The Funky Ferndale Art Fair returns this weekend, bringing together 140 hand-picked artists from 18 states along 9 Mile Road.

The free event, which has garnered national attention over the years, kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday and runs through the weekend, spanning two blocks of 9 Mile Road starting at Woodward.

"Which is twice as funky as the average fine art fair," said Mark Loeb, the fair's founder and organizer.

Loeb, who started the event two decades ago, says the fair features carefully curated artists who push creative boundaries.

"What we have is art that stretches the imagination of the person that created it," Loeb said.

The selection process is competitive, with half of the applying artists turned away for not fitting the fair's unique aesthetic.

"We look for edgier, weirder t

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