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Naperville Woman's Club Fine Art & Artisan Fair 2025
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630-803-9171
REQUIREMENTS:
Accepted Application Types:
Artist
Images: 5 (a booth shot is required)
Fee: (Jury Fee (non refundable)): $35.00
Emerging Artists:
This application does not accept applications from emerging artists.
The application deadline has passed.
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EVENT INFORMATION
The Naperville Woman's Club Fine Art & Artisan Fair
Show features:
Established 1959, The Naperville Fine Art & Artisan Fair, formally the Woman's Club Art Fair is the longest running Art Fair in Illinois.
Located 28 miles west of Chicago, Naperville is home to approximately 147,000 in a county of 1,000,000.
The Naperville Fine Art & Artisan Fair takes place on the grounds of Naper Settlement, a park-like setting with paved pathways, mature trees, and historic buildings. Naper Settlement is a renown outdoor history museum and provides the perfect back drop for the Art Fair!
The Naperville Woman's Club supports civic organizations and projects, and The Naperville Fine Art & Artisan Fair is their signature event. It is a highly publicized, well-attended event of long standing and has
a strong reputation in town and among artists as being well organized, having high caliber artists and being very artist friendly!
Show features:
- Dedicated Marketing initiative
- Extensive advertising & promotions
- Social media push through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
- Ads on Facebook
- Strategic signage placement
- Professional overnight security
- Complimentarty breakfast reception
- Professional jury
- Awards
- Booth sitters
- Public interactive mural
Established 1959, The Naperville Fine Art & Artisan Fair, formally the Woman's Club Art Fair is the longest running Art Fair in Illinois.
Located 28 miles west of Chicago, Naperville is home to approximately 147,000 in a county of 1,000,000.
The Naperville Fine Art & Artisan Fair takes place on the grounds of Naper Settlement, a park-like setting with paved pathways, mature trees, and historic buildings. Naper Settlement is a renown outdoor history museum and provides the perfect back drop for the Art Fair!
The Naperville Woman's Club supports civic organizations and projects, and The Naperville Fine Art & Artisan Fair is their signature event. It is a highly publicized, well-attended event of long standing and has
a strong reputation in town and among artists as being well organized, having high caliber artists and being very artist friendly!
RULES/REGULATIONS
ELIGIBILITY
Participation is open to artists creating original art in the following categories:
Painting (acrylic, oil, watercolors), mixed media, drawing, pastels, sculpture, fiber art (various textiles & leather), photography, jewelry, glass, ceramics, wood, metal sculpture, print making, digital art, and a limited number specialty packaged food items. High quality 2D reproduction must be signed and numbered and be limited editions. Prints must be of original art work, produced by the artist and clearly labeled as a reproduction. No kits or pre-fabricated kits or settings for jewelry allowed. Glass work must also be of original design.
Additional categories include jewelry and upscaled or repurposed art, combining original items with recycled, antique or historic pieces. An example of this would be a fiber artist that employes vintage fabrics into one of their original designs, or a jewelry artist that uses antique elements in their original design.
If you are exhibiting as a Glass Artist, jewelry cannot represent more than 15% of your booth space. Please indicate both categories when applying.
The Artist must be present for the duration of the show. If Artwork is done as a team, or collaboration, one member may represent the team.
No Artist Representatives or 'Buy and Sell' Artists are allowed!
Naperville Woman's Club reserves the right to request removal of any items you have not been approved to sell, if we suspect they are not of original design, or if items are not consistent with which you juried in.
Photography and Digital Art prints must be signed and numbered.
Artists using propane tanks for demonstrations must furnish an additional insurance certificate, contact Art Fair Director for wording of additional insureds.
No dogs are allowed on Naper Settlement Grounds other than service dogs.
Participation is open to artists creating original art in the following categories:
Painting (acrylic, oil, watercolors), mixed media, drawing, pastels, sculpture, fiber art (various textiles & leather), photography, jewelry, glass, ceramics, wood, metal sculpture, print making, digital art, and a limited number specialty packaged food items. High quality 2D reproduction must be signed and numbered and be limited editions. Prints must be of original art work, produced by the artist and clearly labeled as a reproduction. No kits or pre-fabricated kits or settings for jewelry allowed. Glass work must also be of original design.
Additional categories include jewelry and upscaled or repurposed art, combining original items with recycled, antique or historic pieces. An example of this would be a fiber artist that employes vintage fabrics into one of their original designs, or a jewelry artist that uses antique elements in their original design.
If you are exhibiting as a Glass Artist, jewelry cannot represent more than 15% of your booth space. Please indicate both categories when applying.
The Artist must be present for the duration of the show. If Artwork is done as a team, or collaboration, one member may represent the team.
No Artist Representatives or 'Buy and Sell' Artists are allowed!
Naperville Woman's Club reserves the right to request removal of any items you have not been approved to sell, if we suspect they are not of original design, or if items are not consistent with which you juried in.
Photography and Digital Art prints must be signed and numbered.
Artists using propane tanks for demonstrations must furnish an additional insurance certificate, contact Art Fair Director for wording of additional insureds.
No dogs are allowed on Naper Settlement Grounds other than service dogs.
BOOTH INFORMATION
Booth Fees are $385 for the weekend.
Booth sizes are generous (10x12) with storage in the rear. Booths are on grass.
Double booths are available.
Corner spaces available for an additional $100.
You may make a booth request and we will do our best to accomodate. No booth changes after booths are assigned.
Please cart in. Tents, tables, and your own display are required. All tents must be weighted down, no stakes. There is no electricity for the booths, portable battery operated fans are recommended. There is both sun and shade in the park.
Storage behind booths is allowed if kept neat and to a minimum.
Convenient free parking for Artists directly North and South of the show at either the City Municipal Center or South Porter lot and in the High School parking lot to the west.
There are over 120 Booth Spaces available.
No dogs are allowed on the grounds of Naper Settlement unless they are Service dogs.
CART-IN IN TIMES
Friday June 27, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All must be off grounds by 7:00 p.m.
Saturday June 28, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Sunday June 29, 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Sunday, June 29, Tear down 5:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.. You must be off grounds at 7:30 sharp.
ARTIST BREAKFAST RECEPTION AND AWARD PRESENTATION
Sunday, June 29, 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at outside on the grounds of Naper Settlement.
ARTIST AMENITIES
Free Continental Breakfast Saturday, 8:30. Award Breakfast Reception Sunday 9:15. a.m.
Booth Sitters available.
The Naper Settlement is a fully fenced in park. The artist booths will be patrolled by hired security and the City of Naperville Police. However, Artists are responsible for the safety and security of their work and property.
Pets are not allowed on the grounds of Naper Settlement. Documented service dogs are allowed.
REFUND POLICY
Booth refunds are available up to May 29, 2025.
Jury fees are not refundable.
Cancellations must be made in writing or via email to the Art Fair Planner by May 29 to receive your booth fee refund minus a $35 processing fee.
Cancellations after May 29 are not eligible for refund.
Jury fees are not refundable.
Cancellations must be made in writing or via email to the Art Fair Planner by May 29 to receive your booth fee refund minus a $35 processing fee.
Cancellations after May 29 are not eligible for refund.
JURY DETAILS
Average number of applications submitted each year:
200
Average number of artists selected from the jury to participate in the event:
140
Average number of exempt from jury artists who are invited to participate in the event:
12
How returning artists are selected:
Selected by on-site jury
Vendors that are excluded/ineligible:
Buy Sell Vendors are excluded.
How images are viewed by jurors:
Computer monitor
Within a medium category, applications are sorted and viewed by:
Application ID (number generated when application is started by artist)
Jurors score applications using the following scale:
1 - 10
Number of jurors scoring applications:
2
The show organizes the jurors for a:
Single jury panel that scores applications for all medium categories
Jurors score
Separately from various locations
Am I allowed to observe the jury process?
Jury process is closed
