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The Atlanta Arts Festival is now accepting artist applications!
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Thank you for your interest in the Atlanta Arts Festival. This page offers general information on the event including press releases, news articles and other materials.
If you are a member of the media covering the event and you require additional details and materials for your coverage, please contact:
Tara Murphy
360 Media, Inc.
Phone: 404-577-8686
Fax: 404-577-8644
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Press Releases
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NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ATLANTA ARTS FESTIVAL RETURNS SEPT. 14 & 15 |
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23 May 2013 |
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Seventh Annual Art Show Paints Piedmont Park with Fine Art, Live Music, Demonstrations, Activities and More!
ATLANTA –Join 200 talented artists September 14 & 15 in Piedmont Park as the nationally recognized Atlanta Arts Festival returns for one of the best weekends for art in the country. Celebrating their 7th year, Atlanta Arts Festival is ranked among the Top 100 Fine Art & Design Shows in the country by Sunshine Artist Magazine; the festival features artists from 12 differ |
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The 100 Best Fine Art & Design Shows by Sunshine Artist™ |
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Sept 2012 |
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Sunshine Artist™ magazine's 200 Best ranked the Atlanta Arts Festival as #98 in The 100 Best Fine Art & Design Shows category. The 20th annual rankings were released in the September 2012 issue.
Sunshine Artist is America's premier art and craft show magazine. The magazine created the 200 Best as a tool for artists to use to track the country's most financially rewarding shows. Rankings are based solely on artist sales, as reported by the artists directly to Sunshine Artist™, for the previous calendar year's event.
The Atlanta Arts Festival continues to showcase some of the best artists from coast to coast and exposes them to the large and enthusiastic art buying community of Atlanta and the surrounding region. AAF remains committed to its number one priority - to produce a high quality fine art-fine craft festival that enables its artists to be successful! |
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ATLANTA ARTS FESTIVAL UNVEILS 2012 COMMEMORATIVE POSTER |
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August 21, 2012 |
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Atlanta, Georgia (August 21, 2012) – The Atlanta Arts Festival is pleased to announce that Andrew King's Painting, "Roadmaster", has been chosen as the festival's 2012 commemorative poster. An architectural illustrator and fine artist from Snellville, Georgia, King's laid-back personality and rebellious style are evident in all of his works and is an ideal reflection of the spirit of the festival. His medium of choice is watercolor; however, he is better known for including sticks, leaves, dirt and condiments in his artwork. |
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6TH ANNUAL ATLANTA ARTS FESTIVAL RETURNS TO PIEDMONT PARK THIS FALL |
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July 25, 2012 |
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Featuring 200 Artists, Interactive Experiences, Classes, Demonstrations, Live Music, and More. Free to All Ages; Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16, 2012
Returning to Piedmont Park for its sixth year on Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16, 2012, the Atlanta Arts Festival will once again present two-days of nonstop fun for art lovers and event enthusiasts alike. Open to all ages, the annual free event features a juried show of 200 of the country's finest painters, photographers, sculptors, leather and metal craftsman, glass blowers and more. Bringing together outstanding artists with Atlanta's expansive art buying community, this year's festival also boasts interactive learning experiences and demonstrations, live music and entertainment, delicious food and beverages, kids activities, a commemorative poster, and much more. The 2012 Atlanta Arts Festival will be held Saturday, September 15 from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, September 16 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
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5TH ANNUAL ATLANTA ARTS FESTIVAL RECOGNIZED TWELVE ARTISTS AS "BEST IN CATEGORY" THIS PAST WEEKEND |
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September 23, 2011 |
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5th Annual Atlanta Arts Festival Paints the City with Color
Saturday, September 17 & Sunday, September 18
ATLANTA – Thousands of art and festival-goers experienced beautiful weather, hands-on art activities, live music and savory bites while perusing incredible artwork from across the country at the 5th Annual Atlanta Arts Festival in Piedmont Park. From food demonstrations on the new Art of Cooking Stage to Canvas by U! classes where attendees created their own masterpieces, face-painting for the kids in Lil' Artist Alley, free samples from Peace Tea hippies and giant crepes made to order by Colorado based vendor The Crepe Stand – there was a non-stop supply of festivities for people of all ages, and that doesn't even include the main attraction, the Artist Market! 200 of the nation's top artists set-up shop on Saturday and Sunday on the park's pathways amidst midtown's picturesque skyline. |
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5TH ANNUAL ATLANTA ARTS FESTIVAL AMPS UP ENTERTAINMENT WITH A NEW, LARGER MUSIC STAGE |
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September 13, 2011 |
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5TH ANNUAL ATLANTA ARTS FESTIVAL AMPS UP ENTERTAINMENT WITH A NEW, LARGER MUSIC STAGE. The Whiskey Gentry, Sam Thacker, A1A among artists to perform at the 2011 event
ATLANTA – Art isn't just for the eyes; this year the 5th Annual Atlanta Arts Festival revamped the music stage, gave it a new name and is bringing in acts that live up to the new digs. The Festival Music Stage will feature nitty‐gritty band The Whiskey Gentry, power‐pop anthems with Sam Thacker, and attendees can sail away to Margaritaville with the only tribute band personally sanctioned by Jimmy Buffett, A1A along with many more local Atlanta talents Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18 in Piedmont Park. |
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TRAVEL GUIDE: THINGS TO DO THIS YEAR AT ONE OF THE TOP ART FESTIVALS IN THE SOUTHEAST |
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September 7, 2011 |
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5th Annual Atlanta Arts Festival Paints the City with Color
Saturday, September 17 & Sunday, September 18
ATLANTA – What city in the United States did you really want to visit this summer but didn't have the chance? This September travelers can find treasures from states across the country all in one place as 200 nationally‐renowned artists from across the nation bring their pieces of work to Atlanta for the 5th Annual Atlanta Arts Festival. An event for both the high‐end art collector along with those newer to the art scene, people can expect to find that perfect piece of artwork to complete their home décor, discover one‐of‐a‐kind jewelry to accentuate their individual style, or attendees can simply fill their weekend with enriching entertainment during a weekend in one of Atlanta's most historic locations, Piedmont Park. |
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NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ATLANTA ARTS FESTIVAL RETURNS THIS AUTUMN |
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July 19, 2011 |
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Fifth Annual Art Show Paints Piedmont Park with Fine Art, Live Music, Demonstrations, Crafts and More!
ATLANTA – Sketch it on the sidewalk, paint it in a planner or carve it in stone; no matter how art lovers and festival‐goers choose to mark their calendar this year, everyone will want to save the date for the 5th annual Atlanta Arts Festival this September 17‐18 in picturesque Piedmont Park. Ranked among the top 200 art festivals in the country in sales for both fine art and fine craft by The Art Fair Sourcebook, the festival features 200 artists from 12 different mediums, artist demonstrations, live music, crafts for the kids, festival food and more! |
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ATLANTA ARTS FESTIVAL UNVEILS 2011 COMMEMORATIVE POSTER |
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June 17, 2011 |
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ATLANTA – Atlanta Arts Festival is pleased to announce that Amos Amit's painting "Night and Day" has been selected as the festival's 2011 commemorative show poster. Known for his mastery of batik art, Amit has established himself as one of the foremost leaders and visionaries of the style. Batik is known for its flexibility and brilliance and considered to be one of the most difficult art forms to master. Amit's work has attracted critics and collectors who continue to praise his unique and highly refined techniques.
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SUNSHINE ARTIST MAGAZINE RECOGNIZES ATLANTA ARTS FESTIVAL SHOW POSTER |
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April 26, 2011 |
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ATLANTA – Atlanta Arts Festival was recently awarded Overall Best by Sunshine Artist Magazine for its 2010 commemorative show poster, beating out 61 posters from 24 states, a contest record. This is the second award for the Atlanta Arts Festival, which previously took home the 2009 Sunshine Artist's Most Whimsical Poster award.
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Greg Lawler’s Art Fair SourceBook™ |
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Greg Lawler’s Art Fair SourceBook™
(http://artfairsourcebook.com/), created in 1993, has been called “the definitive guide to the best juried art & craft fairs in the United States”. It contains art fair listings, craft show listings, and festival listings for the 600 top-selling events with detailed critiques and sales-based ratings
The Art Fair SourceBook™
100 TOP Ranked Fine Arts Festivals for 2010 ranked the Atlanta Arts Festival #126 in Fine Art and #163 in Fine Craft. Rankings are based solely on artist sales, as reported by the artists directly to Art Fair Sourcebook™
, for the previous calendar year’s event.
The Atlanta Arts Festival attributes this ranking to their efforts to target market the large and enthusiastic art buying community of Atlanta and the surrounding region. Remarks Julie Tepp, AAF’s Festival Director, "We will not be successful if our artists are not successful. Our number one priority is to produce a high quality fine art-fine craft festival."
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2009 Atlanta Arts Festival poster selected for award. |
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Atlanta, GA - In the May 2010 issue of Sunshine Artist Magazine, a prominent magazine featuring arts and crafts festivals around the country, the 2009 Atlanta Arts Festival poster was selected for the award of Most Whimsical. The painting, the Sun and the Moon, by Richard Jacobus, a Georgia resident, features a “childlike person flying kites amidst tumbling flowers,” and was described by judges as “darkly playful.” |
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