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Ann Arbor Art Fair canceled due COVID-19 protocols By Jack Nissen article ANN ARBOR, Mich. - One of the country s largest art fairs has been canceled due to complications with outdoor COVID-19 protocols in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Art Fair, which hosts thousands of vendors and half a million visitors is one of the largest exhibitions of art in the country and a huge draw for the city of Ann Arbor. However, the directors of the fair made the joint decision to cancel the event after determining it would be impossible to move forward with this year s event. We can truthfully say that we tried everything we could to make it work with COVID protocols, but the bottom line is that outdoor gathering restrictions would need to be totally lifted before we could proceed, read a statement from Mo Riley, director of the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair. ....
2021 Ann Arbor Art Fair canceled due to pandemic restrictions WXYZ Posted at 9:55 AM, May 13, 2021 and last updated 2021-05-13 09:55:36-04 The 2021 Ann Arbor Art Fair has been canceled due to the state s COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The art fair has been going on for decades throughout downtown Ann Arbor. Organizers said it would be impossible to move forward with this year s event. âWe can truthfully say that we tried everything we could to make it work with COVID protocols, but the bottom line is that outdoor gathering restrictions would need to be totally lifted before we could proceed, said Mo Riley, director of Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, in a press release. We hung on to hope that restrictions might change, but we have now run out of time. 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.â ....
Ann Arbor art fair canceled again because of COVID-19 rules Associated Press 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.” ....
The directors of the Ann Arbor Original Fair, the State Street Fair, and the Summer Art Fair the three fairs that comprise the Ann Arbor Art Fair jointly announce the decision to cancel the 2021 Ann Arbor Art Fair. The three fair directors worked very hard to find a way to make this event happen under the State of Michigan’s pandemic restrictions and have realized that, as the nation’s largest art fair, it would be impossible to move forward with this year’s event. “We can truthfully say that we tried everything we could to make it work with COVID protocols, but the bottom line is that outdoor gathering restrictions would need to be totally lifted before we could proceed. We hung on to hope that restrictions might change, but we have now run out of time. 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.”, said Mo Riley, director of Ann Arbor Street Ar ....