Community Resources:
Area Art Festivals and Farmers Markets
This is not a complete list but the events we are aware of.
All are great opportunities to support artists and purchase handmade items! If you know of an arts festival send an email to deb@artlinkfw.com and we’ll try to include it in this listing.
Check out Art Fair Calendar for artist applications to various fairs. http://www.artfaircalendar.com/
Farmers Markets with artist booths:
West Main Farmers Market
1936 W Main St, Fort Wayne, IN
Outdoors, May 14 through October 22, 2010
Friday evening, 3-8 p.m.
Barr Street Market
302 E Berry Street, Fort Wayne, IN. Behind the History Center.
July 10- September 25
Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
East State Village Farmers Market
Tecumseh Library Plaza on State Street, Fort Wayne, IN
June 27 – October 24
Art Fairs:
Covington Art Fair
Covington Plaza, Fort Wayne, IN
http://www.asheragency.com/ (to download an application mark this website, they are usually available in January with a February deadline)
IPFW Riverfest
IPFW Campus, Fort Wayne, IN
Check back for the 2011 Date
http://ipfwriverfest.org/
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Art for Animals
317 Blue Jacket Run, Fort Wayne, IN
Check back for the 2011 Date
Part of the proceeds benefit animal shelters
Three Rivers Festival Art in the Park
Downtown Fort Wayne, IN Frieman Square
http://www.trfonline.org/component/eventlist/categoryevents/3
Check back for 2011 Dates
Ann Arbor Art Fair
Downtown Ann Arbor Michigan
http://www.artfair.org/
Check back for 2011 dates
30th Annual Arts & Crafts Show
Downtown Auburn, IN
Sunday, September 6th, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Artfest Ossian, Ossian Indiana
Two showrooms on Jefferson St.
September 9th - 11th
Show hours:
Thurs, 4:30-8 pm
Friday, 9 am - 8 pm
Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm
West Central Home and Garden Tour, Arts Festival
Union Street between West Wayne Street and West Berry Street, Fort Wayne, IN
September 11 and 12th, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
9th Annual Whitley County Autumn Art Festival
Whitley County Courthouse Lawn, Columbia City, IN
http://www.wcaaf.org/
Saturday, September 11, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
A Renaissance in Roanoke
Main Street, Roanoke, IN
http://www.discoverroanoke.org/events/art-renaissance.php
Saturday, October 9th, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Artlink is a not-for-profit contemporary visual arts gallery, one of the few in the state of Indiana not associated with a university or artist's co-op. Artlink sponsors eight original exhibitions per year in the Main Gallery and eight exhibitions of artist members in the Hallway Gallery. Artlink's mission is to showcase artwork of the highest quality by emerging and mid-career artists and provide educational programs for the community.
