We are pleased to announce the 2009 expanded, three-day, Art Market at the annual Arts on Foot festival. Marking its 17th anniversary, Arts on Foot is Washington, DC’s, premier outdoor arts festival. Spanning four city blocks, the event kicks off the Fall arts season and showcases the best that Downtown DC has to offer. Held in the vibrant Penn Quarter neighborhood and with the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture as its backdrop, the festival features:
· a three-day juried fine arts market with 80 - 100 exhibitors
· food sampling courts with 25 - 30 high-end restaurants
· Cooking as Art demonstrations with some of downtown’s top chefs
· a wine area for sampling and seminars
· two entertainment stages
· a cultural corridor with galleries, theaters, museums and arts organizations
In 2008, nearly 30,000 arts patrons attended Arts on Foot, a 50% increase over 2007. The Arts on Foot audience is predominantly professional, upscale and well-educated; they lead active lives and seek out the cultural experiences Washington has to offer.