After six
years, Corner Brewery is hosting the final Shadow Art Fair on July
20.
Shadow Art
Fair is an all-day juried art exhibit that features Ypsilanti’s local artistic
talent. An avenue for the eccentricities of Ypsi, Shadow has been a staple in
the art community since its inception in 2006.
During the
course of the 12-hour-long show, more than 40 artists pack into Corner Brewery,
filling the space to the brim with local talent, interactive art projects and
live music.
The 2013
Shadow will be the final hurrah for the showcase, and one for the record books.
To commemorate, Corner’s brewstaff have created a special beer: The Cherry
Queen, a sour mash wheat
wine fermented on fresh Michigan tart cherries.
Co-organizer
Mark Maynard discussed the recent decision to end Shadow Art Fair on his
blog.
“Yes,
after discussing this eventuality for the past several years, my fellow
organizers and I have finally come to a consensus and decided to invoke the
nuclear option,” he wrote. “It’s been a hell of a run, but, like old Ben Kenobi,
we’ve decided that the time is right for us to step aside so that others might
flourish in our absence, experiencing the full intensity of the
force,
which has
motivated us these past several years, for themselves.”
Shadow Art
Fair is from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. on July 20 at Corner Brewery on 720 Norris
St.
