2021 Ann Arbor Art Fair Canceled Again Due to Ongoing Pandemic
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The 2021 Ann Arbor Art Fair has been canceled for the second year in a row due to concerns over COVID-19 safety at the event. In a statement released Wednesday, the directors of the event stated the three fairs that comprise the Ann Arbor Art Fair which includes the Ann Arbor Original Fair, the State Street Fair, and the Summer Art Fair, would not be happening in 2021.
The annual event, which is the nation’s largest Art Fair, was met with challenges due to its size and massive attendance each year. Directors found executing the event under current mandates and guidelines to be difficult.
2021 Ann Arbor Art Fair canceled due to pandemic
Meredith Bruckner, Community News Producer, All About Ann Arbor
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ANN ARBOR – The 2021 Ann Arbor Art Fair has been canceled for the second year in a row due to concerns over COVID-19 safety at the event.
The directors of the event made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon after months of back-and-forth while Michigan led the nation in COVID cases in a recent surge.
While the directors of the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original, the State Street Fair and the Summer Art Fair worked to find a way to safely host the event under state COVID restrictions, they realized it wasn’t possible.
Ann Arbor art fair scratched again because of COVID-19 rules
May 13, 2021 GMT
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) A popular summer art fair in southeastern Michigan has been canceled again.
Organizers of the Ann Arbor Art Fair said uncertainty over the rules on outdoor gatherings is forcing them to scratch the July event for a second consecutive year due to COVID-19.
The fair, which is actually three fairs in one, draws thousands of people to the streets of Ann Arbor.
“We hung on to hope that restrictions might change, but we have now run out of time,” Mo Riley said on the fair’s website. “We all think it is likely that capacity limits will be lifted by July, but there are no guarantees. It would be unfair to ask artists to take that risk.”