Gallery500 — Attraction in Daytona Beach

UPDATE: Gallery 500 and One Daytona Art Festival are in fact one of the same. There's a tab on your website and all over your social media - where you very clear tout this as your event. Do NOT under any circumstances participate in the One Daytona Art Festival. I was an artist this past weekend and it was a colossal waste of time, effort & money. I drove five hours one way from Key Largo, blew 2 tanks of gas, 2 nights in a hotel, $35 application fee and almost $250 to participate in what was advertised as a juried fine art festival. It was more like a flea market with a sprinkling of actual artists there. This is nothing more than a money grab by the organizers. This is NOT a fine juried art fair. One neighbor sold fake designer hand bags. Way too many others sold mass produced costume jewelry and home goods. We also had a vendor 2 booths over SCREAMING at the top of their lungs WATER, WATER, WATER!!! Asking staff to tell them to staff was pointless. They refused to speak with them. I told them to stop screaming at everyone that walked by as what few customers there were ran to get away from them. They refused. The art fair manager did as well. They ignored her, too. This went on for hours. EVERY artist I spoke to said they would never do this art fair again. My neighbor said he's done this art fair every year and it's always bad. He said the only reason he does it, is because he lives in the area. The demographic was not a fine art festival attendee. I did not see one person walk by me with bags or a painting. The judges were rude and dismissive. Didn't introduce themselves. Just came in. Didn't say hello. Just scowled at me. There were only two judges so it's really pointless. This art fair was such a waste of time, I left at 2P on the first day. It took me 3 hours to load up as I had to haul everything back in my cart. I emailed the art fair manager after and never received a reply. I wrote a review on the event page only for them to immediately turn off reviews and block me. Seriously?!?! That screams volumes to the lack of professionalism...

I love your craft it not only beautiful but also helps our environment. I’ve been a stained glass doer but now retired downsized and no longer have equipment. Had kiln and did dichroics as well. I made things as gifts only and never sold my work. If you teach classes I would fly to FL in a heartbeat, that’s how much I...

Just discovered this gallery today. The layout was quite professional and easily navigated. We had several questions regarding general art trends, local artists, and mediums. Natasha was polite, extremely helpful and incredibly knowledgeable. We would definitely seek out Natasha for her assistance...