21st Annual Powderhorn Art Fair, August 4 & 5, 2012
Saturday 10 am – 6 pm · Sunday 10 am – 5 pm
Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis

Powderhorn Art Fair is now accepting resumes for the 2012 Jury.

Deadline: Resume must be received by February 15, 2012

Powderhorn Art Fair is a regional fine art and fine crafts art fair that is part of Minneapolis Arts Weekend in August. It is presented by a collaboration between the Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

We are looking for jurors with a minimum of five years experience in at least one of the following criteria:

• Knowledge of 2D & 3D visual art forms
• Working artist with experience in participating in at least one art fair
• Experience with community based visual art and cultural diversity

Zapplication Jury is Saturday, March 24, 2012 –10 am to 5 pm $100.00 stipend

On-Site Jury is Saturday, August 4, 2012 – 9 am to 5 pm $150.00 stipend

Ideal candidates will be available for both zapplication and on- site juries

• Juror Eligibility: Every three years
• Selected Jurors will be notified by March 1, 2012

Please send no more than 2 pages:

• Resume (including contact information)
• State which media you work in and your area of expertise at the top of your resume
• Short Bio optional

Send via post or email (no attachments, pdfs or photos) to:
Post: Powderhorn Art Fair c/o PPNA attn: 2012 Jury
821 East 35th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407 or
Email: windinghawk [at] yahoo.com

Download a printable PDF of these instructions

Marina Lee was awarded Best of Show at the 2011 Powderhorn Art Fair on Sunday, August 7, 2011.

Top Awards

• Best of Show: Marina Lee – Sculpture – Wisconsin
• Second Place: Steve Tomashek – Mixed Media – Minnesota
• Third Place: Andrew Witt – Clay – Illinois
• Honorable Mention: Laura Christensen – Clay – Minnesota
• Spirit of Powderhorn: Julie Crabtree-Pfannes – Fiber – Wisconsin

Please visit the Awards Page for a complete list of this years award winners, including Invitational, Community, and Group Awards.

2011 Jurors

• Main Exhibitor Award Jurors: Armando Gutierrez, G. Susan Hensel, Teresa Hichens-Olson
• Spirit of Powderhorn, Community Showcase, Group Exhibitors Award Juror: Cecilia Schiller

Celebrating 20 Years of Art and Community!

The Powderhorn Art Fair that began as a smaller 5-state art show has now grown into one of the finest regional art fairs in the country. In 2011, Powderhorn Art Fair celebrated its 20th Anniversary with artists of national and local standing.

Please help us celebrate by sharing your memories and experiences with the Powderhorn Art Fair over the years. Use the comment box below to share your memories:

“I don’t want you to understand my poetry. I want my poetry to understand you.” -Roy McBride

Powderhorn poet and spokenword master Roy McBride will be sincerely missed.

He was an early participant in the Powderhorn Art Fair and through the years co-founded Poetry for the People, the Powderhorn Writers Festival, the Continental Historical Reclamation Project and the Dream Band to name a few.

The legacy of his jazzy, bluesy sensibility and street poet influence will be remembered by all who knew him.

Memorial scheduled for September 16.

Links

A Poet Poets: Roy McBride a film directed by Mike Hazard

There will be a memorial service for our good friend, poetic guru and community catalyst Roy McBride at 4pm September 16 at Friends Meeting House, 44th & York in Minneapolis.

Friends and family are taking up a collection for expenses. There is a donation box at the Mayday Café on 35th St & Bloomington Ave in Minneapolis – or you can send donations to Susan Gust, 2819 E.28th St., Minneapolis, MN 55406. Checks should be made out to Lucinda Anderson (Roy’s wife) Please help spread the word.

• Roy McBride’s Obituary
• Roy’s CaringBridge Page
• StarTribune Article about Roy

photo by Liz Welch

Celebrate 20 Years of Art and Community!

View Posters, photos, postcards, etc. from the past twenty years at the Powderhorn Art Fair History booth.

Brought to you by Deborah Foutch’s Hands On Classes at the Carriage House Studio · 1720 Madison St NE #303, Minneapolis · 612-730-4281, www.deborahfoutch.net

Facebook fan page: Deborah Foutch Hands On Classes

A note from Deborah:

“This year I’m hosting the History Tent, between tent # 1 and the T-shirt booth. Every year the artists roll in and set up their sites, praising the grass, and shade and good neighbors that will be buying their wares. 20 years ago there were just 80 artists and not everybody had a tent. I love the memory of the doll maker from Elliot Ave who brought an overstuffed chair and set up under a tree. Fortunately that was a magic weather year, sunshine and no humidity. We can’t promise the same this year weather wise but the artists will gather and lovely wares will be yours to consider at THE POWDERHORN ART FAIR I did it for 18 years with a small break in the late 90′s. I will not have my wares there this year but you can find my tent at the beginning of the fair as the History Tent.”

• By Sheila Regan, City Pages Blog

​It’s here again: The annual art festival triple threat takes place all over Minneapolis this weekend with arts, crafts, music, entertainment, and mini-donuts galore. The adventurous among you may choose to hit all three festivals, which are at Loring Park, Uptown, and Powderhorn Park, where you’ll experience both the beauty of Minneapolis as well as tons of arts.

Read the full article at citypages.com

Music Schedule

Saturday, August 6

• 11 am Tom Klein (Irish Uilleann Pipes)
• 12 pm Dan Rein (Kurdish Music)
• 2 pm Ensemble Limousin (French Folk Music with Hurdy Gurdys)
• 3 pm Corazon en la Mano (Sephardic Jewish Music)
• 4 pm Kenn Wanaku (West African Music)

Sunday, August 7

• 10 am Corazon en la Mano (Sephardic Jewish Music)
• 11 am Tom Klein (Irish Uilleann Pipes)
• 12 pm Dan Rein (Kurdish Music)
• 2 pm Ensemble Limousin (French Folk Music with Hurdy Gurdys)
• 3 pm Kenn Wanaku (West African Music)

Theatre

All shows are presented in the grassy area in Southwest part of park

Open Eye Figure Theatre

Saturday Aug 6 & Sunday Aug 7

• Adventures of Juan Bobo and Cow Boat
• 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm

Powderhorn Park Theatre Arts

Saturday Aug 6

• Scenes from Greek Myths selected scenes
• 10:30 am

Patrick Turner

1953-2008
Mixed Media Artist & Musician
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

It is with great sadness that this year’s Powderhorn Art Fair will not have the bright presence and consciousness raising art of Patrick Turner.

Patrick exhibited his work and won awards for many years at the Powderhorn Art Fair. He will be greatly missed, along with his creativity, wry jokes and open personality. To see a wonderful video tribute to him visit the website of The Art Guild in Milwaukee www.theeartguild.com

Click on a thumbnail below to see some of Patrick’s collages:

Please use the comment box below to share your memories of Patrick.

We are currently taking applications for food vending at the Powderhorn Art Fair.

Download the Food Vendor Application

Applications are due by June 1, 2012

For Information contact: Dante De Nicola, food vendor coordinator, at 612-767-3515 ext 3 or foodvendors [at] powderhornartfair.org

Vendors may request more than one booth space. Vendors will be selected based on type of product sold (to ensure diversity of product) and vendor participation in previous art fairs. The final determination of vendors is at the sole discretion of PPNA.

The cost to be a food vendor at the art fair is $750.

This year we are taking steps to make the art fair a zero waste event. It is our long-term goal to eliminate waste and pollution in the manufacture, use, storage and recycling of materials used by our vendors.