The 16th annual Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl had strong attendance and was well regarded by its many visitors, continuing a strong tradition in the five-county area of the Upper Minnesota River Valley.
$116,944 Total reported Meander art sales to customers during the Meander weekend.
$2,911 Average reported art sales per artist. ($3,089 in 2018)
74% Money raised to organize the Meander through sponsors and artists was spent on products or services (printing, paper, advertising, graphic design, staffing) in the five-county area. Meander spent nearly $9,000 on advertising in 2019; 25% of the total budget.
120-1400 Reported total number of customers at individual studios for the entire weekend.
8 studios Average number of studios customers visited. (11 in 2018)
2.2 people per travel party (on average)
75% of customers said the quality of the art was excellent (75% in 2018)
81% of customers said their overall experience was excellent (76% in 2018)
48% did NOT attend last year (53% in 2018)
81% plan to attend again next year (81% in 2018)
18% maybe plan to attend next year (18% in 2018)
33% first time to attend the Meander (38% in 2018)
38% came from within 5-county area (36% in 2018)
25% came from greater Minnesota (outside 5-county area) (28% in 2018)
22% came from the metro area (20% in 2018)
15% came from out of state – 12 different states (16% in 2018)
Average Expenditures per Customer (335 reporting in 2019 vs 373 in 2018)
$126 on Meander Art ($103 in 2018)
$37 on Food/Gas ($33 in 2018)
$10 on Shopping, other than art ($14 in 2018)
$20 on Lodging ($13 in 2018)
