You don’t have to be rich to have great art. Paintings, photographs, cool 3d pieces in glass, wood, metal, and mixed media pieces (think collage) are all there waiting for you at the closest juried art festival. Juried art festivals are events where artists had to apply and only the best are invited to show and sell their work.

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Thanks to Live the Glamour, we are reaching out to the art lovers that are getting their real apartments and decorating them with real art!

Posters were great in college dorm rooms. Department store art was fine in our college apartments.  Now, you are a grown up (or so people tell you) and you have a real apartment. Your real apartment is where you sleep (most of the time) where you go after your real job, where you have your real friends over for real drinks. You have real furniture, and it is time for REAL ART.
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Real Apartment, Real Art

Posters were great in college dorm rooms. Department store art was fine in our college apartments.  Now, you are a grown up (or so people tell you) and you have a real apartment. Your real apartment is where you sleep (most of the time) where you go after your real job, where you have your real friends over for real drinks. You have real furniture, and it is time for REAL ART.

So, where do you find real art?

One of the best places to find real art is at summer art festivals. There you can meet REAL artists, talk to them about their art, have a great experience, and make your real dollars go further. Amdur Productions does the heavy lifting for you. They screen artists who want to be in festivals so that you end up seeing a great diverse array of good REAL ART.

What is REAL ART?

Real art is made by people. Each piece, whether it is a painting, a photograph, a sculpture, piece of jewelry, a piece of furniture (think Chris Knight) has been made with love, passion and care by a person who is committed to (and  gets off on)  being an artist.

What are the kinds of real art?

There are a bunch of different categories of REAL ART. There is a broad category called painting…and the subject matter is endless. From super-realistic that looks like a photograph, to abstract flowing colors and everything in between.

There is a huge category called photography, which can be color, black and white, manipulated and more. (Think Shawn Kiefer)

 Shawn Kiefer 

 

There is REAL jewelry…which is made with LOVE and care by artists who design and fabricate (make) the pieces one at a time. 3D art covers furniture, glass (vases, paperweights, sculptures) sculptures out of all materials. 3D is the art that you can fill your real apartment with. Handmade tables (think Jeff Easley)

Jeff Easley 

cool vintage repurposed lights (think Mick Whitcomb)

Mick Whitcomb 

and amazing wood pieces (think Salem Barker).

 Salem Barker

How do I know what Real Art to get?

Walk an art show, see what turns your head and see what interests you. If the price is right (and think “I’m going to have this for a really long time”) then buy it and love it so that when you come home from your real job tomorrow, you can have a real drink, sit back on your real sofa and enjoy your real art.

-Amy Amdur, CEO of Amdur Productions

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Shout-out to all the jewelers and accessory artists! Start the holiday season off showing and selling to eager shoppers at this unique 3-day INDOOR event. Includes electricity and pipe and drape. Jewelry, accessories, apparel and gifts. 80 booth max. Festival dates are November 18-20, 2016. Apply now before the January 25, 2016 deadline! Apply Now!

Held on the closed streets of collegiate downtown Evanston. Great layout, well-educated, art-loving crowd. Three selling days make this outdoor event a must. Easy load in/out. All media. 150 booth max. Festival dates are September 30 – October 2, 2016. Apply now before the January 25, 2016 deadline! Apply Now!

The Starving Artists Show is a wonderful change of pace; a different type of show. Sell your odd pieces and clear your inventory at this end-of-season outdoor show. The fun event brings an eclectic crowd looking to buy unique art. This is a show where artists can discount, reduce, and generally sell off extra art inventory. Visitors come looking for bargains on everything from jewelry to ceramics to fine art. This unique art fair offers artists the opportunity to sell off their inventory at the end of the season; great art at great prices! Festival dates are September 24-25, 2016. Apply now before the January 25, 2016 deadline! Apply Now!