Evanston painter, Joy Bauer is among the 350 juried artists exhibiting at the Gold Coast Art Fair, taking place this weekend at Grant Park’s Butler Field, at the corner of Monroe and Lake Shore Drive. Heralded as the “Granddaddy of American Art Festivals,” the Gold Coast Art Fair at Grant Park is rated as one of the top twenty festivals nationally and is the third oldest and by far one of the most well attended art festivals in Chicago.
Free and open to the public, the Gold Coast Art Fair at Grant Park showcases original works from world-class artists in a variety of mediums with prices ranging $25 to $25,000. This year’s festival boasts longer hours with the festivities taking place daily from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Shop the festival between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM daily and receive discounts from participating artists!
Festival-goers will have the opportunity to learn from the masters with interactive art demonstrations and educational booth chats taking place all weekend long. Exhibiting artists will demonstrate and discuss what goes into making their original works and even give guests of the festival a chance to try it for themselves.
In addition to the work available from the juried artists like Joy, Amdur Productions will also host twenty students from the School of the Art Institute Chicago (SAIC). The Gold Coast Art Fair offers these young artists the opportunity to participate in one of the most well attended art festivals in the country. Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top three graduate art programs in the nation, SAIC has a unique educational philosophy built upon an interdisciplinary approach to art and design.
Throughout the weekend, festival-goers will enjoy live music including David Young, Mark Adamczyk, Brad Cole and Chicago’s favorite acoustic rock duo Cirrus Falcon. Speed painting sensation Tim Decker will also take the stage at select times throughout the weekend to create unique works of art in less than five minutes!
Great food is also available throughout the weekend. An eclectic selection of delicious cuisines, including dishes with Mediterranean flare as well as Chicago favorites, like Home Run Inn Pizza, are available for purchase at the festival.
Activities for kids, including an art scavenger hunt, also take place at the Gold Coast Art Fair. Make-A-Messterpiece, the ultimate creative studio for children ages 0 – 12, will also be on site encouraging young artists to “Say YES to the MESS!”
For more information about the free Gold Coast Art Fair or Amdur Productions Inc., please call 847.926.4300 or email info@amdurproductions.com. Visit us online at www.goldcoastartfair.com or find us on Facebook.
Founded in 1984 Amdur Productions, Inc. is a nationally acclaimed arts festival production company that organizes and directs a selection of Chicago area's most prestigious and successful juried summer art festivals, including Barrington Art Festival, Chicago Eastside Millennium Art Festival, Promenade of Art Arlington Heights, Chicago Botanic Art Festival, Gold Coast Art Fair, Buffalo Grove Invitational Fine Art Festival, North Shore Festival of Art Old Orchard, Glencoe Festival of Art, Art at the Glen Town Center, Lincolnshire Art Festival, Port Clinton Art Festival, Downtown Downers Grove Art Festival, and the Highwood Last Call Art Fair. This year Amdur Productions will launch a Winter Art Festival in December. Many of Amdur's festivals are rated in Sunshine Artist Magazine's top 100 with several appearing in the top 50. For more information, please visit www.amdurproductions.com.
