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Fine Arts Fest Set For Sept. 11-12 In Downtown Downers Grove

Downers Grove's Fine Arts Festival will feature dozens of artists and artisans along Main Street.

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — Colorful paintings, handcrafted jewelry, original photography and other artisanal creations will line Main Street in downtown Downers Grove for the village's 44th Fine Arts Festival Sept. 10 and Sept. 11.

Featured artists and their media include:

  • Pollie Baumann: Jewelry
  • Cynthia Dybsky: Painting
  • Jeff Easley: Furniture
  • Ellen Grenier Bevill: Fiber
  • Rhonda Gurgone: Jewelry
  • Victoria Hallberg: Painting
  • Rochelle Hoey: Drawing
  • Brian Horan: Photography
  • Bill Hottinger: Photography
  • Jessica Janik: Glass
  • Judit Ksiazak: Pottery
  • John Lamar: Metalworking
  • Jennifer Larkin: Printmaking
  • Natasha Lehrer Lewis: Fiber
  • Peter Malik: Painting
  • Kim McClaran and Austin Dickel: Sculpture
  • Josh Merrill: Photography
  • Shelia & Mitch Papaioannou: Jewelry
  • Jeanne Reilly: Jewelry
  • John Riss: Other media
  • Rachel Sevcik: Fiber
  • Richard Simmering: Painting
  • James Small: Photography
  • Amy Smetana: Jewelry
  • Barbara Smith: Jewelry
  • Kathy Smith: Painting and mixed media
  • Justin Stankus: Painting
  • Stafford Taylor: Painting
  • Madeleine Van Horn: Painting
  • Greg Winkelmann: Photography

The Fine Arts Festival was canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but will return with a kids' craft booth and other goodies in 2021. Admission is free.

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What: Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival

When: Sept 11 and Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Where: Main Street in downtown Downers Grove

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