One Day
Fifty Artists
Seventeen Thousand Admirers
An Alarmingly Small City Block

Apply to be a part of one of the most artist-profitable festivals in the country!  The 2009 Art Fair SourceBook ranks the Marion Arts Festival:

• Among the Top 10% of events nationwide
• # 51 overall in fine art
• # 72 overall in fine craft
• # 2 in the nation for return on your investment         ($9 for every $1 spent)

Are we right for you?

Don't hesitate to ask questions!  It's heartbreaking to be the right artist at the wrong show; we can help you to know whether we're the right festival for you.  Our mission is to be an event through which you will thrive.  There are no bands, there is no beer ... the MAF is about the art.  Although we do cop to falafel.   

Visit our 2010 Artist Exhibitors page to see the range and quality of our 18th annual lineup.  You'll find fifty of your most respected artist pals.

The 2011 Marion Arts Festival
will be held Saturday, May 21st. 
Application information will be available
on this site November 1st, 2010.
We appreciate your interest -
best wishes as you plan your season.