Local artists chosen for Junction City Art Fair
Posted by Debbie Adlof on April 21st, 2008
Fifty local artists exhibiting in fine art and fine craft were recently selected by a panel of art professionals at the Peoria Art Guild for the 3rd Annual Junction City Art Fair to be held on June 7 - 8, 2008, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Junction City. For the first time, art images were judged utilizing a completely digital process through Juried Art Services, a computerized service specializing in art fair artist application and selection. Selected artists had to live within a 100-mile radius of Peoria to exhibit in this local-artist-only show that boasts $15,000 in artist awards for exceptional work. All art work is original in a variety of mediums including jewelry, painting, photography, ceramics, wood, glass, mixed media, metal and fiber.
Local artists invited to exhibit in this year’s fair include:
Sharron Zimmerman, Argenta; Randy Carlson, Bartonville; Jeanne Abels, Jeffrey Little, Bloomington; Michael Schwegmann, Patricia Lindbloom, Susan Northrup, Lisa Kesler, Brian Sullivan, and John Sweitzer, Champaign; Chuck Flagg, Chillicothe; Darren Miller, Decatur; David Vernon, Delavan; Tom Gross and Tracey Frugoli, East Peoria; Jean Robison, Goodfield; Lisa Groth, Hopedale; Dee Solomon, Macomb; Linda Wilmont, Metamora; Rozanne Hubbard, Morton; Charlotte Behrens, Mount Carroll; Cydne Labonte, New Berlin; Fernando Cornejo, Normal; Jacob Grant, Jerry McNeil, Ken Tiessen, Cis Carlson, Sandy Svob, Hiram Toraason, Henry Litchfield, Vin Luong, Ryan Reed, Adrienne Risby, James Jenkins, and Dorothy Thornton, Peoria; Cindy Pringle, Pesotum; Ann Maxwell-Weisbrod, Princeton; Dwight Crane, Rantoul; Jack Wohlstadter, Rock Falls; Mindy Diaz, Rock Island; Daniel Copeland, Rushville; Harrison Phillips, Savoy; Bobbie Johnston, Barrie Bredemeier, and Beverly Fagan, Urbana; Ronnie Bell; Virginia; Sandra Schmitt, Lisa Garrison, Marlene Miller, and Dennis Belcher, Washington; John Swise, West Peoria.
New to this year’s art fair will be an expanded Kids Art Festival, a wider variety of food and beverages and live music. The June event is the one of two major fundraisers for the Peoria Art Guild. The nationally-recognized Fine Art Fair will be held September 27-28, 2008 on Peoria’s Riverfront. Call the Peoria Art Guild for more info at 637-2787.