Over 300 Artists working in 19 different disciplines, Non-Profits, Music, Food, Beverages, Creative Zones!

Established in 1972, the Art Colony Association, Inc. ("ACA") is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to producing high quality art festivals and events to provide financial support to local nonprofit organizations. Over the past 47 years, the Art Colony Association, producer of The Bayou City Art Festival Downtown in the fall and Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park in the spring, has raised 3.6 million dollars in support local nonprofit organizations. The Festivals are funded in part by grants from the City of Houston and through Houston Arts Alliance.

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One of the longest-running and most beloved art festivals in the country, the Plaza Art Fair is in its 86th year.  Ranked in the top ten fine arts festivals in the Art Fair SourceBook, and attracting 300,000 art lovers, it has grown over seven decades to be a premier festival of fine art and fine craft. It marks the arrival of autumn for Kansas Citians and artists alike, and attracts tourists from all over the Midwest.

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Join Cultural Festivals for this three-day celebration of visual and performing arts. The Art Fair—located in downtown Clayton's business district—is free, family-friendly, and open to the public. View and purchase artwork from 181 professional artists, savor food from local restaurants and vendors, and enjoy entertaining performances. Got little ones? Introduce your children to the beauty of art with activities in the Creative Castle.

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2015, 2016 & 2017 Kimball Arts Festival Best in Show Winner, Clifton Henri returns to Park City, Utah as a featured artist. The Park City Kimball Arts Festival is an award-winning jury selected visual art festival located in the heart of the world-famous resort community of Park City, Utah.  Now, in its 48th year, the Kimball Arts Festival is Utah’s longest running visual arts festival and is one of the most highly regarded art events in the West. For three days, the Park City Kimball Arts Festival proudly features more than 200 of North America’s finest artists across twelve disciplines providing visitors with an opportunity to meet and purchase art from a wide variety of talented artists from across the country and internationally. Each year, the festival draws more than 58,000 art enthusiasts to Park City’s Historic Main Street for a celebration of art, music and food.

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Invitational Award Winner, Clifton Henri makes his return to one of the Midwest's most popular and highly regarded outdoor celebrations of the arts on July 9 and 10, 2016 as MMoCA presents the 58th annual Art Fair on the Square. With the festivals mix of music, entertainment, and outdoor dining, as well as nearly 500 artists exhibiting paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture, jewelry, handmade clothing and accessories, and fine craft, the fair draws nearly 200,000 visitors to Madison's Capitol Square.

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Henri returns for his 6th time to the Mile-High City for one of his favorite art festivals. The Cherry Creek Arts Festival (CCAF) weekend event is a world‐class and award‐winning celebration of the visual, culinary and performing arts, and enjoys an attendance of 350,000 visitors over the course of the three‐day event. The CCAF’s year-round 501c3 non-profit mission is to provide access to art experiences and to support education.

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2016 Juror's Choice Award Winner, Clifton Henri, makes his way back to the Des Moines Art Festival for this years show. The Des Moines Arts Festival (DMAF) is one of the nation’s most respected arts events hosting 194 of the nation’s top artists in a beautiful urban street setting surrounding the 4.4 acre John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park.  The outdoor Festival of arts and culture attracts more than 200,000 people each year to its downtown location in Iowa’s capital city and largest metropolitan area.

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2016 Best in Show Award Winner, Clifton Henri returns to The Old Town Art Fair. As one of the top art fairs in the country, The Old Town Art Fair celebrates another year of the arts on the tree-lined streets of the city’s historic Old Town Triangle District set the stage for 250 nationally acclaimed artists and an estimated 50,000 art lovers. The artists featured in the Old Town Art Fair are selected by an independent jury of art professionals from the Chicago area. Nearly half of the artists are newly juried in each year, making the Fair attractive for applying artists and fresh for patrons.

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Held every year on the first full weekend in June, the 57th Street Art Fair is a two-day outdoor celebration of the visual arts held in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, adjacent to the University of Chicago campus and the home of President Barack Obama. Artists and art lovers reunite at Chicago's oldest juried art fair in the Midwest, featuring the work of up to 200 exhibitors. Most are returning artists, but each year between 50 and 75 new exhibitors are invited to participate by a jury made up of collectors, critics, curators and artists.  

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2019 marks the 15th annual event for the top ranking Artisphere festival in Greenville, SC.  Despite its short history, Artisphere has distinguished itself as both a regional and national highlight.  A supportive, art-loving community, beautiful setting, notable on-site artist amenities and hospitality, and over 500 volunteers make Artisphere a standout event for exhibiting artists and patrons alike. Since the debut festival in 2005, Artisphere has become a signature event that draws both locals and art buying tourists to Greenville, SC's dynamic downtown.

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Happy Jazz Fest Y'all. Filled with music, art, and energy, the Congo Square African Marketplace is alive with the culture and spirit which helped create the jazz and heritage for which New Orleans is known. You will find an array of local, national, and international artisans exhibiting ancient crafting techniques, as well as modern variations and adaptations of those techniques. Enjoy the exchange of wares, customs, and ideas that embodies a true marketplace experience as you encounter people and art from throughout the African Diaspora.

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Winner of the IFEA's Grand Pinnacle Award for three of the past six years, the MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival is a showcase of a juried art, savory food, live concerts, performance artists and fun! Come see the showcase of nationally recognized fine art and fine craft.

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Held annually during the first weekend in March in downtown Tampa, at the Curtis-Hixon Sculpture Park, artists and art lovers from all parts of the country migrate every winter to the Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, where the country’s most accomplished artists and rising stars vie for the $15,000 Raymond James Best of Show Award and an additional $59,500 in prize money.

Organized in two exhibitions curated by Mikhaile Solomon and William Cordova, and introducing its inaugural exhibition of presentations by select national and international galleries from Miami to London, Prizm will present a global program examining the articulation of narratives in Africa and the African Diaspora through varying degrees of currency; the most overt being economic currency, but also, cultural, social, political, and even spiritual currencies.

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Best in Show Award Winner, Clifton Henri is back as a featured artist at "The Original" Ann Arbor Art Fair and is featuring brand new work. The Street Art Fair is set on North University Avenue and on the University of Michigan’s Central Campus, amidst elegant architecture and beautifully landscaped pedestrian walkways, including the landmark Burton Carillon Tower.

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This ever-growing Festival consistently draws over 100,000 visual and performing arts enthusiasts to this very chic entertainment district, which is referred to as the SoHo of Dallas. The continuing expansion of residential housing in the Deep Ellum neighborhood has created a significant increase in local art buyers as well. The past several years of the Festival have been increasingly successful for our artists in terms of sales and exposure with this urban crowd.

The Award-Winning Covington Three Rivers Art Festival attracts 50,000+ visitors each year, and is dedicated to bringing the best of fine arts and fine crafts to historic downtown Covington, Louisiana, and providing the best in Southern Hospitality for our artists.

The 2017 RiverArtsFest event will host a juried Artist Market, along with other festival offerings. RiverArtsFest, now in its 11th year,  has successfully presented the Mid-South’s rich cultural diversity and talent for the public's entertainment, education and enjoyment and is the longest running fine arts festival in this region.

Stanley Marketplace is now open!  Building upon the great momentum from the past two year's and with the Marketplace now officially opened, the 2017 CherryArts Festival at Stanley will take place September 15-17! 

Named the “Best Ethnic Festival” in Kansas City from 2010-2014, The Kansas City Irish Fest is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the culture, music, character and history of Ireland. Now planning our 12th year, located in the heart of Kansas City on beautiful Crown Center Square, KCIF regularly hosts around 100,000 people throughout the weekend.

Recognized as one of the Top 100 Best Arts Festivals by Sunshine Arts Magazine and consider the Best Summer Arts Festival in Metro Atlanta, the 2017 Piedmont Park Summer Arts & Crafts Festival is a 2-day outdoor event. With an emphasis on the visual arts and family fun, this event is presented by the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces for people of all ages, races, customs and interests.

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Join Henri in his first Virginia Beach exhibition. The Boardwalk Art Show is produced by the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), a museum and arts organization that evolved from the art show itself. The show is nationally recognized from small beginnings in 1952 that to date attracts over 700 applications every year from artists around the country representing 13 fine art and contemporary craft mediums. More than 250 artists and 250,000 tourists and locals attend the show that spans nearly 15 blocks along the Atlantic Ocean at the Virginia Beach oceanfront from 20th Street to 35th Street.

BOOTH# 6+7 | 4 Bridges Arts Festival returns for its 17th year to bring world-class fine art to the region. 4 Bridges is a fully juried show with artists awards totaling $15,000. Diversity in mediums and styles in a truly unique 50,000 sq. ft. covered pavilion mix with serious art buyers from across the region, and beyond, to create an atmosphere unlike any other.