The Wells Street Art Festival and Old Town Art Fair will run concurrently June 11 and 12. The Old Town Art Fair will offer 200 internationally acclaimed artists while the Wells Street Art Festival will feature over 140 juried local and national artists.
Each fair will showcase a wide array of work in many different media from traditional painting and sculpture, to woodworking and jewelry crafting. Thousands of visitors will be in attendance to admire and buy art, sample food from local vendors and be entertained by local bands and the Jesse White Tumblers. Kids can create a take home craft at Art on Sedgwick. Artistic media represented include traditional painting and sculpture, artisan woodworking and metal smithing, ceramics, jewelry, photography, digital arts and more.
Gates will open for the OTAF Saturday, 10 am to 7 pm and Sunday 10 am to 6 pm. The WSAF runs Saturday from 10 am to 10 pm and Sunday from 10 am to 9 pm.
(For info to WSAF, visit oldtownchicago.org and for OTAF, visit oldtownartfair.org)
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