May 22 & 23 East Lansing Art Festival downtown East Lansing 220 Artists Deadline: January 31 Produced by Art Festival Board of Directors under the auspices of the East Lansing Arts Commission/City of East Lansing Established in 1964, the East Lansing Art Festival is held every Spring on the weekend prior to the Memorial Day weekend. The popular Festival attracts 70,000-80,000 attendees from across the region. In addition to the 230 juried exhibitors emerging artists are also invited to participate through a competitive selection process. Emerging artists must be affiliated with an institution of higher education within the last 2-3 years. East Lansing is a charming University town with a wide variety of shops, restaurants, galleries and the beautiful Michigan State University campus across the street. Having exhibited in this art fair ourselves here is what else you will like: +well-educated visitors, unaffected by the economic downturn in the State; professional people from State government and the University +Well-planned entertainment that enhances the art rather than distracts from it +a festive mood as this is the kickoff of the art fair season +affiliation with the Public TV and radio stations, bringing the right people to you +a well-seasoned staff who "get it" +easy load in and out
New this year: +booth fees went up slightly this year to $250 (an increase of $20) for a 10' x 10' - necessary to cover costs for city services that have been charged to us. But it is our aim to hold that number down even though we have one of the least costly booth fees around. We are a great bargain!!!
From the director, Corinn Van Wyck:
Our artist survey from 2009 showed that artists have great sales at our festival - many, many artists reported that they had their best sales in quite a while at our show and were very happy to kick off the festival season in East Lansing! We have an informed and enthusiastic community of collectors here and they really appreciate the artists. Sounds good, doesn't it? Visit:
www.elartfest.com for more information. Then, don't dawdle. Visit:
zapplication.org to apply. Today would be a good day to do that, don't you think?
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