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Port Clinton Art Festival and Taste of Highland Park
in Highland Park, Illinois

Aug 25 - Aug 26, 2012

Sat & Sun 10-6

For 29 years, the Port Clinton Art Festival has been recognized as one of the most successful juried art festivals in the country. This distinguished outdoor festival offers fine art from more than 260 of the world's most celebrated artists. More than 250,000 art enthusiasts travel from places near and far to visit this acclaimed show annually. Young artists, ages eighteen and under, shine in the Youth Art Division of the show, which offers younger artists an opportunity to exhibit and participate in a real art festival.

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Kicking off the festival weekend is the 6th Annual Taste of Highland Park, which opens Friday and runs in conjunction with the festival throughout the weekend. The Taste features food and libations from many of Highland Park's most notable restaurants. In addition to the festival fare, festival-goers will enjoy a variety of live musical performances from acclaimed bands on Friday and Saturday night.

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2011 Festival Artist Awards

AWARDARTISTMEDIASUB CATEGORY
BEST OF SHOWLISA KRISTINEPHOTOGRAPHYCOLOR
BARBARA AMDUR AWARDTERRY CANNON2DMIXED MEDIA
STEVEN L. AMDUR AWARDKIMBER FIEBIGER3DNFMETAL
BEST OF PAINTING 1STZHOU YUPAINTINGOIL
BEST OF PAINTING 2NDALLA TSANKPAINTINGOIL
BEST OF PAINTING 3RDDOUG ODOMPAINTINGMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTINGAGNES RATHONYIPAINTINGMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTINGGABOR KORANYIPAINTINGOIL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTINGSTUART YANKELLPAINTINGACRYLIC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTINGW. SCOTT WILSONPAINTINGWATERCOLOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PAINTINGZUXIN YUPAINTINGOIL
BEST OF 2D 1STMICHAEL BROWN2DMIXED MEDIA
BEST OF 2D 2NDKIMBERLY WILLCOX2DMIXED MEDIA
BEST OF 2D 3RDRAYMOND PAPKA2DMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2DSCOTT MATYJASZEK2DMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2DTONY NOZERO2DMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2DDEWEY JAMES2DMIXED MEDIA
BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY 1STXAVIER NUEZPHOTOGRAPHYCOLOR
BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY 2NDCHRISTOS PALIOSPHOTOGRAPHYCOLOR
BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY 3RDMARK STEPHENSONPHOTOGRAPHYCOLOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHYMARK MACKINNONPHOTOGRAPHYCOLOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHYMARTY HULSEBOSPHOTOGRAPHYBLACK & WHITE
BEST OF JEWELRY 1STJULIE SEYMOURJEWELRYGOLD & SILVER
BEST OF JEWELRY 2NDMARK & WENDY ZOSCHKEJEWELRYGLASS
BEST OF JEWELRY 3RDRANDY POLKJEWELRYGOLD & SILVER
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT JEWELRYPAM FOXJEWELRYGOLD & SILVER
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT JEWELRYJILL HURANTJEWELRYGOLD & SILVER
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT JEWELRYHELMA MEZEYJEWELRYMETAL
BEST OF 3D NON FUNCTIONAL 1STJAMES LACASSE3DNFMETAL
BEST OF 3D NON FUNCTIONAL 2NDROBBIE ROBINS3DNFMETAL
BEST OF 3D NON FUNCTIONAL 3RDJOHN PETREY3DFMIXED MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUCTIONALMICHAEL GARD3DNFMETAL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUCTIONALSTEVEN POTTS3DNFWOOD
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUCTIONALNNAMDI OKONKWO3DNFMETAL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUCTIONALJACK HILL3DNFMETAL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D NON FUCTIONALSALEM BARKER3DNFWOOD
BEST OF 3D FUNCTIONAL 1STROBERT FARRELL3DNFMETAL
BEST OF 3D FUNCTIONAL 2NDDANIEL KEITH3DFWOOD
BEST OF 3D FUNCTIONAL 3RDRANDALL RIEMER3DFMETAL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D FUCTIONALDAVID NOGUCHI3DNFMETAL
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D FUCTIONALMARZENA WEBER3DFFIBER
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D FUCTIONALDAVID ROYCE3DFGLASS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 3D FUCTIONALRON DEKOK3DFFURNITURE

Artist Info

Port Clinton
Chicago Botanic Garden Art Festival
Date Aug 25-26
Location Highland Park, IL
Days/Hrs Sat/Sun 10-6 daily
Application Fee $50
Application Deadline January 3, 2012
Late Application
Additional Fee		 $25
Late Application Deadline January 10, 2012
Notification Date February 13, 2012
Booth Fee $760
Registration Forms and full payments or our optional 50% payment plan March 1, 2012
Balance Due July 1, 2012
Last day for refunds on space fees paid for all festivals,less $50 processing fee per festival. May 1, 2012

Visitor Info

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