Deerfield Festival of
Fine Arts
Call to Artists
Celebrating Our Tenth Anniversary!
WHAT: Fine Arts and Fine Crafts Festival
WHERE: Downtown Deerfield, IL
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday
June 2 & 3, 2011
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PLUS: Friday Night Preview Party, June 1, 6-8 p.m.
NOTEWORTHY:
*10th Annual Fine Arts and Fine Crafts Festival in upscale Chicago suburb.
*Limited to 150 professionally juried fine artists and craft persons.
*Friday night Preview Party, held in Deerfield Village Hall from 6 to 8 p.m. Attracts a huge crowd; limited availability.
*Jury/Booth Fees ($35/$300); Double Booths $600; corner upgrade $75.
*Cash Awards in all categories, plus Best in Show.
*Friday setup beginning at 1 p.m., if participating in the Preview Party; general setup starts at 3 p.m.
*Strong community support.
*Aggressive marketing campaign.
*Outstanding artist hospitality: booth sitters; bottled water and snacks delivered to artists' booths; continental breakfast both days; indoor restrooms; artist break area; complimentary reserved overnight and day parking; discounted hotel options.
*Free patron admission and plentiful parking.
*For more details about the show, click HERE
The Deerfield Festival of Fine Arts enjoys very strong and ongoing community support, reinforced by its multi-year history of presenting excellent art to the public. It is hosted and widely publicized by The Village of Deerfield, the Deerfield Fine Art Commission and the Deerfield Park District, along with a broad media marketing campaign. Artists' amenities, including discounted hotel rooms, reserved parking, breakfasts, booth sitters, indoor restrooms, snacks and water delivered daily to artists' booths, are tops in the industry.
Family activities draw heavily from among the community's upper-income residents. Median home price: $710,000. Repeat purchases by show-goers have built an excellent reputation for the festival, as well as large return crowds. Among the top shows in the art-oriented upper income Chicago suburbs.
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:
Deadline:
March 1, 2012
Notification:
March 15, 2012
For more details, artist's prospectus, and to apply, visit:
www.dwevents.org
Email inquiries to:
dwevents@comcast.net
You may also contact by telephone:
Debbie Netter, D & W Events, Inc.
Director
847-726-8669
