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May 19
Marion, Iowa (Adjacent to Cedar Rapids) 
Presented By: Marion Arts Festival
50 Artists
Deadline: January 9

Greetings from the 26th annual Marion Arts Festival, in Marion, Iowa! (Adjacent to Cedar Rapids, in East Central Iowa). Among Art Fair SourceBook's Top 25 events in the nation for 2017! (#18 fine craft! #20 fine art!) An AFSB "Elite 100" show eight years running! Among ArtFairCalendar.com's Top 50 "America's Best Art Fairs" and Top 6 "America's Smaller Art Fairs" 2015/2014/2013!

The Marion Arts Festival presents 50 nationally sourced artists, offering both fine art and fine craft to an audience of 10,000. Marion is a "vintage uptown" type community, and a part of the Cedar Rapids metro area.

• Our show is regional, one-day, intimate and purposeful, with the mission to be an event through which you will thrive. 
• (Here, we're obligated to insert that we're volunteer-driven, admittedly hokey and maybe a more than a little mom-and-pop). 
• There are no bands, there is no beer...our festival is about the art (we do, however, cop to falafel). 
• Our exhibitors enjoy a sincere welcome and an easy-to-do show.

"Fantastically run, major fine artists, wonderful extra art related events. No music. No beer. It's awesome."

"This is a gem of a show in an unlikely place. The show works hard to make this a worthy arts festival and ensures that each artist is "one-of-a-kind" within the fifty-artist event. The show generated record sales for me, and my one-day sales here topped my previous single-day sales record by a very wide margin. All in all, this is an easy and profitable show to do."

"My best show of the year! A niche market that never disappoints."

Apply: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=5970

More Information: www.marionartsfestival.com

Contact:  Deb Bailey,  mafdirector@marioncc.org  (319) 377-6316

 

August 19

Green, Ohio

small and large businesses.

Saturday, May 16

Marion, Iowa

One Day.

Fifty Artists.

Fourteen Thousand Admirers.

An Alarmingly Small City Block.

Apply to be a part of one of the most artist-profitable festivals in the country!  

• Named by Art Fair Calendar as among "America's Best Art Fairs 2013" and 2014!  
• Named by Art Fair SourceBook as #1 among events featuring 100 artists or fewer!  
• #1 one-day show in the country!  
• A return on your investment of $7.60 for every $1 spent!

Marion is a "vintage uptown" type of community, and a part of the Cedar Rapids metro area in Eastern Iowa.  Our event is one-day, intimate and purpose-driven, and our exhibitors enjoy a sincere welcome and an easy-to-do show.  

There are no bands, there is no beer - the MAF is about the art.  Are we right for you?  Don't hesitate to ask questions! It's awful to be the right artist at the wrong show; we can help you to know if we're the right show for you.  

Visit www.marionartsfestival.com to see the quality and range of our 2014 exhibitors - you'll find fifty of your most respected artist pals!

Then apply: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=3680 

www.marionartsfestival.com 

Deb Bailey, Director: mafdirector@marioncc.org

Not convinced yet? 

Greetings from the 22nd Annual Marion Arts Festival, in Marion, Iowa! (Adjacent to Cedar Rapids, in East Central Iowa).

Named by ArtFairCalendar.com as among America's Best Art Fairs 2013 and Art Fair SourceBook as among the Top 25 festivals in the nation for 2012, the MAF presents 50 artists, offering both fine art and fine craft to an audience of 14,000.

Marion is a "vintage uptown" type of community, and a part of the Cedar Rapids metro area. Our show is one-day, intimate and purposeful, with the mission to be an event through which you will thrive. 

(Here, we're obligated to insert that we're volunteer-driven, kind of hokey and maybe more than a little mom-and-pop ... in good ways, mostly.) 

There are no bands, there is no beer - our festival is about the art. (However, we do cop to falafel.)

Thank you for your interest, and for the work you do!  We count ourselves lucky that you're out there.  Please don't hesitate to contact us for information and encouragement!