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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
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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.
2021 Ann Arbor Art Fair canceled due to pandemic restrictions
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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