NOTEWORTHY:
*Limited to 180 juried artists.
*Cash awards totaling $10,500.
*Over 25,000 paid attendance in 2015.
*Aggressive public relations campaign including targeted online and print publications, TV, radio and social media.
*Artist amenities include: Artist Breakfast, Booth Sitters, Electricity, Hosted Accommodations Available, Museum Admission, Program Image, 24 Hour Security
*Jury/Booth fees are: $35/$500 (Corner booth fee, additional $100, if available; assigned by lottery).
Join us for the Lakefront Festival of Art (LFOA) in our magnificent setting at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The award-winning, nationally-recognized festival takes place inside the museum's spectacular Santiago Calatrava-designed building, and on the adjoining outdoor museum grounds featuring state of the art Clearspan tents. Patrons enjoy the festival rain or shine! LFOA features jury-selected work of 180 artists from across the country. The festival is a fundraiser for the 501(c) 3 non-profit Milwaukee Art Museum and is presented by Friends of Art, the museum's primary support group.
LFOA Special Features include . . .
Fiber Art Fashion Show:
Located in the main food and beverage area, providing maximum exposure of the wearable's to festival attendees. A Milwaukee Fashionista MC's this well attended event. Fashions include spectacular unique fiber art and one-of-a-kind garments, coats, scarves, and other imaginative fiber wearables for day and evening created by LFOA artists.
Sculpture Garden:
The Lakefront Festival of Art extends an invitation to artists who are interested in showcasing their work in a professionally designed and installed Sculpture Garden. The outside garden will showcase outdoor and large scale work allowing artists further representation. Previous years have included artists working in mediums of glass, ceramics, wood and mixed media.
Online Silent Auction:
Featuring numerous works of art donated by talented LFOA exhibiting artists. Online bidding is open to the public, and is available prior to festival weekend as well as throughout all three days of the festival. The auction offers all art lovers a chance to bid, from home or onsite regardless of attending. The silent auction provides the public with a highlight overview of the festival artists.
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:
Direct application link:
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=4390
On Line Application Due:
November 24, 2015 Midnight CDT
Notification to Artists (email & ZAPP):
January 12, 2016
Registration and Fee Due:
February 12, 2016
Artist Load-In and Set-Up
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Learn more at lfoa.mam.org
Join us @milwaukeeart
and Facebook.com/lakefrontfestivalofart.
Thank you for your interest in our festival, please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. Best of luck to you in all your future artistic endeavors!
Contact us at: lfoa@mam.org
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