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Today was an unusual day in the Chicagoland area, there was an art festival that was simply that, an art festival.

And what a good festival it was.

The quality was very good, there was no more than one or two questionable booths and no one medium seemed to overwhelm.  Ok, I have one complaint, there wasn't enough blown glass.  

And what else wasn't at the show?  There was no NY Times salesman yelling at everyone walking by, no Verizon,  no window companies.  There wasn't any music, no food smells, just a lot of people walking around enjoying the art.  You could have a conversation with the artists without having to talk over outside interference.  

Getting back to the quality--I saw artists that I have seen at Coconut Grove, Port Clinton, Krasl and other shows. These artists were not slouches.  And, the most fun is seeing artists we rarely see or have never seen before.   The show itself is held in an affluent suburb west of Chicago.  I don't pay that much attention to bags but if crowded booths mean anything, people were buying.  

The artists we talked to were all very happy with how the festival was run.

My pARTner in crime and cousin, Audrey  and I do not usually venture south of Evanston so Geneva is out of our geographic comfort zone.  We got lost coming and going  (and I got some great clothes at great prices at the mall we turned around at) but it was definitely worth the trip.

A big thanks to Erin Melloy, the promoter for concentrating on the important thing--The Art.

Hello!

I am new to this, but I have been reading your comments for a while now and they are so very helpful!! Has anyone ever done the Festival of the Vine in Geneva? This year it's Sep. 10 & 11, they are still accepting applications, but before I send mine and the $175 booth fee, I'd like to know a bit about it!

Thanks!