Visual Artist applications for the 64^th Annual Salem Art Fair & Festival are now available online (www.zapplication.org). Other applications including musical performers, non-profit food booths, the Kids’ Court, and the Cultural Cor­ridor will be available at www.SalemArt.org. Ranked 11^th in the nation, the Salem Art Fair & Festival is the major fundraiser for the Salem Art Association, which stewards the historical Bush House Museum, provides exhibitions and programs in the Bush Barn Art Center Galleries, and also of­fers art programming and artist services to the community. For more information contact Debbie Leahy, Director of Fundraising, at 503-581-2228 x314.

The 64^th Annual Salem Art Fair & Festival will be held from 10 am-7 pm on July 19 and 20 (Friday and Saturday) and from 10 am-5 pm on July 21 (Sunday) in Salem’s picturesque Bush’s Pasture Park. Produced by the Salem Art Association (SAA) as an annual fundraiser, the lively art-filled festival has become one of the mid-Willamette Valley’s most anticipated summer events and is ranked 11^th in the nation by the Art Fair Source Book, among more than 1,400 festivals. The festival includes a 200-booth Artist Marketplace, two entertainment stages, hands-on arts activities for children and adults, demonstrations of traditional arts, a Cultural Corridor and 28 food booths. Related events include an opening celebration, a children’s parade, and a 5K Walk & Run for the Arts.

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