Buffalo Grove Invitational Art Festival

in Buffalo Grove, Illinois • Jul 21 - Jul 22, 2012 • Sat & Sun 10-5

Buffalo Grove is one of the most diverse and fastest-growing communities in the Chicagoland area, and The Buffalo Grove Invitational Fine Art Festival draws artists from a wide range of locations, including the United States, Canada and Israel. This year’s festival will feature a wonderfully chosen, juried group of approximately 150 artists: all thrilled to showcase their art to nearly 32,000 fest visitors.

Village of Buffalo Grove Website

Artist Information

Buffalo Grove Invitational Art Festival features the art of the following artists:

View the 2012 Exhibiting Artist List

Artist Info	Booth #
Subject to Change. Last Updated : 04/13/2012 at 4:43 PM
MELANIE ALCORN PHOTOGRAPHY	TBA
RICK L ALEXANDER PAINTING	TBA
AMOS AMIT 2D	TBA
TROY ANDERSON 3D Non Functional	TBA
ELIZABETH I ANDREWS 2D	TBA
ROLANDE & SARA ANDREWS JEWELRY	TBA
ALAN BAKER 3D Non Functional	TBA
JOY A. BAUER Painting	TBA
SUZANNE BELLOWS JEWELRY	TBA
JOHN BLOWERS Painting	TBA
GEORGE & DIANE BRAGG 3D Non Functional	TBA
DEBORAH P BRODIE JEWELRY	TBA
LOUIS CANTILLO Photography	TBA
DEBRA A CAPRIOLA 2D	TBA
THOMAS CASEY PHOTOGRAPHY	TBA
DOUG CAVANAH Photography	TBA
ROBERT C CHOLKE 2D	TBA
JOHN T CRUTCHFIELD 3D Functional	TBA
GREG CUNNINGHAM Jewelry	TBA
KAMA DARR JEWELRY	TBA
MICHELLE DAVIDOVE 2D	TBA
DAWN DE SANTO 3D Functional	TBA
JIM DEE Painting	TBA
TAHMI DESCHEPPER Jewelry	TBA
TERESA DEVER Jewelry	TBA
GREG DINAUER 2D	TBA
SUE DIX 3D FUNCTIONAL	TBA
JAMES DOWNEY 3D Functional	TBA
ANGIE DRESIE JEWELRY	TBA
KATHY L DUNNING 3D NON FUNCTIONAL	TBA
PAMELA J ENGLAND 3D FUNCTIONAL	TBA
EREZ/BELA/HANAN EPSHTEIN/LAYMAN/INGEL Jewelry	TBA
BARBRA ESPEY 3D FUNCTIONAL	TBA
DANIEL FENN 3D NON FUNCTIONAL	TBA
CAROL FERONY 2D	TBA
SCOTT FISHMAN Photography	TBA
JIM & SHARON FITZGERALD PHOTOGRAPHY	TBA
SUSAN E GELBUDA Jewelry	TBA
STAN GOLDBERG PHOTOGRAPHY	TBA
WILLIAM GOLDMAN 3D Non Functional	TBA
KAREN GOLLHARDT JEWELRY	TBA
JULIE GOODIN 2D	TBA
BILL GORDON Painting	TBA
JOHN GRANATA PHOTOGRAPHY	TBA
MARK GRAVES PHOTOGRAPHY	TBA
JAN GUSSIN Jewelry	TBA
JAMES I HARRIS 3D NON FUNCTIONAL	TBA
CHRIS HARTSFIELD 2D	TBA
JOLYN HECHT Photography	TBA
BARRY HOLLRITT Photography	TBA
ERIC HUGGINS 2D	TBA
CARLOS IGLESIAS Jewelry	TBA
SHANO KELLEY Jewelry	TBA
SHELLY LAWLER Photography	TBA
TOM LAZAR Photography	TBA
JAY ANDREW LENSINK Jewelry	TBA
BETTY H LINGANE 3D NON FUNCTIONAL	TBA
BARBARA LIRTZMAN 3D Functional	TBA
ERIC & GLENDA LUNDGREN Jewelry	TBA
STEVEN MALONE 3D FUNCTIONAL	TBA
LYNNE MCNULTY 3D Functional	TBA
MARK L MILANICH JEWELRY	TBA
GEULA NAIGLES JEWELRY	TBA
CAROLE NYE Painting	TBA
RENEE OBERLIN 3D Functional	TBA
RONNIS OHER 2D	TBA
MICHAEL ONWELLER 3D NON FUNCTIONAL	TBA
ARLEEN & MICHAEL PARKER Jewelry	TBA
JASON PAVALONIS PHOTOGRAPHY	TBA
MICHAEL PETRA PHOTOGRAPHY	TBA
CAROL PFLUGHOEFT Photography	TBA
MARK PFLUGHOEFT 2D	TBA
LYNETTE W PHILLIPS 3D FUNCTIONAL	TBA
VINCENT J POMPEI 3D FUNCTIONAL	TBA
LAURA/RHONDA POPE/GROVER JEWELRY	TBA
RUTH PORAT PAINTING	TBA
NANCY RADTKE Painting	TBA
JOANN REIF 2D	TBA
ROMMEL & COURTNEY RICAURTE 2D	TBA
ESMERALDA RUIZ 2D	TBA
LEON F RUIZ 2D	TBA
GINA SABO 3D Functional	TBA
BARRY STEVENS 3D NON FUNCTIONAL	TBA
LARRY STEVENS PHOTOGRAPHY	TBA
CHERI STEWART JEWELRY	TBA
PAUL STROHMAN PAINTING	TBA
ENRIQUE SUAREZ 2D	TBA
STEPHANIE TANTILLO Jewelry	TBA
HOWARD TATAR Photography	TBA
MICHAEL & LAURA THOMPSON 3D Non Functional	TBA
PATTY TIRY Jewelry	TBA
VAL VALENTINE 3D Non Functional	TBA
DANIEL WAGNER 2D	TBA
JAY WENNERSTEN 2D	TBA
PEGGY WHITSON 2D	TBA
BILL E WIERZALIS PHOTOGRAPHY	TBA
LAURIE & GERALD WILHITE 3D FUNCTIONAL	TBA
KIMBERLY WILLCOX 2D	TBA
KATHLEEN MURPHY WILLER Painting	TBA
LISA WILLIAMS Jewelry	TBA
GLENN/KEITH WOODS /HERBRAND 3D Functional	TBA
MAY XIONG 3D FUNCTIONAL	TBA
KIRK YAZEL 3D Non Functional	TBA
DEBBIE YOST PHOTOGRAPHY	TBA
CHARLIE YOWELL 3D Non Functional	TBA
VICTOR & YANETH YURIVILCA Jewelry	TBA
WENDY ZUMPANO 2D	TBA
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View the 2011 Festival Artist Awards

AWARD	ARTIST	MEDIA	SUB CATEGORY
BEST OF SHOW	ROBER TRISKO	JEWELRY	METALS
BEST OF PAINTING	KEVIN HUNTER	PAINTING	OIL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTING	LEE BURNSTEIN	PAINTING	MIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTING	MI YOUNG LEE	PAINTING	OIL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTING	DOUG ODOM	PAINTING	MIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTING	SMADAR LIVNE	PAINTING	ACRYLIC
BEST OF 2D	MARK HURD	2D	MIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2D	JENNIFER ARDOLINO	2D	WATERCOLOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2D	MARK PFLUGHOEFT	PHOTOGRAPHY	COLOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2D	PRINCE DUNCAN-WILLIAMS	2D	FIBER
BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY	CW BANFIELD	PHOTOGRAPHY	COLOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY	SCOTT FISHMAN	PHOTOGRAPHY	COLOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY	CAROL PFLUGHOEFT	PHOTOGRAPHY	COLOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY	R.T. KNILL	PHOTOGRAPHY	BW AND COLOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY	JEFFREY VAN DER KOON	PHOTOGRAPHY	BW AND COLOR
BEST OF JEWELRY	MARILU PATTERSON	JEWELRY	GOLD AND SILVER
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT JEWELRY	MARIE DESJARDINS	JEWELRY	METALS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT JEWELRY	SHANO KELLEY	JEWELRY	GOLD AND SILVER
BEST OF 3D NON FUNCTIONAL	BARRY WEISS	2D	CERAMICS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUNCTIONAL	GWEN BENNETT	3DNF	FIBER
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUNCTIONAL	GEORGE BRAGG	3DNF	MIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUNCTIONAL	CELESTE NORTH GERLACH	3DNF	GLASS
BEST OF 3D FUNCTIONAL	JAMES DOWNEY	3DF	GLASS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D FUCTIONAL	BARLOW HEIDER	3DF	WOOD

Exhibiting artist? Check out the Exhibiting Artist General Info Page

Youth Application

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Visitor Information

Artist Demonstrations and Booth Chats

Festival-goers will have the opportunity to see the masters at work with interactive art demos and booth chats taking place all weekend long! Look for a "Demo Here" sign in participating artists' tents.

FREE Family Fun

Activities for kids, including an art scavenger hunt, make the festival a perfect family experience.

Peruse the works of young artists in the Youth Art Division of the festival taking place on Sunday. Browse the works of artists with special needs in the Unique Expressions Division of the festival taking place on Saturday.

Music

The following musicians will perform throughout the festival weekend.

Cirrus Falcon
Don Thomas
Michelet Innocent

Festival Food

Completely Nuts:	Featuring cinnamon roasted nuts
Genoa Italian Concession:	Featuring Italian sausage and beef, burgers, hotdogs, fried shrimp and calamari, chicken and eggplant parmesan, and more
Kettle Korn & More:	Featuring fresh popped kettle corn and "snowies"
MaggieMoos:	Featuring ice cream, shakes, frozen chocolate bananas, and Italian ice.
Maui Wowi:	Featuring fresh fruit smoothies

Support your local rotary club by stopping by their booths for an ice cold bottle of water.

Getting There

The festival is located in the Buffalo Grove Town Center at the corner of Lake Cook Road and Route 83.

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