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Gold Coast Art Fair at Grant Park
in Chicago, Illinois

Jun 30 - Jul 1, 2012

10-6 daily

The Gold Coast Art Fair returns to 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 the work of more than 350 juried artists from around the world with prices ranging $25 to $25,000.

In addition to the juried artists exhibiting, the Gold Coast Art Fair at Grant Park will proudly host 20 emerging artists from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). Nearby attractions including Millennium Park and the Art Institute add to the perfect expedition exploring Chicago and the Gold Coast Art Fair at Grant Park.

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2011 Festival Artist Awards

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BEST OF SHOWLORRI ACOTT3D NON FUNCTIONALMETALS
BEST OF PAINTING - 1STTIM MCWILLIAMSPAINTINGACRYLIC
BEST OF PAINTING - 2NDBARBARA SPRAULPAINTINGOIL
BEST OF PAINTING - 3RDJULIO C. GARCIA2DMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTINGSHARON SPILLAR2DACRYLIC
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTINGBEN GEORGIAPAINTINGOIL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTINGVALENTIN FISCHERPAINTINGACRYLIC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTINGLIDIA WYLANGOWSKAPAINTINGOIL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTINGLEE BURSTEINPAINTINGMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTINGCOURTNEY SIMON DE MONTFORTPAINTINGMIXED MEDIA (STUDENT)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTINGBRUCE HOLWERDAPAINTINGACRYLIC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTINGROGER DISNEYPAINTINGOIL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTINGSTUART YANKELLPAINTINGACRYLIC
BEST OF 2D-1STVERNE JIDONG YAN2DFIBER
BEST OF 2D-2NDTOM RADCA2DCERAMICS
BEST OF 2D-3RDARMANDO PEDROSO2DMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2DLAURA JUNGE2DMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2DROYAL MIREE3D NON FUNCTIONALMETALS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2DCARL CRAWFORD2DMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2DPAUL ELSON2DMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2DSTEVE TAGG2DGLASS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2DINNA & ALEX DERIY2DMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2DJULIE KEATEN-REED2DDRAWING
BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY-1STJIM COPELANDPHOTOGRAPHYCOLOR
BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY-2NDCHRISTOS J PALIOSPHOTOGRAPHYCOLOR
BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY-3RDRYAN A SYNOVECPHOTOGRAPHYBLACK & WHITE
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHYKEITH & SUNNY LIANGPHOTOGRAPHYCOLOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHYJEAN-CLAUDE LOUISPHOTOGRAPHYBW & COLOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHYJOHN DENGPHOTOGRAPHYCOLOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHYROBERT COPELANDPHOTOGRAPHYCOLOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHYROBERT HORSCHPHOTOGRAPHYBW & COLOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHYJOHN GRANATAPHOTOGRAPHYBW & COLOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHYKATY PROUDFOOTPHOTOGRAPHYCOLOR
BEST OF JEWELRY-1STDEBOARH ARMSTRONGJEWELRYGOLD & SILVER
BEST OF JEWELRY-2NDROBERT JOSEPH FARRELL3D NON FUNCTIONAL/JEWELRYMETALS
BEST OF JEWELRY-3RDPAM FOXJEWELRYGOLD & SILVER
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT JEWELRYSTACY GIVONJEWELRYGOLD & SILVER
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT JEWELRYJORYEL & NEV VERAJEWELRYGOLD & SILVER
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT JEWELRYANDREW & TURZA SHOWSJEWELRYGOLD & SILVER
BEST OF 3D NON FUNCTIONAL-1STDAN NEIL BARNES3D NON FUNCTIONALMIXED MEDIA
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BEST OF 3D NON FUNCTIONAL-3RDWARNER WHITFIELD3D NON FUNCTIONALGLASS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUNCTIONALBEATRIZ KELEMEN3D NON FUNCTIONALMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUNCTIONALCHRISTINE & JIM FREEBURN3D NON FUNCTIONALGLASS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUNCTIONALVAL VALENTINE3D NON FUNCTIONALMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUNCTIONALMICHAEL BARNES3D NON FUNCTIONALCERAMICS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUNCTIONALSALEM BARKER3D NON FUNCTIONALWOOD
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUNCTIONALCHAD M JERZAK3D NON FUNCTIONALCERAMICS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUNCTIONALJANE AUCIELLO3D NON FUNCTIONALMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUNCTIONALJOHN ZIDEK3D NON FUNCTIONALMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUNCTIONALADAM SCHULTZ3D NON FUNCTIONALMETALS
BEST OF 3D FUNCTIONAL-1STRANDALL RIEMER3D FUNCTIONALMETALS
BEST OF 3D FUNCTIONAL-2NDPATRICK FENTRESS3D FUNCTIONALSTONE
BEST OF 3D FUNCTIONAL-3RDSTEVEN KLEIN3D FUNCTIONALWOOD
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D FUCTIONALDOUGLAS DURKEE3D FUNCTIONALMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D FUCTIONALARCHIE SMITH3D FUNCTIONALWOOD
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D FUCTIONALJOYCE STEWART3D FUNCTIONALFIBER
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D FUCTIONALCHRIS DOUCETTE3D FUNCTIONALWOOD

Artist Info

Gold Coast Art Fair
Chicago Botanic Garden Art Festival
Date July 14-15
Location Chicago, IL
Days/Hrs Sat/Sun 10-6 daily
Application Fee $35
Application Deadline January 3, 2012
Late Application
Additional Fee		 $25
Late Application Deadline January 10, 2012
Notification Date February 13, 2012
Booth Fee $595
Registration Forms and full payments or our optional 50% payment plan March 1, 2012
Balance Due June 1, 2012
Last day for refunds on space fees paid for all festivals,less $50 processing fee per festival. May 1, 2012

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