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Carefully manage your email list. Collect email addresses at festivals and from anyone who contacts you by e-mail. Keep lists sorted geographically. You can be creative in collecting emails - try an artwork giveaway from your festival booth or web site. Take advantage of Amdur… Read more

What: FREE Art Fest Workshop led by Amy Amdur Where: The Art Center of Highland Park 1957 Sheridan Road Highland Park, Illinois When: April 25, 2015 Morning Session RSVP Here 10a - 12p Afternoon Session RSVP Here 1p - 3p Please join us for a special FREE admission Workshop that will cover key topics for Artist’s success at Art Festivals.  Amy… Read more

Thank you very much for applying to Amdur Productions 2015 season of art festivals. The jury took place the last week of January. A group of 14 jurors, 9 men and 6 women reviewed the submitted images by category and sub-category. Jurors independently assigned points… Read more

We are proud to announce 2 BRAND NEW art festivals in Chicago!   Amdur Productions proudly announces the launch of a new show: artfest Michigan Avenue. This three day fine art festival takes place on Chicago’s famous Michigan Avenue at the base of the iconic Chicago Tribune building overlooking the… Read more

Featured Artists John & Christine Strobel In the 1970's, John's experimentation in fabricating objects in brass, copper, and silver led to jewelry set with Mexican opal and turquoise. By the 80's, John had progressed into working with gold and platinum, while advancing his stone setting techniques to… Read more

Thank you to all the artists who've applied for the 2015 season! The jurors are hard at work now reviewing and scoring all the applications. Read about who the judges are HERE! Juried Art Services will be sending you an email on February 16 with the next… Read more

Artists sometimes ask why we have January deadlines for summer festivals. Well...here is why: From January 19, (the late deadline) it takes two weeks to get all of the entries ready for jury. First week in February: Jurors take one week to review and score all submitals. 2nd… Read more

Today we held our first Advisory Board meeting! We called together some great artists who have done our festivals and brainstormed on how we can be better for the artists and the art festival attendees. We are so happy to have these wonderful artists and excited… Read more

What are the Jurors Looking for? Cohesive body of work, originality, and point of view. What are My Chances of Getting Into a Festival? Every year there are a new panel of judges and a new group of artists. The only artists that are invited back are the… Read more

A special thanks to the jurors for this year's jury selection! We appreciate your time and expertise in making our festivals of high caliber. And here they are... Carol Abbate Chicago Botanic Garden Tom Barnes 2D Artist Steve Becker Photography Artist Jackie Chilow The Art Center of Highland Park Director of Events Gabrielle Hutchison Chicago Botanic Garden Mark Mattivi Art… Read more