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Vern and Vic Overall
Kudos from Art Smart Seminar for New and Emerging Artists

GREAT SHOW!!!! Took a lot of good notes with good ideas. Great presentation. You guys did a really good job. Vic and I thoroughly enjoyed listing to your tips, pics, and booth ideas. WAY TO GO!!

Vern and Vic Overall
January 26, 2021February 1, 2021
STAFF SPOTLIGHT…Caitlin Pfleger
By Amdur Productions / Blog
Caitlin Pfleger celebrates her 10 year anniversary with Amdur Productions this spring. Starting as a summer intern, Caitlin has grown with the company over the years and now directs the Artist Relations department, working with thousands of artists before, during and after shows.  Caitlin is passionate…
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January 26, 2021
Tips for Buying Art On Line…ArtZipper.com
By Amdur Productions / Blog
Online shopping takes imagination. Differing from festivals where the artist is there to talk about their work, when shopping online, the art, the size, the subject matter and the price are all important aspects to consider. On ArtZipper.com, art is divided into 6 big categories: Art…
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January 26, 2021
Popcorn Jester, JesterJuice and Jester Donuts
By Amdur Productions / Blog
A hot sunny day, lots of art, and nothing is quite as refreshing as a fresh squeezed lemonade from Jester Juice, topped off with apple cider cinnamon mini donuts made by the Donut Jester.  Run by Highland Park native Ross Kessler, the company was created…
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January 26, 2021January 26, 2021
Corporate Sponsorship
By Amdur Productions / Blog
Amdur Art Festivals welcome corporate sponsors who wish to help underwrite the arts and art events. Amdur welcomes local and national businesses that desire greater brand awareness and brand loyalty in our many communities. Do you have a product or service that wants to present…
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January 26, 2021
Tips on Collecting
By Amdur Productions / Blog
Covid has kept many of us inside looking at our walls and wondering how to freshen up our home and office interiors. Art can be the easy and quick pick me up for tired walls. How and what to collect is a mystery to some.…
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January 26, 2021
Art 101 Oils vs Acrylics
By Amdur Productions / Blog
There are two basic types of paints used by painters best known as oils and acrylics. Oils have been around for centuries, while acrylics are relatively new. The artist must use thinners such as turpentine when using oils, while acrylics can be thinned with water.…
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January 26, 2021
SEEING A FESTIVAL SAFELY
By Amdur Productions / Blog
Last summer Amdur Productions developed a full Covid protocol to keep artists, the public, and event staff safe at our fabulous outdoor Art Walks. Safety measures included one way traffic flow, temperature checks at the entry,  mandatory masks, and social distancing. Additional protocols included advanced…
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January 26, 2021
MARK HERSCH-ARTZIPPER.COM FEATURED ARTIST
By Amdur Productions / Blog
Mark Hersch merges rare historic photographs with original contemporary images he shoots from the same vantage point to create a new piece revealing parts of the old and parts of the new. Mark spent his childhood in Boston and Washington and fell in love with…
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January 26, 2021January 29, 2021
BOOTH DESIGN
By Amdur Productions / Blog
Lilian Delgado started painting in Lima, Peru at the young age of 7. As a young girl, she loved seeing the artists painting in the local park called Mira Flores (Look at Flowers). She had her first art show in Salvador Bahia, Brazil when she…
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