Belle Isle Art Fair

05/29/2026

Before Mint had its fresh, growth-oriented name, it was known as TAP, the Teen Artists Program. And that group of young artists joined together in a group tent at the Palmer Park Art Fair . This year, we bring another group of emerging artists together for the fair, some from back then and some from today. One of our alumni is Annie Kinney, and she brings her beautiful floral paintings to our tent June 6 and 7.

04/27/2026

Want to showcase your work at this top-10 ranked art fair?Applications are due May 4th! Our theme is "Take Home the Beauty".

We have three ways to get involved:

The Main Event: Snag a 10x10 booth in our competitive juried show. ➡️ intshows.com/b

The Fresh Faces: Just starting your art fair journey? Apply as an Emerging Artist. ➡️ intshows.com/emerge

The Heritage Tent: A low-stress, shared space for veteran artists who require a smoother path. 📧 Email [email protected] with your bio and some photos of your art for information.

Don’t miss out—see you on the island!

04/08/2026

See some amazing artists at the Detroit Rep Detroit Repertory Theatre

Save the date! Meet the Artists Champagne Reception is happening on April 16, 2026 at 7pm.

Come and learn more about the works of Nicole Felton and Christine Bedenis, whose art is filling the walls of the Gilda Snowden Lobby Gallery for the run of ECLIPSED by Danai Gurira here at the Rep.

All of their artworks are available for purchase, as well!

03/14/2026

Artist Ashley Menth's two-person show Art Lives Here opens this evening 5-9 pm at MAC Galleries on Livernois. Ashley was the first poster artist for the Belle Isle Art Fair and her work is beautiful and collectible. She also has an artists talk on March 21.

02/17/2026

Close race for top art fairs. You can vote once each day. Go to www.intshows.com/voteusa

02/12/2026

Help us to remain one of the USA Today 10 best art fairs. We're just a few votes away from staying in the list. You can vote once (or everyday) at intshows.com/bestusa
THANKS! See you in August

02/09/2026

My mother would say that we should not take it personally... And we don't. Just thought it would be fun to see if we can shake up the system a bit. How can we be one of the 10 best art fairs nationally (USA Today) and not be on the ballot for HOUR Magazines top fair? What can we do to be your favorite art fair?

02/06/2026

Our sister show, the Palmer Park Art Fair includes groups, guilds, galleries... It's a radical idea.

Yes galleries, museums and guilds are invited to be part of this show. It's all about strengthening the arts culture of Detroit. Information at intshows.com/group

02/05/2026

Emerging artists? It's time to try art fairs. Check out this program for people who are new to fairs. intshows.com/emerge

02/03/2026

Days are short and cold and some still give magic moments, like this. Artists, please apply to the Palmer Park Art Fair by March 1 on Zapplication. Photo by Kimberly Johnson