Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, The Original 2027

MARKETING & PARTNERSHIPS
AASAF, alongside two concurrent Ann Arbor art fairs, benefits from significant media exposure, including:
National TV Audience: 4.57 million viewers in 2025
Radio Audience: 23.2 million listeners
Print & Online Reach: 942 Million impressions
Social Media:
AASAF maintains a growing presence on Facebook and Instagram, with a combined reach across the Ann Arbor art fairs totalling 28,000 followers. Artists are also highlighted through newsletters sent to over 10,000 subscribers.

AMENITIES AND SERVICES
Engaged and Educated Art-Buying Community
Exclusive networking events connecting artists with designers and corporate buyers
Electrical power at every booth
Round-the-clock security
Hospitality tent offering snacks, beverages, and more
Catered Artists Reception
Indoor air-conditioned restroom access
Secure behind/side-booth storage
Complimentary water delivery
Booth sitters available
Free lunch for artists delivered to your booth
Flatbed dollies available for artist convenience

MEDIA CATEGORIES
The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair reserves the right to re-categorize an artist's submission. Every attempt will be made to notify the artist if this is done.
2D Mixed Media: Two-dimensional work in which the primary intention of the work is the union of two or more mediums in one piece.
3D Mixed Media: Three-dimensional work in which the primary intention of the work is the union of two or more mediums in one piece.
Ceramics: Original clay and porcelain work, functional or sculptural.
Digital Art: Original work created using a computer
Includes original works created or manipulated by the artist using a computer. (Digital photo editing that remains within traditional darkroom techniques qualifies under the photography category.) Work must be in signed and numbered editions using archival papers, inks, and emulsions.

Drawing: Work created in which the main body is made by using dry media including chalk, charcoal, pastels, pencil, wax, crayons, etc. or from a fluid medium of ink. Reproduction prints are not allowed.
Fiber: Includes leather, baskets, dolls, paper, wearable and non-wearable. No machine-tooled, machine-screen printing or other forms of mass production are accepted. Factory-produced wearable items, regardless of additional modification or enhancement by the artists, are not accepted.
Furniture: Original, handmade furniture designed and fabricated using raw/unfinished material. Factory produced items, regardless of additional modification or enhancement by the artists, are not accepted .
Glass: Functional and sculptural work is accepted. Kiln forming, blowing, molding or casting, as well as all cold working processes are permitted.
Jewelry: All jewelry, whether produced from metal, glass, clay, fiber, or other materials must apply in this category.
Metal: Sculptural or decorative work made from metal. No jewelry will be accepted in this category.
Painting: Acrylic, oil, gouache, and watercolor paintings are accepted in this medium. Reproduction prints are not allowed.
Photography: Film, hand-colored images, digital photography
Includes traditional film photography, hand-colored images, emulsion transfers, and digital photography that remains within the limits of traditional darkroom techniques. Only the artist's original source material is acceptable. Work must be in signed and numbered editions on archival material, and all work displayed in the booth must be for sale. Signage promoting multiple sizes, print surfaces, or framing options in an overtly commercial manner is prohibited.

Printmaking: Hand-pulled original prints
Only hand pulled original prints are allowed. Prints must be in limited editions, signed and numbered. Reproduction prints are not allowed.

Sculpture: Three-dimensional work using additive or subtractive processes where the form is made, mainly in a single medium.
Wood: Original works that are hand-tooled, machine-worked, turned or carved.

Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, The Original Application Fee: $55. Early Bird Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, The Original Application Fee: $45. Late Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, The Original Application Fee: $65.

Artist notification date: 2027-03-01.

Event dates: July 15, 2027 to July 18, 2027.

Location: N. University, E. Washington and Ingalls Mall, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Setting: outdoor.

Minimum 4 images required to apply.