The Metro: The Belle Isle Art Fair guides people to art, music, and nature for an 11th year

The Belle Isle Art Fair is returning this weekend. Here’s how to celebrate the two-day fair, according to the team behind the event.

Mady Chen art fair booth

Mady Chen art fair booth - front view

The Belle Isle Art Fair will celebrate 11 years this weekend. The two day festival will feature over a hundred juried artists from more than a dozen states.

Those with a state park pass get free entry.

Mark Loeb
President of Integrity Shows

Mark Loeb is the director of Integrity Shows and the ongoing producer of Belle Isle Art Fair.

Mady Chen is a featured artist of the Belle Isle Art Fair. She serves as the owner of Apple and Thistle Press and the organizer of We The People – A Resistance Art Exhibit.

Mady Chen with linocut print.

 Both joined The Metro to discuss what the public should expect from the event and how the revolution can be found through linocut printing.

“If you reach out to other people, everyone is happy to come together, and then there’s so much more to it at that point,” Chen says.

WDET is supported by The Belle Isle Art Fair.

Hear the full conversation using the media player above.

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Authors

  • Tia Graham is a reporter and Weekend Edition Host for 101.9 WDET. She graduated from Michigan State University where she had the unique privilege of covering former President Barack Obama and his trip to Lansing in 2014.
  • Haley Gavigan is an Assistant Producer for The Metro on 101.9 WDET. Haley is a recent graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and History. Before entering the world of radio, she worked with museums, print, and video journalism.