Ann Arbor Michigan Real Estate & Community: Ann Arbor Art Fairs 2011

Ann Arbor is an exciting place to live, work and play! It is a diverse community of residents who enjoy numerous different activities. However with the hotbed for educational and sporting talent, the University of Michigan located right in the city, it is no wonder that Ann Arbor also has a thriving Arts scene with the Ann Arbor Art Fairs in downtown bringing the community to life year after year. In fact, the 2011 Arts Fair was set to be one of the largest yet with more stalls and attendees than ever! After all the Summer is a great time to be in Ann Arbor!

Now in its 52nd year, the Ann Arbor Art Fair, established back in 1960 contains more than just visual art – it also includes live entertainment too! Each year the Original Art Fair, State Street Area Art Fair, Summer Art Fair and South University Art Fair attracts around half a million people from across the nation and beyond!

This years original art fair was held between July 20th and 23rd 2011 and attracted bumper crowds. Art wasn’t just on display, but also available for purchase. Everything from jewelry, 2D and 3D-mixed media, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics and more was on offer! The fair also offered plenty of free activities too including some mini art workshops by artists showing how their art is created.

Each year the event is a chance for new/up and coming artists to exhibit and get recognized. The fair is great for Ann Arbor’s economy too; A survey study on the Ann Arbor Art Fair had been conducted by Power Marketing in 2008 which concluded that the fair had a large economic impact on the surrounding area, not just through selling art! Hotels made $5 million. Dining establishments made $25.2 million, and $48.7 million went toward shopping during the fair. Wow!

In addition to the new artists, there were some old favorites such as Mr. B, who has performed his boogie-woogie piano at the fair for three decades, he played all day, every day on North University near Ingalls Mall. Definitely a sound that needs to be heard.

So as you can see, Ann Arbor is such a great place to call home!

Did you visit this years Art Fair? If so, we welcome your comments, if you live in the community, we want to hear what you think of your neighborhood and welcome your input to improve this Ann Arbor Area information.

Ann Arbor offers great access to the expressway to get to Detroit or beyond quickly. A hop skip and a jump away is Zingerman’s Deli, Kerrytown, Kerrytown Farmers Market, Briarwood Mall, U of M campus, Medical Centerand University of Michigan football games. Drive to Veteran’s Park for figure or hockey skating, baseball, sledding, swimming, or enjoy fresh produce at Plum Market. For some specialty items be sure to visit nearby Morgan and York with video. Ann Arboris a great place to live – convenient for all, including the Detroit metro airport, which is around 30 minutes away! Click here to search Dexter Real Estate using our complimentary Ann Arbor Real Estate MLS Search service. Alternatively please contact Kathy Toth and the team if you need more specific assistance in your Ann Arbor Real Estate needs.

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