Articles tagged:Ann Arbor Art Fairs

Posted: Sun Jul 17 5:57 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Ann Arbor Art Fair entertainment schedules

The Ann Arbor Art Fair is about more than visual art. A variety of live entertainment takes place around the event. Here's a complete schedule:

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Posted: Sun Jul 17 5:55 a.m. by Jennifer Eberbach AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Ann Arbor Art Fair ready to cover the town with creativity

It is that time of summer again for the Ann Arbor Art Fair to blanket downtown in art, music, and tons of people. Booths upon booths of artists selling their work, music and other performances, businesses doing sidewalk sales, and an array of activities for adults and their kids will ...

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Posted: Sun Jul 17 5:55 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Ann Arbor Art Fair facts: parking, hours, map and more

The Ann Arbor Art Fair is actually four fairs:The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair is located in the streets surrounding Burton Carillon Tower at North University and East Washington connected by Ingalls Mall. The State Street Area Art Fair is located on State Street, North University, East Liberty, and Maynard. ...

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Posted: Thu Jul 7 5:58 a.m. by Rich Kinsey AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
The spectacle that is the Ann Arbor Art Fair

Love it or hate it, the circus that is the Ann Arbor Art Fair is coming to town in less than two weeks. Running from July 20-23 the Ann Arbor Art Fair will bring an estimated 500,000 people into the downtown area according to the Ann Arbor Area Convention and ...

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Posted: Sun Jul 3 5:06 a.m. by Martin Bandyke AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Ann Arbor Art Fair is music to your ears

Just as it should be, the focus will be on the visuals during the Ann Arbor Art Fair, which takes over the town from July 20-23. But I’d like to highlight some of the cool musical entertainment you will be able to hear while you’re checking out all that fabulous ...

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Posted: Wed Jun 29 1:07 p.m. by Jennifer Eberbach AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
The Ann Arbor Art Fair aiming to be more 'fairgoer friendly'

The four summer art fairs that constitute The Ann Arbor Art Fair are collaborating to make the downtown-wide event more “fairgoer friendly,” directors said during a press preview this week. Improved transportation options, new social-media websites, and the fair’s iPhone app will help people to better navigate and get the ...

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Posted: Thu Jun 9 2:19 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The Townie Street Party—the annual locally focused event that precedes the Ann Arbor Art Fairs—has announced some details of this year's bash, including a slightly different home. Taking place 5-9:30 p.m. Monday, July 18, this year's party will be located on East Washington Street between Thayer and Fletcher. The party ...

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Posted: Mon Apr 11 5:56 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Young artists have two chances this week to submit their work for consideration to be displayed as part of this year's Townie Street Party, the annual lead-in to the Ann Arbor Art Fairs. The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair —Â the sponsor of the Townie Party, and one of the ...

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Posted: Wed Aug 25 11:29 a.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com
Student film coalition's 'Appleville' wraps at U-M's North Campus Research Complex

Though the short film “Appleville” — made by a coalition of students from the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, and Michigan State University — is often described as “Speed” with senior citizens, you wouldn’t have guessed that by visiting its professional-but-friendly set, located at the University of Michigan’s North ...

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Posted: Sun Aug 1 6 a.m. by Tony Dearing AnnArbor.com
Ann Arbor is fortunate to have Art Fairs

If someone were to announce that a new business was coming to Ann Arbor and would generate an estimated $70 million in economic activity here, that would be considered great news. Such an enterprise did open in Ann Arbor a week-and-a-half ago, as it does every year. Collectively, it’s called ...

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Posted: Sat Jul 24 9:42 p.m. by Pete Cunningham
Harvey Drouillard pulls off nude photo shoot at Hill Auditorium - with a surprise participant

Disrobing in the basement of Antelope Antiques with a steady crowd of art fair patrons peeking around a corner, previously uber-confident Derian Kuneman was hit by a sudden wave of self-consciousness. It wasn't just that the petite 20-year-old with straight auburn hair was completely nude in front of any civilian ...

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Posted: Sat Jul 24 8:37 p.m. by Heather Lockwood
Vendors blame weather for downturn at Ann Arbor Art Fairs

Kati Russell has been selling her art at the Ann Arbor Art Fairs for a decade and says sales were particularly slow this year, likely due to the unpredictable weather. "This is the first year it's been slow," said Russell, a painter and resident of Akron, Ohio. "(My sales this ...

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Posted: Sat Jul 24 3:06 p.m. by Stefanie Murray Real-time Engagement Officer
Your voice: What fairgoers are seeing, saying online Saturday

Share your experience at the Ann Arbor Art Fairs with our readers! Click here for details on how to interact. Photo by Bradley Cross, 60, of Ann Arbor, taken Friday during one of the storms that blew through the Ann Arbor Art Fairs. On Twitter: From @SarainAnnArbor: Oh sure, now ...

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Posted: Sat Jul 24 10:37 a.m. by Brian Vernellis

Ann Arbor Art Fairs artist Glenna Adkins, of Fort Thomas, Kentucky, creates mixed media pieces, combining different formats to create her work. Her inspiration comes from extensive travel around the world. Glenna's booth, B604, is located near the corner of William and State streets as part of the State Street ...

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Posted: Sat Jul 24 9:23 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Today is the final day of the Ann Arbor Art Fairs this year, and the weather forecasts sound a lot like yesterday: periods of rain and heat.

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