2022 Spring Bayshore Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Art Festival Announcements, Art Buying Guides, & More2022 Spring Lincoln Roscoe Art & Craft Fair Hotel Information
Holiday Inn Chicago North - Evanston (Approximately 7.3 miles from the show)
1501 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
May 21-22, 2022: $139/night. Book by May 5, 2022 @ 5PM for these room rates. Rates and availability of rooms are based on first come, first served basis until… Read more
Amdur Productions 2022 Season Press Release
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2022 Fall BAYSHORE Hotel & Parking Info
Holiday Inn Milwaukee Riverfront (Approximately 1.6 miles from the show)
4700 N Port Washington Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53212
September 16-8, 2022: $119/night. Book by July 16, 2022 for these room rates. Rates and availability of rooms are based on first come, first served basis until the group… Read more
2022 Arts, Crafts, and Drafts Hotel & Parking Information
Tru by Hilton Milwaukee/Brookfield (Approximately 2.8 miles from the show)
20925 Watertown Road, Waukesha, WI 53186
June 11-12, 2022: $109/night. Book by May 13, 2022 @ 5PM for these room rates. Rates and availability of rooms are based on first come, first served basis until the group… Read more
2022 Northbrook Art in the Park Hotel & Parking Information
Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel (Approximately 2.8 miles from the show)
933 Skokie Boulevard Northbrook, Illinois 60062
May 20-23: $129/night. Book by April 29, 2022 @ 5PM for these room rates. Rates and availability of rooms are based on first come, first served basis until the group… Read more
Julie Leutloff
Kudos from Julie Leutloff
Email 2021I went through my sales receipts for just the Amdur shows I did this year.
Julie Leutloff
At your shows only, I sold 462 pieces!
Painters Rosa Chavez & Leon Ruiz
Kudos from Painters Rosa and Leon
Thank you, to the Amdur Productions’ team, for supporting the art community and for all you do for your representing artists. We appreciate all the work you do for us.
Painters Rosa Chavez & Leon Ruiz
Jeff Commer
Kudos from The Business Involvement District from Whitefish Bay, WI
Amy and the team at Amdur Productions are total pros! We have enjoyed the past two years of our summer in Whitefish Bay Wisconsin Art Show weekend. We plan to continue this event on an annual basis because it brings thousands of new faces to our business district. The Art Show is one of our best events of the year that many residents and visitors look forward to.
Jeff Commer
Richard Kolb Artist
Kudos from Richard Kolb
Email July 27, 2021I have done Lincolnshire, Northbrook and Glencoe and did well at all 3 despite the heat. Loved my booth spaces and the relative ease of all aspects of the shows. Very easy and helpful staff. Thanks.
Richard Kolb Artist
Jewelry Artist Julie Leutloff
Kudos from Julie Leutloff
Just wanted to say thank you to you and the team for your help yesterday!
Jewelry Artist Julie Leutloff
The show, for me, was amazing! I sold 86 pieces! (Whitefish Bay Art Fest)
Jamison Glisczinski, Sculpture Artist
Kudos from Jamison Glisczinski
Email July 12, 2021First off, I just want to thank you, Amy and the entire production team for another professional and well run event this weekend in Whitefish Bay... It's always a pleasure taking part in an Amdur production, knowing that from months before the artists arrive until the last tent is packed away that everything has been thoughtfully planned and taken care of, leaving the artists to focus on their patrons and artwork without having to worry about anything else.
Jamison Glisczinski, Sculpture Artist
Schneider Announces 2021 Congressional Art Competition Winners, Amy Amdur Participates as One of the Judges for the Competition
Schneider Announces 2021 Congressional Art Competition Winners
Waukegan High School Senior Kate Salinas wins first place with submission “Together”
DEERFIELD, IL – Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) today announced the winners of the annual Congressional Art Competition in Illinois’s Tenth District. 37 students from 12 schools virtually submitted… Read more
Bayshore Kicks Off Outdoor Event Season with Spring Art and Artisan Fair
Bayshore Kicks Off Outdoor Event Season with Spring Art and Artisan Fair
Two-day event brings together 75+ local and regional artists offering unique items and gifts
MILWAUKEE (May 10, 2021) – Bayshore is excited to host the new Spring Art and Artisan Fair on May 15 and… Read more
Summer Art Festivals are Back! Amdur Productions Hosts 21 Shows in 2021!
Highland Park, IL – The award-winning art festival production company, Amdur Productions, is pleased to announce that their 2021 art festival season is on! Founded by Amy Amdur more than 35 years ago, and known nation-wide for producing many of the Midwest’s most respected and… Read more
Jackie Phinney
Kudos from Jewelry Artist Jackie Phinney!
April 19, 2021Dave and I have enjoyed working with you and your team for the past 15 years. Everything was always well organized and you had a great staff.
Jackie Phinney
Art Fests are Back!
By Amy Amdur, Amdur Productions, Inc.
Art Fests are back and they can’t start soon enough! Highland Park based Amdur Productions, known far and wide for it’s juried art events, will be presenting 20 festivals this season! From favorites like the Port Clinton Art Festival in… Read more
2021 Burr Ridge Art Fair Hotel & Parking Information
Chicago Marriott Southwest at Burr Ridge (Approximately 0.3 miles from the show)
1200 Burr Ridge Pkwy, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
June 18-20, 2021: $109/night for 1 King bed OR $119/night for 2 Queen beds. Book by June 3, 2021. Rates and availability of rooms are based on… Read more
2021 Art on the Fox Algonquin Hotel & Parking Information
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Algonquin (Approximately 3 miles from the show)
2595 Bunker Hill Dr, Algonquin, IL 60102
September 10-12, 2021: $109/night. Book by August 10, 2021. Rates and availability of rooms are based on first come, first served basis until the group block is full.
To… Read more
Event Organizers Cautiously Optimistic for 2021 Summer Festival Season
The 2020 summer festival season was a bust, thanks to COVID-19, but local organizers say they’re feeling hopeful about the return of neighborhood street festivals and art shows this year.
City officials seem optimistic as well.
“While we are not formally planning nor permitting events at this… Read more
Michael Benstein, Artist
Kudos from Michael Benstein
Best staff anyone could ever want!
Michael Benstein, Artist
Diane Allison, Jewelry and Glass Maker
Diane Allison Kudos from Art Smart Seminar
That was a great help for those of us who have not participated live yet.
Diane Allison, Jewelry and Glass Maker
Thank you for all the helpful hints!
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
STAFF SPOTLIGHT…Caitlin Pfleger
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… Read more
Tips for Buying Art On Line…ArtZipper.com
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… Read more
Popcorn Jester, JesterJuice and Jester Donuts
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… Read more
Corporate Sponsorship
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… Read more
Tips on Collecting
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.… Read more
Art 101 Oils vs Acrylics
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.… Read more
SEEING A FESTIVAL SAFELY
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… Read more
MARK HERSCH-ARTZIPPER.COM FEATURED ARTIST
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… Read more
BOOTH DESIGN
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… Read more
2022 Spring BAYSHORE Hotel & Parking Info
Holiday Inn Milwaukee Riverfront (Approximately 1.6 miles from the show)
4700 N Port Washington Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53212
May 13-15, 2022: $139/night. Book by April 13, 2022 for these room rates. Rates and availability of rooms are based on first come, first served basis until the group… Read more
Artist in Need
Dear Artists and the Art's Community,
One of our artist's husband reached out to us in need of some word of mouth help. We'd like to help as much as we can so we're spreading the word about his medical needs. Thank you for reading through… Read more
Announcing… the Holiday Art & Gift Show! Call for Artists and Makers, Sign Up Now!
We are excited to announce our new Holiday Art and Gift Show, powered by Amdur Productions and ArtZipper.com!
This online art and gift selling event of the season, the event will run from November 19 through December 19, 2020, covering both the Christmas and Hanukkah gift season.
The Holiday Art and Gift… Read more