Don’t ask us how they did it, but Farmington officials convinced MDOT to close down Grand River June 5 and 6 this year, for Art on the Grand.
This juried art fair is usually held during the Farmington Area Founders Festival in mid-July and organized by the City of Farmington Hills. Folks with the Downtown Development Authority have been talking about moving it since the DDA took over the Festival. They’re looking to have one big event in each season, to bring more people into the central business district.
Moving Art on the Grand TO “the Grand,” rather than shoe-horning it into Memorial Park at the corner of Grand River and Oakland Streets, makes a lot of sense. Having a June date moves it out from under the shadow of the Ann Arbor Art Fair and gives it plenty of room to grow.
And hey, how bad can it be to have another party in Downtown Farmington this year?
–JH-G
