Downtown Park Forest
Deadline: June 27
The Park Forest Art Fair is an outdoor fair held in the streets of Downtown Park Forest. Known as an exceptionally artist-friendly show (especially emerging artists-friendly) because of its amenities for artists and reasonable registration fee, the fair features:
- $175 Registration fee
- $2,500 in cash awards and purchase prizes
- a complimentary breakfast on Saturday morning and a fabulous dinner party for the artists on Saturday evening after the close of the fair
- Overnight security on Saturday night, which includes conveniently located, locked storage space
- booth sitters are available as needed over the weekend
Artists who participate in the fair report their pleasure that fair attendees, traditionally, stop and chat with the artists. One artist, who shows regularly through the Midwest region, reported that he sold more artworks on Saturday of the fair than he had sold in a single day at any other fair in which he participated.
advertised on WFMT and WBBM radio during the morning rush hour.
The fair has won the ArtFairInsiders recognition as one of the best small art fairs two years in a row. Here is what the artists have said:
I met the nicest people there, exhibitors and patrons. It was a joyful little show. You might want to try it sometime. Nels Johnson, reviewer on ArtFairInsiders.com
wonderful. The quality of art on display was extremely high an I was humbled to be included. Bob Decker, artist, Wapello, IA
I was well looked after. The arts committee was ever present. They fed us, booth sad and probably would have spoon fed me had I asked. Sales? Very good ... way beyond expectations. I strongly recommend this show.Stuart Rein, Goodyear, AZ
The application and information can be downloaded from:
www.tallgrassarts.org
Approval through the jurying process also confers the
status of Gallery Artist and permits artists to participate in the annual Tall Grass Gallery
Artists Exhibit.
The Village of Park Forest was built for the purpose of housing GI's returning from WWII. Incorporated in 1949, less than 6 years later, it was home to an arts association that operated a gallery, school and art fair. The arts association was followed a few years later by a symphony orchestra, classical chorale and resident, equity theater company-a very welcoming home for the arts and for creative people!
Please join us.
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