The Metro: The Belle Isle Art Fair guides people to art, music, and nature for an 11th year
Tia Graham, Haley Gavigan July 29, 2026The 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 - 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.

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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.

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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