Marion Arts Festival

Marion Arts Festival         Call to Artists WHAT:  One of the nation's top one-day fine arts and fine crafts festivals WHERE: Marion, Iowa (Cedar Rapids Metro) WHEN: Saturday            May 19, 2012            9 a.m. -  5 p.m. NOTEWORTHY: *20th Annual Event. *Limited to 50 artists. *Estimated attendance: 18,000. *Jury/Booth Fees ($25/$225). *Consistently highly rated by Art Fair Source Book. *Cash awards totaling $2,500. *Friday set-up. *Artist amenities include: artist's reception; convenient, free parking; overnight security; booth sitters and "energetic volunteers". *Extensive event marketing, including posters, billboards, newspaper, TV, radio and full-color program distributed to 80,000 area households. Marion, Iowa, is a "vintage uptown" type of 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 fesival is about the art (we do, however, cop to felafel). We're one of the most artist-profitable festivals in he country!  The 2011 Art Fair Source Book ranks the Marion Arts Festival: #1 in the country among one-day events featuring 100 or fewer artists; #51 overall in fine art; #59 overall in fine craft. NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: Deadline: January 16, 2012 Application through www.zapplication.org Notification: February 20, 2012, via email For more details, please visit: www.marionartsfestival.com Email inquiries to: MAFDirector@marioncc.org You may also contact by telephone: 319-377-8316