industry", Ray Mosteller	Mar. - "Let's Fix our Industry", Ray Mosteller	Mar. - "Let's Fix our Industry", Ray Mosteller	Mar. - "Let's Fix our Industry", Ray Mosteller	Mar. - "Let's Fix our Industry", Ray Mosteller	Mar. - "Let's Fix our Industry", Ray Mosteller	Mar. - "Let's Fix our Industry", Ray Mosteller	Mar. - "Let's Fix our Industry", Ray Mosteller	Mar. - "Let's Fix our Industry", Ray Mosteller	Mar. - "Let's Fix our Industry", Ray Mosteller
Apr. - "Thank you I have a Job", Christine Mount Kapp	Apr. - "Thank you I have a Job", Christine Mount Kapp	Apr. - "Thank you I have a Job", Christine Mount Kapp	Apr. - "Thank you I have a Job", Christine Mount Kapp	Apr. - "Thank you I have a Job", Christine Mount Kapp	Apr. - "Thank you I have a Job", Christine Mount Kapp	Apr. - "Thank you I have a Job", Christine Mount Kapp	Apr. - "Thank you I have a Job", Christine Mount Kapp	Apr. - "Thank you I have a Job", Christine Mount Kapp	Apr. - "Thank you I have a Job", Christine Mount Kapp	Apr. - "Thank you I have a Job", Christine Mount Kapp	Apr. - "Thank you I have a Job", Christine Mount Kapp	Apr. - "Thank you I have a Job", Christine Mount Kapp
May - "Cherokee Triangle in Louisville, Creation & Destruction," Thomas Harris	May - "Cherokee Triangle in Louisville, Creation & Destruction," Thomas Harris	May - "Cherokee Triangle in Louisville, Creation & Destruction," Thomas Harris	May - "Cherokee Triangle in Louisville, Creation & Destruction," Thomas Harris	May - "Cherokee Triangle in Louisville, Creation & Destruction," Thomas Harris	May - "Cherokee Triangle in Louisville, Creation & Destruction," Thomas Harris	May - "Cherokee Triangle in Louisville, Creation & Destruction," Thomas Harris	May - "Cherokee Triangle in Louisville, Creation & Destruction," Thomas Harris	May - "Cherokee Triangle in Louisville, Creation & Destruction," Thomas Harris	May - "Cherokee Triangle in Louisville, Creation & Destruction," Thomas Harris	May - "Cherokee Triangle in Louisville, Creation & Destruction," Thomas Harris	May - "Cherokee Triangle in Louisville, Creation & Destruction," Thomas Harris	May - "Cherokee Triangle in Louisville, Creation & Destruction," Thomas Harris
June - "Art Birmingham, a Slow Start & a Slow Finish," Jim Parker	June - "Art Birmingham, a Slow Start & a Slow Finish," Jim Parker	June - "Art Birmingham, a Slow Start & a Slow Finish," Jim Parker	June - "Art Birmingham, a Slow Start & a Slow Finish," Jim Parker	June - "Art Birmingham, a Slow Start & a Slow Finish," Jim Parker	June - "Art Birmingham, a Slow Start & a Slow Finish," Jim Parker	June - "Art Birmingham, a Slow Start & a Slow Finish," Jim Parker	June - "Art Birmingham, a Slow Start & a Slow Finish," Jim Parker	June - "Art Birmingham, a Slow Start & a Slow Finish," Jim Parker	June - "Art Birmingham, a Slow Start & a Slow Finish," Jim Parker	June - "Art Birmingham, a Slow Start & a Slow Finish," Jim Parker	June - "Art Birmingham, a Slow Start & a Slow Finish," Jim Parker	June - "Art Birmingham, a Slow Start & a Slow Finish," Jim Parker
July - "Don't Just Survive, Thrive," Marti McGinnis	July - "Don't Just Survive, Thrive," Marti McGinnis	July - "Don't Just Survive, Thrive," Marti McGinnis	July - "Don't Just Survive, Thrive," Marti McGinnis	July - "Don't Just Survive, Thrive," Marti McGinnis	July - "Don't Just Survive, Thrive," Marti McGinnis	July - "Don't Just Survive, Thrive," Marti McGinnis	July - "Don't Just Survive, Thrive," Marti McGinnis	July - "Don't Just Survive, Thrive," Marti McGinnis	July - "Don't Just Survive, Thrive," Marti McGinnis	July - "Don't Just Survive, Thrive," Marti McGinnis	July - "Don't Just Survive, Thrive," Marti McGinnis	July - "Don't Just Survive, Thrive," Marti McGinnis
Aug. - "Tequila Report: How to Eat, Drink & Luxuriate in a Hospital", Nels Johnson	Aug. - "Tequila Report: How to Eat, Drink & Luxuriate in a Hospital", Nels Johnson	Aug. - "Tequila Report: How to Eat, Drink & Luxuriate in a Hospital", Nels Johnson	Aug. - "Tequila Report: How to Eat, Drink & Luxuriate in a Hospital", Nels Johnson	Aug. - "Tequila Report: How to Eat, Drink & Luxuriate in a Hospital", Nels Johnson	Aug. - "Tequila Report: How to Eat, Drink & Luxuriate in a Hospital", Nels Johnson	Aug. - "Tequila Report: How to Eat, Drink & Luxuriate in a Hospital", Nels Johnson	Aug. - "Tequila Report: How to Eat, Drink & Luxuriate in a Hospital", Nels Johnson	Aug. - "Tequila Report: How to Eat, Drink & Luxuriate in a Hospital", Nels Johnson	Aug. - "Tequila Report: How to Eat, Drink & Luxuriate in a Hospital", Nels Johnson	Aug. - "Tequila Report: How to Eat, Drink & Luxuriate in a Hospital", Nels Johnson	Aug. - "Tequila Report: How to Eat, Drink & Luxuriate in a Hospital", Nels Johnson	Aug. - "Tequila Report: How to Eat, Drink & Luxuriate in a Hospital", Nels Johnson
Sept. - "Nightmare on Walnut Street", Warren Townsend	Sept. - "Nightmare on Walnut Street", Warren Townsend	Sept. - "Nightmare on Walnut Street", Warren Townsend	Sept. - "Nightmare on Walnut Street", Warren Townsend	Sept. - "Nightmare on Walnut Street", Warren Townsend	Sept. - "Nightmare on Walnut Street", Warren Townsend	Sept. - "Nightmare on Walnut Street", Warren Townsend	Sept. - "Nightmare on Walnut Street", Warren Townsend	Sept. - "Nightmare on Walnut Street", Warren Townsend	Sept. - "Nightmare on Walnut Street", Warren Townsend	Sept. - "Nightmare on Walnut Street", Warren Townsend	Sept. - "Nightmare on Walnut Street", Warren Townsend	Sept. - "Nightmare on Walnut Street", Warren Townsend
Oct. - "Wake Up", Warren Townsend	Oct. - "Wake Up", Warren Townsend	Oct. - "Wake Up", Warren Townsend	Oct. - "Wake Up", Warren Townsend	Oct. - "Wake Up", Warren Townsend	Oct. - "Wake Up", Warren Townsend	Oct. - "Wake Up", Warren Townsend	Oct. - "Wake Up", Warren Townsend	Oct. - "Wake Up", Warren Townsend	Oct. - "Wake Up", Warren Townsend	Oct. - "Wake Up", Warren Townsend	Oct. - "Wake Up", Warren Townsend	Oct. - "Wake Up", Warren Townsend
Nov. - "Photos and the Jury Process", Don Mabry	Nov. - "Photos and the Jury Process", Don Mabry	Nov. - "Photos and the Jury Process", Don Mabry	Nov. - "Photos and the Jury Process", Don Mabry	Nov. - "Photos and the Jury Process", Don Mabry	Nov. - "Photos and the Jury Process", Don Mabry	Nov. - "Photos and the Jury Process", Don Mabry	Nov. - "Photos and the Jury Process", Don Mabry	Nov. - "Photos and the Jury Process", Don Mabry	Nov. - "Photos and the Jury Process", Don Mabry	Nov. - "Photos and the Jury Process", Don Mabry	Nov. - "Photos and the Jury Process", Don Mabry	Nov. - "Photos and the Jury Process", Don Mabry
Dec. - "Jury Fees, What's it For?", RC Fulwiler	Dec. - "Jury Fees, What's it For?", RC Fulwiler	Dec. - "Jury Fees, What's it For?", RC Fulwiler	Dec. - "Jury Fees, What's it For?", RC Fulwiler	Dec. - "Jury Fees, What's it For?", RC Fulwiler	Dec. - "Jury Fees, What's it For?", RC Fulwiler	Dec. - "Jury Fees, What's it For?", RC Fulwiler	Dec. - "Jury Fees, What's it For?", RC Fulwiler	Dec. - "Jury Fees, What's it For?", RC Fulwiler	Dec. - "Jury Fees, What's it For?", RC Fulwiler	Dec. - "Jury Fees, What's it For?", RC Fulwiler	Dec. - "Jury Fees, What's it For?", RC Fulwiler	Dec. - "Jury Fees, What's it For?", RC Fulwiler

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* 9. Best Discussion


"Complaining about Promoters", Carrie Jacobson	"Complaining about Promoters", Carrie Jacobson	"Complaining about Promoters", Carrie Jacobson	"Complaining about Promoters", Carrie Jacobson	"Complaining about Promoters", Carrie Jacobson	"Complaining about Promoters", Carrie Jacobson	"Complaining about Promoters", Carrie Jacobson	"Complaining about Promoters", Carrie Jacobson
"The Rejection Season Starts," Jim Parker	"The Rejection Season Starts," Jim Parker	"The Rejection Season Starts," Jim Parker	"The Rejection Season Starts," Jim Parker	"The Rejection Season Starts," Jim Parker	"The Rejection Season Starts," Jim Parker	"The Rejection Season Starts," Jim Parker	"The Rejection Season Starts," Jim Parker
"Competitors in my Booth", Kim Smith	"Competitors in my Booth", Kim Smith	"Competitors in my Booth", Kim Smith	"Competitors in my Booth", Kim Smith	"Competitors in my Booth", Kim Smith	"Competitors in my Booth", Kim Smith	"Competitors in my Booth", Kim Smith	"Competitors in my Booth", Kim Smith
"How I Research Shows", Richard Sherer	"How I Research Shows", Richard Sherer	"How I Research Shows", Richard Sherer	"How I Research Shows", Richard Sherer	"How I Research Shows", Richard Sherer	"How I Research Shows", Richard Sherer	"How I Research Shows", Richard Sherer	"How I Research Shows", Richard Sherer
"Minnesota Art Shows: Beware...", Robin Aronson	"Minnesota Art Shows: Beware...", Robin Aronson	"Minnesota Art Shows: Beware...", Robin Aronson	"Minnesota Art Shows: Beware...", Robin Aronson	"Minnesota Art Shows: Beware...", Robin Aronson	"Minnesota Art Shows: Beware...", Robin Aronson	"Minnesota Art Shows: Beware...", Robin Aronson	"Minnesota Art Shows: Beware...", Robin Aronson
"What's the Worst Question You've Been Asked at an Art Fair?", Jim & Linda Dalton	"What's the Worst Question You've Been Asked at an Art Fair?", Jim & Linda Dalton	"What's the Worst Question You've Been Asked at an Art Fair?", Jim & Linda Dalton	"What's the Worst Question You've Been Asked at an Art Fair?", Jim & Linda Dalton	"What's the Worst Question You've Been Asked at an Art Fair?", Jim & Linda Dalton	"What's the Worst Question You've Been Asked at an Art Fair?", Jim & Linda Dalton	"What's the Worst Question You've Been Asked at an Art Fair?", Jim & Linda Dalton	"What's the Worst Question You've Been Asked at an Art Fair?", Jim & Linda Dalton
"Who We Were", Lois Anderson	"Who We Were", Lois Anderson	"Who We Were", Lois Anderson	"Who We Were", Lois Anderson	"Who We Were", Lois Anderson	"Who We Were", Lois Anderson	"Who We Were", Lois Anderson	"Who We Were", Lois Anderson

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* 1. Member of the year. Who is the most generous and helpful spirit that contributes the most to the community

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* 2. Most helpful. Who has the best answers for the questions you need answered?

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* 3. Personality of the year. Who intrigues you so that you always want to read their posts and makes you turn on your computer in the morning?

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* 4. Author of the year. Who can be counted on to write the best blog post and reviews?

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* 5. Funniest member - whose writing do you read because you know it will be funny?

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* 6. Newcomer of the year. Which newcomer to the community has made the biggest impact this year?

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* 7. Special recognition. For the members who made unique contributions to the community.

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* 8. Best Blog or Discussionrank each submission (row) by clicking the option button that corresponds to the rank: i.e., to rank the January blog post first, click the left-most button; to rank it last, click the right-most button, and rank each submission (row) the same way...

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* 9. Best Discussion

* 8. Best Blog or Discussion
rank each submission (row) by clicking the option button that corresponds to the rank: i.e., to rank the January blog post first, click the left-most button; to rank it last, click the right-most button, and rank each submission (row) the same way...