Arts Café

The 2024 Arts Café will be held Sunday, September 29, 2024. It will feature hay rides, two outdoor stages and a wrap around set up from California at Sherman to the Portage Collective via Cottage Grove and the alley. The event is Noon-6PM, rain or shine next fall. Signups will begin in the Summer of 2024.

Interested in Participating in the Arts Café?

The Arts Café is a celebration featuring neighborhood and local artists with a variety of artistic, musical, and culinary talents. Additionally, the Arts Café provides housing tours which take place in beautiful houses that have been, or are in the process of being, rehabilitated by the Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc. (NNN). Artists, Musicians and Culinary Folk will gather in and around the NNN Offices in the 900-1000 Blocks of Portage Avenue, the 900 and 1000 blocks of California and the 900 Block of Cottage Grove. It is a rain or shine event.

The Arts Café attracts a broad range of local talent – from chefs to artists, musicians, and craftspeople – and a number of area residents attend or volunteer. Past crowds have drawn over 1,200 people to the neighborhood to enjoy the homes and tents that line the walks filled with area artists’ work.

Volunteers

We need volunteers before, during and after Arts Café. Please call the office at (574) 232-9182 for information.

Artists, Musicians, Food Providers

We welcome artists! If you are an artist, there is a small fee for space. This donation helps to cover a portion of the cost of the event. All profits made from sales will go to you: the fine artists and craftspeople. There is no fee for the participating musicians, food providers or information-only community booths.

Artist Application

To be updated in 2024:
If you are an artist interested in participating, your deadline to apply TBA. Please use this Google DOC to apply and see details about the event [APPLICATION]TBA. If you have any questions, please contact the office at 574-232-9182. Artists will be notified of their exact booth location before the event.

If you are a Musician, Community Information Booth or Food Provider, please contact the office directly at (574) 232-9182.

Spaces are assigned, first applied/paid – first reserved.

We hope to see you at the next Arts Café!