MADISON, WI – The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) invites artists from across the country to apply for the 54th annual Art Fair on the Square, to be held July 14 and 15, 2012. Positioned on the streets forming a square around Wisconsin’s beautiful State Capitol Building, Art Fair on the Square is one of the city’s most highly anticipated summer events, attracting nearly 200,000 enthusiastic art buyers.

The deadline to apply is March 1, 2012. MMoCA accepts artist applications online through Zapplication.org.

Art Fair on the Square offers artists an excellent opportunity to show and sell their work, and to enjoy a variety of foods and free entertainment. The fair is consistently rated among the best fine art and fine craft shows in America by Sunshine Artist magazine and Art Fair Sourcebook, and is included in AmericanStyle magazine’s 2011 Essential Guide to Fairs & Festivals.

For additional information artists may contact Annik Dupaty, MMoCA’s director of events, at 608.257.0158 x 230.