The annual Art Fair Jackson Hole is expanding as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. For the first time, the Art Association of Jackson Hole has contracted with an event planner to organize the fair. Erika Bossi’s goal is to broaden the fair’s audience.
“We’re making it more of an event this summer, so that we’re any number of different people to the art fair,” she said.
Past fairs have been a particular draw for art tourists, but Bossi wants to make it a community event, too. And although it’s a fundraiser for the Art Association, Bossi is offering free admission every afternoon.
“Admission is waived in celebration of the anniversary,” she said. “And so from 4 to 6 p.m. each day of the fair, [people] can come in and enjoy the fair without paying admission.”
For the first time in its history, the Art Fair will feature live music (the Jazz Foundation of Jackson Hole performs on Saturday afternoon), along with food trucks and hands-on children’s activities. 148 artists from around the country will have works on display, and more than 50 new artists are featured, many of them from the Jackson area. Art Fair Jackson Hole runs this weekend, July 8-10, and again August 12-14 at Miller Park in Jackson.