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Metro Atlanta Arts Festivals
Festival Name Festival Dates Application Deadlines and Links
Alpharetta Arts Streetfest April 14-15, 2012 Application deadline is January
Festival on Ponce, Spring April 14-15, 2012 Application deadline is March
Druid Hills Artist Market April 20-22, 2012 Application deadline is October
Dogwood Festival April 20-22, 2012 Application deadline is October via Zapplication.org
Kennesaw Big Shanty Festival April 20-22, 2012 Application deadline is February
Sweetwater 420 Fest April 20-22, 2012
Inman Park Festival April 28-29, 2012 Application deadline is March
Magic City Art April 27-29, 2012 Application deadline is October
Buckhead Arts Festival May 5-6, 2012 Application deadline is April by mail or Zapplication.org
May-retta Daze Arts & Crafts Festival (Marietta) May 5-6, 2012 Apply in January
Snellville Days Parade May 5-6, 2012 Application deadline is March
Sweet Auburn SpringFest May 11-13, 2012 Apply in the fall
Dunwoody Art Festival May 12-13, 2012
Colors Festival of Arts (Roswell) May 12-13, 2012 Application deadline is January
Canton Festival of the Arts May 19-20, 2012 Application deadline is February
Decatur Arts Festival May 26-27, 2012 Application deadline is January
Artlantis at Druid Hills Baptist Church June 2, 2012
Virginia Highlands Summerfest June 2-3, 2012 Apply in the Fall via Zapplication.org
AthFest (Athens, GA) June 20-24, 2012 Application deadline is March
Peachtree Corners Festival June 30 - July 1, 2012 Application deadline is May
National Black Arts Festival July 2012 Application deadline is March
Piedmont Park Summer Arts & Crafts Festival August 18-19, 2012 Application deadline is July by mail or Zapplication.org
Festival Peachtree Latino August 2012
Marietta Art in the Park September 1-3, 2012 Application deadline is April
Yellow Daisy Festival (Stone Mountain) Sept 6-9, 2012 Application deadline is March
Festival on Ponce, Fall Sept 15-16, 2012 Application deadline is August
Atlanta Arts Festival Sept 15-16, 2012 Application deadline is April via Zapplication.org
Roswell Arts Festival Sept 15-16, 2012 Apply deadline is May
Sandy Springs Festival at Heritage Green Sept 22-23, 2012 Application deadline is August 2012 by mail or Zapplication.org
Midtown Festival of the Arts September 2012 Application deadline is April via Zapplication.org
Norcross Art Fest October 6-7, 2012 Application deadline is July
Oakhurst Arts and Music Festival October 13, 2012 Application deadline is August
Atlanta Pride Festival October 13-14, 2012 Application deadline is August
Harvest Square Arts & Crafts Festival (Marietta) October 20, 2012
Brookhaven Arts Festival October 20-21, 2012 Application deadline is June
Chastain Park Arts Festival November 3-4, 2012 Application deadline is August via mail or Zapplication.org
Chomp and Stomp November 2012 Application deadline is October
Chattahoochee Nature Center Holiday Market & Festival December 2012 Apply in early Fall

 

 
Metro Atlanta Artist Collectives & Craft Shows/Markets

At The Collective, 280 Elizabeth Street B103, Atlanta, GA 30307; 770-696-5845

The Beehive, 1250 Caroline Street, Suite C120, Atlanta, GA 30307; 404/350-3898

Young Blood Gallery & Boutique, 636 N Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30306; 404/254-4127

5Continents Boutique, 326 Pharr Road, Atlanta, GA 30305; 404/846-9988

HomeGrown Decatur, 412 Church Street, Decatur, GA 30030; 404/373-1147

The Blue Market, held monthly on the 2nd Sunday, 892 Jefferson Street, Atlanta, GA 30318; 404/835-2463

Woodstock Market & Show, Corner of Hwy 92 & Bells Ferry Rd in Cherokee Corners plaza; 404/835-2463

Indie Craft Experience (ICE) holds several events throughout the year, including a bridal show.

Here's an article in the AJC from November 2010 about how artist collectives are on the rise in Atlanta.
 

 
Metro Atlanta Art Walks/Strolls

Downtown First Thursdays ArtsWalk (Forsyth St)

Third Thursday Alive After Five (Historic Roswell)

First Friday Marietta Art Walk (Marietta Square)

First Fridays At the Collective (Inman Park)

Castleberry Hill 2nd Friday Art Stroll (Peters St)

Westside Arts District 3rd Saturday Art Walk (Howell Mill Rd/Marietta St)

Studioplex Fourth Fridays Art Walk (Auburn Ave/Inman Park)
 

 
Metro Atlanta Farmers Markets
(Held on Saturdays unless otherwise noted)

Peachtree Road. Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30305

Morningside. 1393 N. Highland Ave, Atlanta, GA 30306

Sweet Auburn Curb Market. 209 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30303

Piedmont Park. 12th Street entrance gate

Grant Park. 600 Cherokee Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312

East Atlanta Village (Thur). 561 Flat Shoals Ave, Atlanta, GA 30316

East Lake. Corner of Second Avenue and Hosea L. Williams Drive, Atlanta, GA 30317

Brookhaven/Chamblee. 1441 Dresden Drive, Atlanta, GA 30319

Doraville. 5600 Buford Hwy NE, Doraville, GA 30340

Emory (Tue). 569 Asbury Circle, Cox Hall Bridge, Atlanta, GA 30322

Decatur (Wed). Close to 163 Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030

Decatur (Sat). Close to 498 N McDonough St, Decatur GA 30030

Sandy Springs. 235 Sandy Springs Circle NW, Sandy Springs, Georgia 30328

Dunwoody (Wed). 1551 Dunwoody Village Parkway, Dunwoody, GA 30338

Roswell (City Hall). 38 Hill Street, Roswell, GA 30075

Roswell (Mountain Park). 118 Lakeshore Drive, Roswell, GA 30075

Alpharetta. 2 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009

Marietta Square. 65 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060

Farmers Atlanta. St. Benedict's Episcopal Church, 2160 Cooper Lake Road SE, Smyrna GA, 30080

The Atlanta State Farmers Market. Open Daily. This is the Grand Daddy of metro farmers markets, also commonly called the Georgia State farmer's market or the Forest Park Farmer's Market. 16 Forest Pkwy, Forest Park, GA 30297.
 

 
Art Supply, Crafts and Hardware Stores* (Including Wholesale)

Binders, 3330 Piedmont Road, Suite 18, Atlanta, GA 30305; 404/237-6331

Blick Art Materials, 1165 Woodstock Road, Suite 830, Roswell, GA 30075; 770/993-0240

Sam Flax, Brookwood Place, 1745 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309; 404/352-7200

Utrecht, 878 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309; 404/347-9119

Aaron Brothers Art & Framing, 6255 Roswell Road NE, Suite 52, Atlanta, GA 30328; 404/475-7000

Tara Materials / Fredrix Artist Canvas, 322 Industrial Park Drive N, Atlanta, GA 30303; 770/963-5256

JFM Enterprises, 4476 Park Drive, Norcross, GA 30093; 770/447-9740

Artlite Office Supply Company, 2531 Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30324; 404/875-7271

Mabef Studio Easels

New York Central Art Supply

MisterArt.com

Hobby Lobby Store Locator

Michaels Store Locator

Joann Fabric & Craft Store Locator

Home Depot Store Locator

Lowes Store Locator

Ace Hardware Store Locator

* Hardware stores are great for "Oops" paint -- paint that customers have returned, sold for as low as $1.
 

 
Other Online Resources

Artist Career Training (A.C.T.)

ArtExpo New York

Click Here for a great list of websites for artists to build online presence.

Southern Festivals

FestivalsAndEvents.com, Georgia

ArtFairCalendar.com

Indie Craft Experience has great links for handmade/craft resources and shows
 

 
U.S. Trade Shows & Gift Markets

AmericasMart, Atlanta

Dallas Market Center

L. A. Mart, Los Angeles

Seattle Gift Show

The Chicago Market

San Francisco International Gift Fair

Las Vegas Market

New York International Gift Fair

Boston Gift Show

Philadelphia Gift Show

More trade show resources:

    A comprehensive list of specific gift shows around country.

    Trade Show organizers Urban Expositions and GLM.
 

 
Metro Atlanta Gallery Listings

Art-Collecting.com

Atlanta Gallery Association

Buckhead, Inc.

Atlanta Art Shows
 

 
U.S. Museums

High Museum of Art, Atlanta

The Guggenheim, New York

Museum of Modern Art, New York

Brooklyn Museum, New York

San Diego Museum of Art

Seattle Art Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Dallas Museum of Art

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA

The Maine Art Museum Trail
 

 
Museums Abroad

The Louvre

The British Museum