June 5 & 6
Columbia, Missouri
Stephens Lake Park
presented by the Columbia Art League
105 Artists
Deadline: March 9
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Founded in 1958, Art in the Park is the oldest fine arts and crafts fair in mid-Missouri, attracting 18-20,000 visitors with art buying intent! Held in the verdant tranquility of Stephens Lake Park it features 105 artists from across the United States working in painting, photography, ceramics, jewelry, glass, wood, metal, mixed media, fibers and more, Art in the Park aims to have something for every pocket.

Highlights:
  • free to the public
  • hundreds of free parking spaces available at the adjacent Boone Hospital parking lot
  • free shuttle buses running constantly between the parking lot and the edge of the festival
  • musical and magical family entertainment under the tented pavilion, festival food, children's art projects, art demonstrations
  • Art in the Park is the highlight of summer in Columbia.
Good news for artists:
  • Juried by an artists working in a variety of mediums, the event features 105 artists and newcomers are alwaysArt Fair Calendar.com encouraged to apply
  • A welcome party for the artists and event patrons is held at the Columbia Art League gallery on the Friday night
  • breakfast is provided on both Saturday and Sunday mornings and a lunch box on Saturday.
  • Booth sitters and volunteers are plentiful throughout the weekend.
  • Solid advertising in the run up to the event on TV, Radio, Newspaper, Posters plus Facebook, Yard Signs and billboards on I-70 help swell the traffic to this iconic summer event.
When asked how they would rate their Art in the Park experience in a 2009 visitor survey, the event received an overwhelming 100% positive rating.

Learn more and apply: http://artinthepark.missouri.org

P.S. I lived in Columbia for a few years -- this is a very cool place. CM
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