Art Fair Off the Square

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"Blue Beauty Waterlily" by Jon Walton, the 2021 featured artist at Art Fair Off the Square.

This year the Wisconsin-artists-only Art Fair Off the Square gets a weekend to itself. Its usual twin, MMoCA's Art Fair On the Square, has moved to September. And Off the Square, the Wisconsin Alliance of Artists & Craftspeople's annual juried showcase, is spread out more this year; booths will line both blocks of MLK Jr. Boulevard and the Olin Terrace approach to Monona Terrace. All manner of painting, collage, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, furniture and probably something you haven't even thought of yet will be on sale.

press release: The 42nd Annual Art Fair Off the Square is one of two juried fairs sponsored and produced by the Wisconsin Alliance of Artists and Craftspeople, Inc. (WAAC), a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation formed to promote and create contact between Wisconsin artists and craftspeople and the public. WAAC takes pride in having been created and operated by the artists themselves. Along with providing a market for exhibitors, we continue to educate the public about art and provide important one-to-one interaction between artist and buyer. Artists apply here by March 2.

The Art Fair Off the Square runs concurrently with the Art Fair on the Square. More than 200,000 people are expected to visit downtown Madison during this two-day celebration of visual art, which has become a highlight of the summer season. The Art Fair Off the Square will be comprised of approximately 130 artist spaces.

NEW IN 2021: All artists that would have exhibited in the canceled Art Fair Off the Square 2020 have been invited to exhibit in Art Fair Off the Square 2021.

Art Fair Off the Square Hours:

Saturday, July 10, 2021, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Sunday, July 11, 2021, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.