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

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Amdur Productions just added the Great Midwest Art Fest to the 2015 summer schedule! This festival is held in conjunction with the Great Midwest Rib Fest July 24, 25, & 26 in the greater Minneapolis area.  In it’s inaugural year in 2014, weekend crowds reached over… Read more

Refer an Artist, Get $50! Artists are invited to refer a new artist to one of our festivals. When that person exhibits with us at their first show in 2014 with us, you get $50. Only one artist is eligible to be the referring artist. The artist being… Read more

“Entertainment was wonderful” ~ Anonymous “Great show. Customer was knowledgeable about quality of jewelry. Appreciated the design of the pieces. Staff was very helpful!” ~ Anonymous “Amdur has been the best experience ever. Glencoe was my first show with Amdur and you have done everything I can… Read more