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Palmer Park
125 Artists
Deadline: March 15

The Palmer Park Art Fair brings a high quality fair back to Detroit.  This is the site of the first art fair in the city, a groundbreaking event in the '70s.  The beautiful park along Woodward Avenue, the major road to the suburbs, gets tens of thousands of vehicles driving by each day.

To enhance the event we are working to entice thousands of dollars in pre-committed purchases to assure robust sales for artists. Neighborhood organizations are coming together to bring buyers, and five major Detroit artists are collaborating with us to make this a wonderful experience. The community is working together to bring back this venerable event to a reinvigorated neighborhood.

Noteworthy Details:

• Painting by Donald Calloway

  Detroit is home to many amazing artists, young and old, contemporary and traditional. We are also inviting fine artists from around the country to experience the city's vibrancy.
• Palmer Park is surrounded by some of Detroit's wealthiest neighborhoods, populated by politicians, doctors, lawyers and others with the means and the desire to purchase artwork. These are the people that support the opera, symphony, PBS and NPR.
• Nearby Palmer Woods is the home to 5,000 square foot homes.  To the east is the Golf Course district, followed by the University District and Sherwood Forest with its elegance and quality residences. South is the Apartment District, home to spacious condos and apartments with marble floors that are returning to their 1920s splendor.
• The May 2-4 dates are designed to be convenient, just before the first major Michigan art events.
• While the show is scheduled to surround our pond, we have reserved a massive tent to host the show in case of bad weather.
• Integrity Shows already produces successful events in nearby cities, including the Royal Oak Clay Glass & Metal Show, voted one of the top 50 shows in the country by ArtFairCalendar.com. The show owner lives near Palmer Park and is active with People for Palmer Park, our active nonprofit partner for this event.

Exhibition Details:

• Oversized 10' x 10' spaces are $275 and include 10 amps of electricity.  Additional power available for a fee.
• Application fee $25
• Larger spaces may be available on request for installations, large displays and other grand pieces. If approved, these larger spaces are available at the same price.
• No commission is necessary except for patrons who committed to purchasing artwork in advance.  For these vouchers, artists will receive 85% of the total upon presentation to the art fair committee.  This provides a 15% commission to the organizations to pay the expenses of recruiting patrons and sponsors.
• Apply at Zapplication.org (preferred) or contact us for a paper application

Learn more about Palmer Park and why you want to be there in May: peopleforpalmerpark.org/

For additional information contact Mary@Integrityshows.com - 734.787.6496

Learn more about our events: www.MichiganArtShows.com

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Find more art fairs for 2014: www.CallsforArtists.com