Connie Mettler's Blog – January 2015 Archive (32)

You've been busy, telling tales, giving advice, and sharing images of life on the road. As Barrie Lynn Bryant would say, "WOO HOO!" They will win the coveted "Community Star" award.



The votes for our survey have been tallied and the winners are: 

1. Choose your favorite post.…

April 10-12  

Novi, Michigan

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The Coconut Grove Arts Festival is one of the big ones, highly publicized, well-attended and in an amazing setting. They do all the PR, including holding a gala to show off their poster. The poster artist is usually someone with an international reputation.

If you are interested in knowing more about this show you should find…

July 25 & 26 

Geneva, Illinois 

Downtown, 8 S. Third Street  

Sat., 10am-5pm | Sun. 10am-5pm  

presented by the Geneva Chamber of Commerce

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 5 PM ET

Most of my readers are U.S. based fine artists and craftspeople. Did you realize there is a whole other world just a few miles north of us with educated sophisticated people in big cities who may love your work? Think Montreal (metro pop. 3,824,221),…

June 6 & 7

Columbia, Missouri

Stephens Lake Park

110 Artists

Deadline: February 9



The Columbia Art League is delighted to present the 57th Annual Art in the Park.  First held in 1958, Art in the…

May 16 & 17

Clute, Texas

Presented by the Center for the Arts & Sciences

100 Artists

Deadline: February 2



We are so pleased to invite you to apply to our…

February 6-8

McAllen, Texas

Art Studio by Design 

For many artists this is the down time of the year until the Spring shows come around. How to make productive use of it?

1. Get your vehicle ready. Clean it out. Refit it so stock packs easily for in and out.
2. Go through your inventory, clean everything, put new price tags on, make new signs. Remove anything that has been in your stock for over a…

May 16 & 17 

East Lansing, Michigan

Downtown

Sat. 10am-6pm; Sun. 10am-5pm

200 Exhibitors

Deadline:  January 31



Established in 1964, the East Lansing Art Festival (ELAF) kicks off the festival season each spring in the beautiful streets of downtown East Lansing.  The…

June 20 & 21   

Wheaton, Illinois

Cantigny Park

Saturday, 10am-5pm|…

May 16 & 17

Indianapolis, Indiana

Grounds of the Indianapolis Art Center

225+ Artists booths

Deadline: January 25



Established in 1971, The Broad Ripple Art Fair, the Art…

July 9-12

State College, Pennsylvania

Downtown State College & Penn State Campus

305 Exhibitors

Deadline: January 23…

Bayou City is moving on with its plans for an even better festival in Memorial Park March 27 & 28.

A recent visit to their website shows a new director and art fair contact. 

Susan Fowler, former executive director, was terminated at the end of the year. She had implemented the board's decision to expand the show to 450 artists last winter when a shortfall…