DETAILS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. WE WILL EMAIL ANY CHANGES TO ARTISTS.
Exhibitor Information
Check-in and Load-in Times
Artists can set up either Friday evening or Saturday morning per the schedule below.
Friday, May 22
Flight One: 6pm-7pm
- All booths 102-106 & 109-116
- Even numbered booths 200-228
- Odd numbered booths 299-317
- Even numbered booths 400-420
- Odd numbered booths 501-529
Drop and Drive. All flight 1 cars should be off the festival footprint by 7:30pm. Set-up may continue as long as you need.
Flight Two: 7:30pm
- All booths 96-99.5 & 119-126
- Odd numbered booths 201-231.5
- Even numbered booths 300-330
- Odd numbered booths 401-417
- Even numbered booths 500-522
Flight Three: 8:30pm
- Booths 100 & 118
Check-In will close at 9pm. Set-up may continue as long as you need. Artists who want to come after check-in closes must call our festival phone (847-238-2242) to notify us during check-in hours.
Saturday Morning, May 23: 6am-8am
All Artists. Vehicle entry as allowed and if there’s room. Artists in the 100’s may need to dolly. Check-In will close at 8am. Vehicles must be off of the festival footprint by 9am. Set-up must be completed by 9:30am.
Artist Booth Numbers
click here for aRTIST BOOTH NUMBERs
We made every attempt to fill special requests. Booth numbers are subject to change. We will notify you of any changes.
Check-In Location
Check-in will be in a tent on Lake Street. Approximate GPS address is 222 S Cook St, Barrington, IL 60010. Please park outside of the festival grounds and walk to the check in office before bringing your vehicle onto the festival grounds. Follow the yellow Artist Check In signs and look for our lime green Amdur Productions’ shirts!
Load-In Instructions
Every artist will:
- Park OUTSIDE of the festival footprint.
- Check-in and get credentials.
- Drive in slowly with your windows down and your hazards on.
- Pull up next to their booth space.
- Unload all of their items to their space.
- Park their vehicle.
- Come back to their space and set-up their booth.
**Please do not set up your booth until your car is parked in the Artist Parking**
Click here for the FESTIVAL MAP
Parking
Day and overnight parking will be complimentary for oversized and regular sized vehicles. Maps and parking permits will be distributed at check-in. If you plan to drop your hitch, please duct tape a parking permit to it.
Sales Tax Form
Storage
Back storage must be tidy and will be behind or to the side of your booth, where space is available. Please do not block store fronts.
Tent Weights
Every tent will need to have AT LEAST 50 pounds per tent leg and strong straps or rope to attach the weights to the tent. No cinder blocks or water jugs allowed as weights. Weight inspections will occur before the festival opens and throughout the festival to keep everyone safe. Any artist who does not comply with these rules will be required to fix the problem before the festival opens.
Corner and Double Space Requirements
An artist with a corner must either have the corner wall open or use the outside wall to display art. Double spaces must be occupied by two 10×10 tents OR one 10×20 tent, unless pre-approved by the festival committee.
Awnings
Awnings are allowed in all booth locations.
Hotel Information
Chicago Marriott Northwest
4800 Hoffman Boulevard, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
$179/night
Book by April 30, 2026 for these rates
Art Festival Gift Cards
To stimulate art buying at the festival, Amdur Productions sells and gives away $25 gift cards to attendees! Please honor the $25 gift card as payment. Patrons must use each $25 gift card in whole and not in part (no change is given). Then fill out your name on the gift card and bring it to an Amdur Productions’ staff member. We will reimburse you the amount with cash right at the festival!
Bring A Water Bottle!
In an initiative to be eco-friendly and reduce our carbon footprint, instead of plastic water bottles, we will have a water refill station in our festival office.
ProPanel Renters
Artists renting our propanels are responsible for their own hanging equipment. Here’s a great resource for ways to hang your artwork: https://www.propanels.com/product-category/hanging-systems/
Are You Demonstrating On Site?
Let us know so we can talk about it in our PR and community outreach!
Purple Ribbon Project
Join Amdur Productions in supporting WINGS Program, Inc., an organization dedicated to ending domestic violence through housing, advocacy, and education. Artists can pick up a purple ribbon at check-in and place it on select pieces in their booth. If the marked piece sells, the artist donates a portion of the sale to WINGS. Donations can be made at wingsprogram.com/donate—please write “Amdur Productions” when asked how you heard about WINGS. Thank you for participating!
Promote, Promote, Promote!
Use the following hashtags when you post: #BarringtonArtFestival #AmdurProductions
Type these into your post to tag us and the event: @Amdur Productions @Barrington Art Festival
click here for the SHOW LOGO FOR ARTISTS
click here for the fESTIVAL PROMO GRAPHIC – coming soon!
Follow Us on Facebook and Instagram
Make sure you’re following Amdur on social media! Tag us in all your promotional materials leading up to the festival so we can repost them to our community of festival-goers! You can also share our content for the art festivals to make it easy. Access our social accounts here: https://linktr.ee/amdurproductionssocial
Questions?
Before the festival, call our office at 847-926-4300. If you are calling on the day of load-in, call the festival phone at 847-238-2242.