Dear Friends of Festival Noir,

After 14 years of presenting the finest in Afrocentric hand crafted products to the New England area, we have made the difficult decision to cancel Festival Noir 2007.

We have not come to this decision easily, but in recent years, we have observed the steady decline in attendance, and an overall decline in the number of artist applications we've received. These factors have led us to the conclusion that this year's Festival Noir would be less than what we envisioned when we began in 1993; a showcase for the best of African American art, presented to an  appreciative buying public.

We thank you for your support of our event. We hope you found the Festival Noir experience to be a valuable one. We have enjoyed producing it, and if future conditions permit, we may bring it back, in perhaps an altered format.

We wish you the happiest of holiday seasons, and encourage you to support the work of African American artists and artisans as you do your holiday shopping, and throughout the coming year.


Best wishes,

Joyce and Michelle