81df44ff-721f-4e31-a603-36f1b556acba.jpgJune 15-17
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
56th Annual Festival of Art
Presented by the Milwaukee Art Museum
180 Artists
Deadline: December 8

Application fee: $35; Booth fee: $500

Named one of the top twenty-five art festivals in the country, the Lakefront Festival of Art is a fine art showcase on the shores of Lake Michigan. For over fifty years, the Lakefront Festival of Art has been bringing art to life. 
 
This three-day fund-raising event has evolved from a gathering of a handful of artists in 1963 to a vibrant, exciting, and wide-ranging festival. The Festival attracts close to 30,000 attendees and more than 170 jury-selected artists from across the nation. 

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The festival takes place inside the museum's spectacular Santiago Calatrava-designed building, as well as on the adjoining outdoor museum grounds featuring our state of the art Clearspan tents. Enjoy the festival rain or shine indoors AND outdoors! (Indoor booth availability limited, based on first come first serve). 

The patrons love the indoor/outdoor event and fill the parking lots early. Many of them have made the trek from Chicago because of the fine ambiance and one of a kind art exhibited here. This is the Museum's largest special event and is highly visible, with setup and parking close by.

Marketing:
In 2017 marketing and media coverage accounted for a total of 19.3 million impressions with social media posts reaching 3K LFOA Facebook friends, 69K Milwaukee Art Museum Facebook followers, 20K Milwaukee Art Museum Instagram folders and 48K Twitter followers.  The LFOA website say 76K page views, with 22K unique users, and 64.2% new page visitors.

Awards:
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A total of $10,500 in awards will be
presented. Ten awards of $1,000 each to be given where excellence is determined by the jurors. The remaining $500 is awarded to the winner of the Sculpture Garden media/ category.  Awards are based on the artist's entire presentation. The top ten award-winning artists are invited back to LFOA for the following year without jurying. 

Jurors will also select Honorable Mention award winners, all of whom are 421a6594-a499-4c6d-a450-944cb680c624.jpg?width=100 invited back to LFOA for the next year without jurying. LFOA typically receives about 1,000 applications for up to 200 booth spaces. Approximately (25) of those spaces are reserved for artist advisors, past award winners (selected by the previous year’s jurors), poster artist and design award competition winner.

Learn more: lfoa.mam.org
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