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Comment by Christa Pomeroy Lawrence 21 hours ago

Does anyone know of any great high quality holiday shows in the Chicagoland area? I create whimsical hand-painted and sculpted animal ornaments. They have a nostalgic feel. I also make custom caricature ornaments of people's pets.Custom made pet ornament

Comment by Carla Bank on May 25, 2012 at 10:27am

Dear Chicagoland artists:

I am having trouble finding reviews and info about PARK FOREST art fair by Tall Grass Association. Who can tell me about it??

Comment by Claudia Winter on April 9, 2012 at 9:49pm

Thanks, Colin.  I might take you up on the Waukesha one.  My best shows last summer were the smaller ones.  That's not to say that all small ones are great, but it seems my odds are better.  I did well at a nice little park-show in Libertyville, IL, and a brand new show in Mundelein, IL.  You never know about the new ones, but it actually turned out pretty good.  And they had nice artist amenities, which never hurts. So perhaps I will just stick with the "second tier" shows.  

Comment by Colin Murray on April 9, 2012 at 8:33pm

 

Claudia, You might want to try some of the smaller art shows or arts & craft show in Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee and beyond, depending on how far you want to drive. I have found most of the Zapp shows are difficult to get into because of the EZ access. I am applying very few on Zapp. I think I only got into 1 show via Zapp last year. (We did 36 shows last year) I have applied for 2 on Zapp this year and have gotten rejected on both.  I find we do better in the "second-tier" shows. Nice shows that still use paper applications and/or the Entrythingy shows. If you are interested, I have putting 2 shows together in Waukesha/Milwaukee. Check out our site at http://artworkswisconsin.com

Comment by Claudia Winter on April 9, 2012 at 4:16pm

Welcome, new people!  I'm so jealous that you all have shows scheduled. Here it is, April, and I have but 1 show lined up.  I'm wait-listed for a bunch, but most I applied to declined.  It's getting really depressing! Has anyone noticed that it's harder to get into shows that use Zapp or other online jurying?  The jewelry category IS saturated (as everybody knows), but Ive never had quite this many rejections.  If anyone knows of a nice, tiny little show seeking jewelers (HA!), let me know!

Comment by Jim Harris on April 9, 2012 at 12:57pm

Wecome Sara.  I too will be at Cantigny.  I do wood sculpture.  This will be my second year doing art fairs.  I got a slow start last year as I didn't realize so many deadlines for some of the Chicago shows were at the end of the previous year and the beginning of the new year.  Right now I've got 9 shows scheduled in the Chicagoland area for 2012.  Still waiting to hear from about 8 more.  I'll look you up at Cantingny and introduce myself.

Comment by Sara Hoffland on April 9, 2012 at 12:51pm

Hello!  I am new to the group and look forward to interacting with fellow artists.  My first show is in June at Cantigny in Wheaton.  I do fiber work consisting of freeform knit and crochet as well as wet felting.  I hope I get the chance to meet some of you!

Comment by Donna Sauers on August 20, 2011 at 5:37pm

glad to hear it Carla!!

Comment by Carla Bank on August 20, 2011 at 4:34pm

Finally beautiful day, nice show so far ;)

Comment by Donna Sauers on August 20, 2011 at 1:43pm

Oh Carla... so sorry to hear that and for the artists that lost their tents.  Mother Nature has been showing that she is not an art lover this year!  Shame on her.  We got rain here but when I looked at radar a ban of nasty storms was moving through the northern burbs.  Stay safe everyone!!!  My next show is Lakeview so I have some time off (going through withdrawl) but that's ok since I have inventory to re-stock and orders for stores that need to be filled.  Now to keep the motivational level up!

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