The Guild of Artists & Artisans

06/02/2026

🎨🌟 Looking for weekend plans? Join us at the NEW East Grand Rapids Fine Art Fair!

We're excited to bring The Guild of Artists & Artisans' newest fine art event to the heart of East Grand Rapids this weekend. Over a hundred wonderful artists, including Natalie Liu with her lovely ceramics, will join us for this inaugural event!

✨ Shop original artwork
🎨 Meet incredible artists
☀️ Enjoy a vibrant community atmosphere
🖼️ Support independent creatives

Come celebrate creativity, connect with artists, and experience the newest addition to The Guild's award-winning lineup of fine art fairs. We can't wait to see you there!

The East Grand Rapids Fine Art Fair is coming in less than a week! Come to the fair! You do NOT want to miss! Natalie Liu makes both functional wares and decorative work that create a space for curiosity (as well as a bit of magic). Each piece is unique and represents a dedication to detail and a love of whimsy. Come visit her booth June 5-7!

City of East Grand Rapids East Grand Rapids Gaslight Village

05/28/2026

Now Hiring Merch Booth Staff for the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair!

Join our team July 16-18 for the beloved summer weekend celebrating amazing artists, and amazing community at the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair! ☀️

We’re looking for employees to help assist in selling our official 2026 merchandise to fair-goers, from t-shirts and hats, to posters and stickers. 👕🧢 If you’re interested in getting involved, apply today!

Be a part of the experience,

✨Great People
✨Great Art
✨Great Fun!

Click the link below to submit your application!
https://www.theguild.org/get-involved/joblistings/

05/18/2026

🎨 We are thrilled to unveil the official poster for the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair!

This year’s featured artist is Erin Hanafin Sweeney, a painter and mixed-media artist from Geneseo, New York, whose vibrant and imaginative work captures joy, nostalgia, and the beautifully absurd through animals, objects, and bold color. Working in acrylic paint and collage, Erin has developed a distinctive style that balances the wild with the restrained.

Erin lives with her husband and three young boys, who are a daily source of inspiration for her creative work.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for today’s poster launch celebration — it was an incredible success, and we can’t wait to share more excitement leading up to this year’s Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair - July 16-18, 2026! Keep your eyes open for this year's merch - inspired by this featured artwork - SO fun! 👕🧢✨

05/15/2026

🎨 Volunteers Needed for the Guild's newest event, the East Grand Rapids Fine Art Fair! 🎨

Join us June 5–7 for a fun-filled weekend celebrating incredible artists, creativity, and community at the East Grand Rapids Fine Art Fair!

We’re looking for volunteers to help with artist assistance, hospitality, guest information, and more. Whether you can give a few hours or a full day, your support helps make this beloved event a success.

✨ Great people
✨ Fun atmosphere
✨ Support the arts in our community

Bring a friend and be part of something special!

Interested in volunteering? Send Abby a message for more details.

05/12/2026

🎨 Be the first to see this year’s official Ann Arbor Art Fair posters!

Join us for the Official Poster Launch Event and celebrate the unveiling of the three official 2026 poster designs from the three fairs that make up the Ann Arbor Art Fair, including the The Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair - produced by The Guild of Artists & Artisans. Attendees will have the very first opportunity to purchase this year’s limited-edition posters before the Fair begins.

Come meet fellow art lovers and artists that will be participating at this year's event - and take home a piece of Ann Arbor Art Fair history.

📍 Knights on Liberty | 600 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor
📅 May 18, 2026
⏰ 12:30-1:30PM

05/10/2026

Today is the last day for the 2026 Art Birmingham ! We are open from 10am-5pm. Larry Zengel creates blown and hot sculpted glass with an emphasis on overly complicated spheres. Stop by booth 112 and see all of his lovely glass work! We can't wait to see you there!

Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center

05/09/2026

Birmingham starts today! Join us from 10am-6pm in and around Shain Park in downtown Birmingham. Our featured poster artist is Andrew Sovjani! Andrew uses 4x5 color film images of constructed and often painted still life arrangements with books that play with our ideas of gravity and perspective, blurring the boundaries between painting and photography. Walk as fast as you can to booths 13 & 14 to see his fantastic work!

Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center

05/08/2026

We have so many fabulous artists joining us at the East Grand Rapids Fine Art Fair! Marella Morris creates oil paintings on a rigid substrate of gessoed hardboard or smooth canvas on board. She works with intention in her brushwork to create pieces that delicately infuse light into landscapes. Stop by June 5-7 to see all of Marella's stunning paintings!

Grand Rapids Gaslight Village

05/08/2026

Art Birmingham starts TOMORROW! Join us and kick off Mother's day weekend in style! Kristin Perkins (Kristin Perkins Glass Jewelry, LLC) designs and fabricates sterling silver jewelry. She incorporates lampworked glass beads that are created by melting and shaping glass at a torch. Stop by booth 32 to find the perfect gift for the special mother in your life or for a gift for yourself!

Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center