Brendan Boyle has been coming to the East Lansing Art Festival for nearly 22 years and the economy isn't stopping him from buying some eccentric art work.

" The art here is very affordable and even the pricey pieces,compared to galleries are and big city vendors; it's just remarkable," Boyle said.

And coordinators say visitors like Brendan are purchasing with a purpose and a small boost from Uncle Sam was right on time.

" The government was nice enough to plan that stimulus check to come out just in time for us, so I think the artists are going to have a very nice day," said Corinn VanWyck, the festival coordinator.

Some vendors say that extra cash is the common catalyst for impulsive spending on art.

"They see it, they like it, they buy it, they give me their plastic and they pay for it," said Brian Brook, a vendor.

And vendors are singing a song of success, as they see their sales soar this year.

"We've had like a bonanza of sales, there's like tons of people, and this is one of the best art fairs we've ever had," said Jan Bostwick, a vendor.

"The sales I've made so far have been new sales, people that discover me just this year and bought one piece or one woman bought two," Boyle said.

But the vendors aren't the only ones benefiting from the boost in buying

"We have a large impact on the local economy; a couple million dollars that people spend eating here, lodging here, and just visiting their local merchants in the area," VanWyck said.

A palette for purchasing art and pumping the economy.