The Lowell Folk Festival, in collaboration with The Brush Art Gallery presents Art in the Courtyard Arts and Fine Crafts, a venue of the 23rd Lowell Folk Festival, Lowell, Massachusetts.

Celebrating the 23rd year of the largest free Folk Festival in the country, the Lowell Folk Festival, in partnership with the Brush Art Gallery and Studios is pleased to announce the 4th annual Art in the Courtyard, an arts and fine crafts component of the Lowell Folk Festival. This exciting collaboration will provide an opportunity for visitors to view and purchase some of the finest art and craft works being produced.

Art in the Courtyard will be held in the shaded, brick-lined courtyard between the National Historical Park Visitor Center and the Brush Art Gallery. Tents will be set up to provide a welcoming place, rain or shine. Conveniently situated between Market Street and the Dutton Stage, one of the main music and dance stages of the Folk Festival, Art in the Courtyard is a high-traffic spot during the festival. In addition to this, local artists will be displaying and selling their artwork at both the Brush Art Gallery and Studios and the ALL (Arts League of Lowell) Arts Gallery. These two galleries are right on the courtyard. Thisl creates a strong center for art and fine crafts for the Lowell Folk Festival.

In order to ensure the quality and aesthetics of this exhibition, artwork will be juried. Artwork will be juried from CD or your website. The jurying will be performed by a number of qualified arts professionals and the Lowell Folk Festival committee. Art in the Courtyard 2009 is providing to each participant a 10x10 tented space, 1 table and 2 chairs. Tents will be assigned so that different media are distributed in such a way as to avoid repetition as much as possible.

Security for your artwork. Exhibitors are proviced a locked facility in which to store their work over night will be provided free of charge on Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25, 2009. This will eliminate the bother of having to drive into the city each day in order to unload/load your artwork from/to your car or truck.

Volunteers will be available during the day to give you a break so that you can visit the nearby Festival food tents to sample a wide variety of delicious ethnic foods.