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Call for Artists: 21st Geneva Arts Fair

10926657079?profile=RESIZE_400xJuly 29 & 30, 2023
Geneva, Illinois
Third Street in Downtown
Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm
140 artists
Deadline: February 1, 2023
 
Application fee: $30 Booth fees: $400
 
Welcome to the Annual Geneva Arts Fair. For over 20 years, the juried Geneva Arts Fair has risen in attendance and notoriety. The fine arts show, from 10 am-5 pm both days, showcases fine artisans from around the country in a host of mediums. Patrons can purchase original works of art and have the unique opportunity to meet exhibiting artists, learn the sources of their inspirations and ask questions about techniques.
 
Downtown Third Street in Geneva serves as a picturesque backdrop for the outdoor fine arts show that has been voted tops by Best Art Fairs by artfaircalendar.com.
10926657456?profile=RESIZE_710xIf you’ve never visited Geneva, now is your chance to see a picture-postcard town, overflowing with comfort and charm on a beautiful summer day. Tucked away amidst the gorgeous Fox River Valley, downtown Geneva boasts more than 100 specialty shops and restaurants, many located in historic storefronts and beautiful Victorian-style homes.
 
ARTIST AMENITIES 
We are offering 10 feet between each booth for all booths (approximate). This allows ample space to display artwork, move about your booth and have several patrons in your booth area at one time.  
  • 10926662276?profile=RESIZE_400xClose artist parking reserved
  • Booth sitters and volunteers
  • Overnight security
  • Snacks, morning coffee and light breakfast
  • Easy loading and unloading
  • Event marketing & publicity: web, social media, print
  • Air-Conditioned break room
  • Festival programs with listing of attending artists
 
 
Contact:Laura Rush lrush@genevachamber.com
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Call for Artists: Geneva Arts Fair 20th Annual

10024082863?profile=RESIZE_400xJuly 23 & 24
Geneva, Illinois
Downtown Geneva
Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm
150 Artists
Deadline: February 1
 
Application fee: $30         Booth fee: $400
Geneva, a chic and charming historic town located on the Fox River, will celebrate its 20th annual Fine Arts Fair in 2022. Its prestigious reputation of offering a superb selection of original fine art by renowned artists and cutting edge newcomers attracts beginning and avid art collectors. Presented by the Chamber of Commerce, the show is tucked among 100+ specialty shops located in Victorian-style homes and century-old buildings. Warm small-town hospitality offers a picture-postcard setting for this juried art celebration.
WE ARE CURRENTLY OFFERING 10 FEET IN BETWEEN EACH BOOTH
FOR ALL BOOTHS (APPROXIMATE).
This allows ample space to display artwork, move about your booth and have several patrons in your booth area at one time.
 
  • Snacks, morning coffee and light breakfast
  • Easy loading and unloading
  • Flexible booth fee payment schedule
  • Event marketing & publicity: web, social media, print
  • Close artist parking reserved
  • Booth sitters and volunteers
  • Overnight security
  • Air-Conditioned break room
  • Festival programs with listing of attending artists
In order to maintain the quality of our shows and offer our visitors and buyers a fresh look at new work, we prioritize artists who are new to or unique in the region. We value being a high-end show that promotes quality artwork and attracts an enthusiastic crowd. 
 
It's About the ART!
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Today was an unusual day in the Chicagoland area, there was an art festival that was simply that, an art festival.

And what a good festival it was.

The quality was very good, there was no more than one or two questionable booths and no one medium seemed to overwhelm.  Ok, I have one complaint, there wasn't enough blown glass.  

And what else wasn't at the show?  There was no NY Times salesman yelling at everyone walking by, no Verizon,  no window companies.  There wasn't any music, no food smells, just a lot of people walking around enjoying the art.  You could have a conversation with the artists without having to talk over outside interference.  

Getting back to the quality--I saw artists that I have seen at Coconut Grove, Port Clinton, Krasl and other shows. These artists were not slouches.  And, the most fun is seeing artists we rarely see or have never seen before.   The show itself is held in an affluent suburb west of Chicago.  I don't pay that much attention to bags but if crowded booths mean anything, people were buying.  

The artists we talked to were all very happy with how the festival was run.

My pARTner in crime and cousin, Audrey  and I do not usually venture south of Evanston so Geneva is out of our geographic comfort zone.  We got lost coming and going  (and I got some great clothes at great prices at the mall we turned around at) but it was definitely worth the trip.

A big thanks to Erin Melloy, the promoter for concentrating on the important thing--The Art.

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Festival of the Vine in Geneva

Hello!

I am new to this, but I have been reading your comments for a while now and they are so very helpful!! Has anyone ever done the Festival of the Vine in Geneva? This year it's Sep. 10 & 11, they are still accepting applications, but before I send mine and the $175 booth fee, I'd like to know a bit about it!

Thanks!

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