Articles tagged:Art Fairs Notebook

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 9:20 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair — centered in the Ingalls Mall area, and one of four that make up the Ann Arbor Art Fairs — has announced 10 winners of its awards of excellence and originality. Winning booth numbers, artists, and media are: A107, Leon Niehues, Fiber, Baskets A119, ...

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Posted: Sat Jul 24 9:16 a.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com

I'll admit that I have a soft spot for well-crafted, wooden toys, so Russell Fullone's booth on State Street — part of the Summer Art Fair —Â made me stop and stare a couple of times. Fullone makes old model fire engines, trucks (sometimes carrying small barrels or crayons), cars, ...

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Posted: Sat Jul 24 8:54 a.m. by Pete Cunningham

Art fair patrons trying to beat the heat were fighting a losing battle at the Ann Arbor Art Fairs on Friday. A trio of musicians at Nickels Arcade instead just put the heat to a beat.

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Posted: Sat Jul 24 4:49 a.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com

When you first see Jerry Berta's works on South University, the thing that grabs your attention is the way neon is integrated into the miniature diners, drive-in, and bars.

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Posted: Sat Jul 24 4:33 a.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com

Here's something Miss Manners never addressed (though maybe she would have if she'd been to the Ann Arbor Art Fairs): what do you do when a performance artist bends to kiss your hand and then freezes in place? Give him a few seconds and pull your hand away? Shyly wait ...

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Posted: Fri Jul 23 8:30 p.m. by Jenny Serwach
Fairgoers respond: What do you like best about the Ann Arbor Art Fairs?

There’s a lot of excitement to be had at the Ann Arbor Art Fairs. On Thursday, we went to all four art fairs asking people what they liked best about the annual event. The Guild Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair “It’s my first time here but I think the people ...

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Posted: Fri Jul 23 5:20 p.m. by Bob Needham Entertainment director, AnnArbor.com

The Michigan Theater, 603 East Liberty Street, always offers a good place to stop and cool off during the Ann Arbor Art Fairs. This year, they've outdone themselves.

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Posted: Fri Jul 23 4:37 p.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com
Blogging the fairs, day three: birds, rings, prints — and rain

AnnArbor.com entertainment digital journalist Jenn McKee is exploring the Ann Arbor Art Fairs today and offering thoughts as she goes: 10:06 a.m. Leaving the air conditioned office to head out to the Fairs. Let's see how many pounds I shed by way of Mother Nature's sauna. 10:18 a.m. Looking, though ...

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Posted: Fri Jul 23 1:16 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A 50-year-old Ann Arbor man was arrested Thursday after Ann Arbor police say he stole a donation jar from a booth at the Ann Arbor Art Fairs. Police say the man stole a fish bowl containing cash from a booth being staffed by Friends of the Ann Arbor Skatepark at ...

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Posted: Fri Jul 23 10:58 a.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com

Though you might not realize it, the inaugural Robot Art Fair is happening now inside the Liberty Street Robot Supply and Repair Shop — a storefront just east of Main Street for 826 Michigan, a nonprofit tutoring and writing center for kids.

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Posted: Fri Jul 23 6:58 a.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com

Ann Arbor-based potter Stanford Baker, who has a booth on Main Street as part of the Summer Art Fair, revealed at a recent press event that when he first sold his work at the Ann Arbor Art Fairs decades ago, he did so as a "squatter" in the alley near ...

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Posted: Thu Jul 22 7:25 p.m. by James Dickson
As Seen at the Ann Arbor Art Fairs, part 2: The North and South University edition

AnnArbor.com digital journalist James Dickson is blogging today from the Ann Arbor Art Fairs. In Part Two, he visits the fairs on North and South University. Ann Arbor's Katie Halton has learned to embrace the art fair Katie Halton is hardly the first Ann Arborite to schedule her vacation during ...

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Posted: Thu Jul 22 4:30 p.m. by Bob Needham Entertainment director, AnnArbor.com
Liberty Plaza yarn bombed; responsibility claimed

A pole at Liberty Plaza on Thursday. The phenomenon of "yarn bombs" —Â a good-natured sort of fiber graffiti —Â has hit the Ann Arbor Art Fairs. Liberty Plaza, at Liberty and Division streets, today is livened up by a variety of colorful fiber pieces attached to various trees and ...

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Posted: Thu Jul 22 3:27 p.m. by Jessica Webster

Sure, the Ann Arbor Art Fairs are all about art. But for many fairgoers, they are also a chance to indulge in fair food: elephant ears, slushies, gyros, and any number of things on a stick.

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