Amdur Productions Announces 2017 Call for Artists for its Chicago Juried Art Festivals

Amdur Productions, a nationally acclaimed art festival production company, proudly announces its annual call for artists for its 2017 festival season. Celebrating its 34th year, Amdur Productions has produced many of the Midwest’s most respected and popular juried art festivals including Chicago’s award-winning Gold Coast Art Fair, Highland Park, Illinois’ Port Clinton Art Festival (also an award winner), and Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Third Ward Art Festival. This year’s festival lineup includes 26 shows in the Chicagoland area, as well as one in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

“The success of our shows is based on the quality of artists who participate,” says Amy Amdur, president and founder of her namesake firm. “We are always happy to see artists apply year after year, as many of them do, and we welcome those who apply for the first time,” she adds. “Art is definitely our passion,” she continues. “It makes the world a richer and more beautiful place to live, and we’re proud to offer so many opportunities for artists to showcase their work.”

Effective immediately, Amdur Productions is offering artists the opportunity to apply online for their 2017 line-up of art festivals. Artists can visit www.amdurproductions.com and click “APPLY NOW,” then follow the prompts to submit their work electronically. Artists should submit four images of their work and one photo of their booth. All applications must be received by midnight on Monday, January 16, 2017 to be considered for Amdur Productions’ 2017 art festival season. After jury review, artists will be notified of their status online on Tuesday, February 14, 2017.

Amdur Productions is producing several shows throughout Chicago in 2017 including the brand new Chicago Art Show at Navy Pier (April 8th and 9th), Friday Art Markets at Daley Plaza (May 19th, June 9th, July 14th and August 4th), the Gold Coast Art Fair (June 17th and 18th), the Millennium Art Festival (July 7th, 8th and 9th) at Chicago’s Millennium Park, Southport Art Festival (July 15th and 16th) in the Lakeview neighborhood, Artfest Michigan Avenue (July 21st, 22nd and 23rd), the West Loop Art Fest (September 16th and 17th), ArtOberfest (September 30th and October 1st) at The Shops at Roosevelt Collection in the South Loop, and SOAR Artisan Market (November 10th, 11th and 12th) at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

Artist categories include 2D, 3D Functional, 3D Non Functional, Painting, Photography, and Jewelry. Sub categories include Ceramics, Fiber, Furniture, Glass, Print Making, Metal, Mixed Media, Wood, Drawing, Leather and several others. If a category isn’t represented, artists are welcome to add their own when applying online.

For more information about the jury process or any of Amdur Productions’ 2017 art festivals, please visit www.amdurproductions.com or contact the Amdur Productions office at 847-926-4300. Emails can be sent to info@amdurproductions.com.