August 15, 2024 • 9 mins
THE AFFORDABLE ARTS FESTIVAL IS ALMOST HERE! And if you need art for any space this is the event you CAN'T miss. It's coming up August 25th and I've got Jim DeLutes on the show at 2:30 today to talk about it. Find out more and buy a very affordable ticket by clicking here!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Let me talk to someone I talk to every year,
because this event is one of my favorite things about
living in the Denver metro It is the Affordable Arts Festival.
And joining me now the man who is the driving
force behind it, Jim Deludus. Jim, this morning I perused
Affordable Arts Festival dot com and I have no room
(00:22):
on my walls in my house for anything. But I
am coming to the festival again because there's some artists
that I have my eye on and if I can
get their work for one hundred and fifty bucks, I'm
doing it. So yeah, that's the thing that's happening. How
are you, Jim.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
I'm good. I'm glad to be talking with you again.
And I just have one suggestion for your home. You
can actually rotate the art so we have no work
up on the walls all the time. So that problem
solved for you.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
Well, it's remarkable how much of my artwork comes from
the Affordable Art Show. What is the Affordable Arts Festival
for people who are new to the show or new
to the arts festival? What can people expect?
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Well, let me just touch on one thing first, because
I did have an announcement to make just as of yesterday,
the new standings came out for the rankings of the
art shows in the country, and the Affordable Arts Festival
is number one.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Oh well, Jim, that is amazing. That is absolutely incredible, And.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
I would like to say, you know, it's based on
the charisma of the director all those things, but it's
more of a calculator thing because it's the average sale
for the artists, and our show has the highest average
sales per artist.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Wow. And that's amazing because the highest highest price at
the Affordable Arts Festival is one hundred and fifty bucks, right.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
And we're only out there for six hours, not three
days like most events. So anyway, we're really happy with that,
and you play a big part of that because you've
always been a great promoter for the show, and the
more people we have there, the better the sales are.
And of course our ranking shows that last year we
were number three, so basically for you, you'll appreciate this.
You know, we were bronze last year.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Now we're goald absolutely well deserved because this festival is
unlike others in that it has a high I mean
it has a fixed high dollar price point, meaning the
highest that you're going to pay is one hundred and
fifty bucks. But the artists that come to this show
often sell work for thousands of dollars. I want to
be clear about this. This isn't like a bunch of
(02:29):
grandmas who were getting out there to sell their watercolors
for one hundred and fifty bucks. These are artists that
are working artists. This is how they make their living.
And they gather up work that either I guess hasn't
sold or work they're willing to let go for a
lower price point, and they bring it to the Affordable
Arts Festival, and there's just opportunity after opportunity after opportunity
for art lovers.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
What kind of art.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
You'll go ahead?
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Yeah, yeah. We have one hundred and sixty artists coming
in from twenty two states, so we have a tremendous
amount of inventory, you know. And the best deal this
year is a fifty one hundred dollars original oil painting
that's going for one hundred and fifty And one of
the reasons, one of the other reasons that the artists
are willing to do this, but this this is a fundraiser.
(03:13):
This happens at Apple Hill Community College in Littleton and
we have twelve dollars admission, and proceeds from that go
to the school for helping scholarships. And over the years
we've we've raised them two hundred and ninety thousand dollars.
And so the artists know that they're they're the sum
in the water. That's why we That's why people come.
(03:33):
That's why we have these clouds that are waiting for
the gates to open at nine o'clock and they come
running in and grabbing everything and so but that's it.
So they know that they're helping a good cause and
they're still able to make money. A lot of times,
you know, people call artists all the time say, you
know this is PBS. Please give us some art and
we'll sell it and make money and you will get
(03:55):
anything for it. Let's you know this, this is a
chance for them to kind of also help with the
scholarships and at the same time they can they can
make money off of it.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Describe the different kinds of art that are in the show, Jim.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Yeah, Well, everything you see at all of the arts festivals.
You know, we have we have sculpture, we've got glass,
we have jewelry, uh, you know, painting, wood, every category
is there, and there's and there's plenty of it. I
mean some some artists I know have two hundred and
three hundred pieces. Wow, that's just one artist. And we
(04:31):
have one hundred and sixty artists that are bringing work.
So and it moves I mean, you know, we go
through a lot of it, and and and and the
art and the people who have followed us. This is
our thirteenth year, and we have people that get in
line early because they know their favorite artists, and we
have a lot of those favorite artists always back. And
(04:52):
every year we have a lot of new artists too,
So even if you've been to the show before, there's
people that are are in this year. I mean, you know,
we had we had we had to turn away two
hundred artists this year. We had three Holy Cow cap
applications and we only have one hundred and sixty spots.
And so and now with the ranking of one, you know,
number one, we will have more more applications, which is
(05:15):
great for us because that really lets us pick the
best of the best, and we're not we're not settling
for anyone because we have plenty of artists.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
To pick from, and the art is so incredibly varied
that I can say with certainty that no matter what
your style is, if you're looking for artworks, you're going
to find something that scratches your itch. And what I'd
love for you to do in the audience. If you
haven't bought your ticket yet, I put a link on
the blog to buy your ticket and do what I
did this morning. I literally went through and looked at
(05:45):
every artist that you have, and there's one artist that
I love. And I'm not mentioning this artist on the
air because I am honing in on that artist booth
as soon as I walk in. And that is what
I recommend you do. And the great thing is is
that everybody else who does that, you are also going
to be all walking to different boots when you get in. Now,
(06:05):
let's talk about the actual day of JIM because I
get lots of questions about this. What time do people
start lining up to come in and what time do
gates open?
Speaker 2 (06:16):
People start lining up? The hardcore ones are about five am,
but I'd say, you know, you're probably pretty good shape
if you get in line before seven. The gates open
at nine and it runs from nine to three. And
this is on the Sunday, August twenty fifth, and so, yeah,
and you can while you're waiting in line. There's a
(06:38):
buddy system. You leave your leave your friend in line
to hold your spot. Yeah, stake turns walking around the
fencing and peeking in and kind of going, oh, I
got to get to that boots and yeah. So you
can kind of set and it gives you something to
do for a couple of hours that you're standing there.
And we'll also have some you know, gourmet coffee there.
We have some nice pastries for people, so you have
(06:59):
to buy them, but you know those will be available
while you're waiting in line, and some music playing, so
it's not you know, you know, excenting.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
It is a fun it's a fun wait, let me
just say that, because everybody's there for the same thing,
and you end up talking to people in line with
you about what artists they're looking at and what artist
you're looking at, and what are you going to do
with art that you're buying. It's just it's a fun
experience to go to this festival. If you want more information,
if you want to buy your twelve, your lousy twelve
dollars ticket, you can do so at Affordable Arts Festival
(07:30):
dot com. I put a link on my blog today
directly over to the website and you can scroll and
look at the artists and the different kinds of art
that are going to be there, and you can decide
what you want to do. But there's some artists in
this bunch, and you know, I am specific about the
artists that I stalk, Jim, so you know this about me.
There's some artists in this bunch that are doing some
(07:53):
really I just think brilliant work. And so there's going
to be some major bargains to be had at this show,
and I hope it is another smashing success.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Thanks. And there's also a page on the website of
best deals, and there's about seventy samples of some of
the best deals from individual artists, so you can kind
of see, you know's what's going to be there.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
Excellent, you have everything, it is all there. I didn't
look at best deals earlier. Now I have to see
if what I'm looking at is on the best deals page.
Hang on, look, I'm scanning right now, Jim while I'm
talking to you, to see if I see it. Okay,
I don't see it, but that's okay.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
Thing is on there. You know, everything's on there as
far as you know, parking, et cetera. And you want
to listen. There's also a thing that happens at eleven o'clock.
So two hours after the gates open, a lot of
the artists will have deals that they have not brought
out yet. What and so the people, so people coming
a little later, you know, have a chance of getting
(08:50):
some deals, some of the best deals. And so at
eleven o'clock we do an air horn when we open
the gates nine o'clock and the gates open then before
running at eleven o'clock you'll hear the airhorn again. That'll
let you know that kind of like that and uh,
you know, to get to your favorite artists booths and
(09:11):
they all they will have a little sign on this
on their name, on their sign for their booths, there'll
be a sticker on there saying I've got eleven o'clock deals.
So while you're shopping between nine and eleven, you kind
of look at that and going, oh, I got to
get back to this booth at eleven and see what
they have.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
Okay, just to let you know, one of the things
I'm watching is in the best Art Deals, dang it.
Affordable Arts Festival dot Com. Jim Delutas, you're gonna see
me there, bright and shiny.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
Okay, I'll be there, all right, my friend.
Speaker 1 (09:38):
I'll talk to you soon, all.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
Right, Thanky, thank you.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
Do you need do you need artwork a rod? Because
this place, I'm telling you, if you need art for
your house, this is where you go
Let me talk to someone I talk to every year,
because this event is one of my favorite things about
living in the Denver metro It is the Affordable Arts Festival.
And joining me now the man who is the driving
force behind it, Jim Deludus. Jim, this morning I perused
Affordable Arts Festival dot com and I have no room
(00:22):
on my walls in my house for anything. But I
am coming to the festival again because there's some artists
that I have my eye on and if I can
get their work for one hundred and fifty bucks, I'm
doing it. So yeah, that's the thing that's happening. How
are you, Jim.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
I'm good. I'm glad to be talking with you again.
And I just have one suggestion for your home. You
can actually rotate the art so we have no work
up on the walls all the time. So that problem
solved for you.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
Well, it's remarkable how much of my artwork comes from
the Affordable Art Show. What is the Affordable Arts Festival
for people who are new to the show or new
to the arts festival? What can people expect?
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Well, let me just touch on one thing first, because
I did have an announcement to make just as of yesterday,
the new standings came out for the rankings of the
art shows in the country, and the Affordable Arts Festival
is number one.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Oh well, Jim, that is amazing. That is absolutely incredible, And.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
I would like to say, you know, it's based on
the charisma of the director all those things, but it's
more of a calculator thing because it's the average sale
for the artists, and our show has the highest average
sales per artist.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Wow. And that's amazing because the highest highest price at
the Affordable Arts Festival is one hundred and fifty bucks, right.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
And we're only out there for six hours, not three
days like most events. So anyway, we're really happy with that,
and you play a big part of that because you've
always been a great promoter for the show, and the
more people we have there, the better the sales are.
And of course our ranking shows that last year we
were number three, so basically for you, you'll appreciate this.
You know, we were bronze last year.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Now we're goald absolutely well deserved because this festival is
unlike others in that it has a high I mean
it has a fixed high dollar price point, meaning the
highest that you're going to pay is one hundred and
fifty bucks. But the artists that come to this show
often sell work for thousands of dollars. I want to
be clear about this. This isn't like a bunch of
(02:29):
grandmas who were getting out there to sell their watercolors
for one hundred and fifty bucks. These are artists that
are working artists. This is how they make their living.
And they gather up work that either I guess hasn't
sold or work they're willing to let go for a
lower price point, and they bring it to the Affordable
Arts Festival, and there's just opportunity after opportunity after opportunity
for art lovers.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
What kind of art.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
You'll go ahead?
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Yeah, yeah. We have one hundred and sixty artists coming
in from twenty two states, so we have a tremendous
amount of inventory, you know. And the best deal this
year is a fifty one hundred dollars original oil painting
that's going for one hundred and fifty And one of
the reasons, one of the other reasons that the artists
are willing to do this, but this this is a fundraiser.
(03:13):
This happens at Apple Hill Community College in Littleton and
we have twelve dollars admission, and proceeds from that go
to the school for helping scholarships. And over the years
we've we've raised them two hundred and ninety thousand dollars.
And so the artists know that they're they're the sum
in the water. That's why we That's why people come.
(03:33):
That's why we have these clouds that are waiting for
the gates to open at nine o'clock and they come
running in and grabbing everything and so but that's it.
So they know that they're helping a good cause and
they're still able to make money. A lot of times,
you know, people call artists all the time say, you
know this is PBS. Please give us some art and
we'll sell it and make money and you will get
(03:55):
anything for it. Let's you know this, this is a
chance for them to kind of also help with the
scholarships and at the same time they can they can
make money off of it.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Describe the different kinds of art that are in the show, Jim.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Yeah, Well, everything you see at all of the arts festivals.
You know, we have we have sculpture, we've got glass,
we have jewelry, uh, you know, painting, wood, every category
is there, and there's and there's plenty of it. I
mean some some artists I know have two hundred and
three hundred pieces. Wow, that's just one artist. And we
(04:31):
have one hundred and sixty artists that are bringing work.
So and it moves I mean, you know, we go
through a lot of it, and and and and the
art and the people who have followed us. This is
our thirteenth year, and we have people that get in
line early because they know their favorite artists, and we
have a lot of those favorite artists always back. And
(04:52):
every year we have a lot of new artists too,
So even if you've been to the show before, there's
people that are are in this year. I mean, you know,
we had we had we had to turn away two
hundred artists this year. We had three Holy Cow cap
applications and we only have one hundred and sixty spots.
And so and now with the ranking of one, you know,
number one, we will have more more applications, which is
(05:15):
great for us because that really lets us pick the
best of the best, and we're not we're not settling
for anyone because we have plenty of artists.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
To pick from, and the art is so incredibly varied
that I can say with certainty that no matter what
your style is, if you're looking for artworks, you're going
to find something that scratches your itch. And what I'd
love for you to do in the audience. If you
haven't bought your ticket yet, I put a link on
the blog to buy your ticket and do what I
did this morning. I literally went through and looked at
(05:45):
every artist that you have, and there's one artist that
I love. And I'm not mentioning this artist on the
air because I am honing in on that artist booth
as soon as I walk in. And that is what
I recommend you do. And the great thing is is
that everybody else who does that, you are also going
to be all walking to different boots when you get in. Now,
(06:05):
let's talk about the actual day of JIM because I
get lots of questions about this. What time do people
start lining up to come in and what time do
gates open?
Speaker 2 (06:16):
People start lining up? The hardcore ones are about five am,
but I'd say, you know, you're probably pretty good shape
if you get in line before seven. The gates open
at nine and it runs from nine to three. And
this is on the Sunday, August twenty fifth, and so, yeah,
and you can while you're waiting in line. There's a
(06:38):
buddy system. You leave your leave your friend in line
to hold your spot. Yeah, stake turns walking around the
fencing and peeking in and kind of going, oh, I
got to get to that boots and yeah. So you
can kind of set and it gives you something to
do for a couple of hours that you're standing there.
And we'll also have some you know, gourmet coffee there.
We have some nice pastries for people, so you have
(06:59):
to buy them, but you know those will be available
while you're waiting in line, and some music playing, so
it's not you know, you know, excenting.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
It is a fun it's a fun wait, let me
just say that, because everybody's there for the same thing,
and you end up talking to people in line with
you about what artists they're looking at and what artist
you're looking at, and what are you going to do
with art that you're buying. It's just it's a fun
experience to go to this festival. If you want more information,
if you want to buy your twelve, your lousy twelve
dollars ticket, you can do so at Affordable Arts Festival
(07:30):
dot com. I put a link on my blog today
directly over to the website and you can scroll and
look at the artists and the different kinds of art
that are going to be there, and you can decide
what you want to do. But there's some artists in
this bunch, and you know, I am specific about the
artists that I stalk, Jim, so you know this about me.
There's some artists in this bunch that are doing some
(07:53):
really I just think brilliant work. And so there's going
to be some major bargains to be had at this show,
and I hope it is another smashing success.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Thanks. And there's also a page on the website of
best deals, and there's about seventy samples of some of
the best deals from individual artists, so you can kind
of see, you know's what's going to be there.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
Excellent, you have everything, it is all there. I didn't
look at best deals earlier. Now I have to see
if what I'm looking at is on the best deals page.
Hang on, look, I'm scanning right now, Jim while I'm
talking to you, to see if I see it. Okay,
I don't see it, but that's okay.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
Thing is on there. You know, everything's on there as
far as you know, parking, et cetera. And you want
to listen. There's also a thing that happens at eleven o'clock.
So two hours after the gates open, a lot of
the artists will have deals that they have not brought
out yet. What and so the people, so people coming
a little later, you know, have a chance of getting
(08:50):
some deals, some of the best deals. And so at
eleven o'clock we do an air horn when we open
the gates nine o'clock and the gates open then before
running at eleven o'clock you'll hear the airhorn again. That'll
let you know that kind of like that and uh,
you know, to get to your favorite artists booths and
(09:11):
they all they will have a little sign on this
on their name, on their sign for their booths, there'll
be a sticker on there saying I've got eleven o'clock deals.
So while you're shopping between nine and eleven, you kind
of look at that and going, oh, I got to
get back to this booth at eleven and see what
they have.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
Okay, just to let you know, one of the things
I'm watching is in the best Art Deals, dang it.
Affordable Arts Festival dot Com. Jim Delutas, you're gonna see
me there, bright and shiny.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
Okay, I'll be there, all right, my friend.
Speaker 1 (09:38):
I'll talk to you soon, all.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
Right, Thanky, thank you.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
Do you need do you need artwork a rod? Because
this place, I'm telling you, if you need art for
your house, this is where you go
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