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Council OKs $10K for Ann Arbor Street Art Fair

Posted by Connie Mettler on December 18, 2013 at 10:02am in Business of Art Fairs

Here's a little peek at some behind the scenes at an art fair. The City Council in Ann Arbor has included a $10,000 grant in its next budget to support the event. 

Not only are the other three shows in not bothered by this they sent in letters in support of the city supporting the show. Why shouldn't a city that derives such strong economic rewards from this event not support it? Good for the other shows and the council people for recognizing this.

Good job, city!

Read the article for even more details: http://annarborchronicle.com/2013/12/16/council-oks-10k-for-ann-arbor-street-art-fair/

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  • Larry Berman December 18, 2013 at 10:09am
    Does that mean every booth fee will be lowered by $10?

    Larry Berman
    • Connie Mettler > Larry Berman December 18, 2013 at 10:35am

      Geez, Larry -- did you read the article?

      • Larry Berman > Connie Mettler December 18, 2013 at 10:44am
        No, I was just trying to sound cute. I figure a thousand artists and ten thousand dollars makes an even $10.

        Larry Berman
        • Connie Mettler > Larry Berman December 19, 2013 at 10:25am

          Good - I'm relieved. For a second there you sounded just like some other folks we both know. It sounded to me like what basically the city was doing was giving them $$ that then they could turn around and give back to them for city services they're paying for. Still, the tone of the article was heartening for our business.

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