WELLS STREET
ART FESTIVAL
Sat, August 14, 2021 thruSun, August 15, 2021
SAT: 10:00am-10:00pm
SUN: 10:00am-9:00pm
The Beneficiary
AT A GLANCE:
EVENT DETAILS
| Date(s) | Sat, August 14, 2021 thru Sun, August 15, 2021 |
| Event Time(s) | SAT: 10:00am-10:00pm SUN: 10:00am-9:00pm |
| Location | On Wells St. between North Ave. and Division |
| 1400 N. Wells Street Chicago IL |
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WELLS STREET
ART FESTIVAL
Art enthusiasts are guaranteed to find plenty of inspiration when the early summer showcase that is the Wells Street Art Festival celebrates its 46th year. Held on the eponymous strip of Wells Street between North Avenue and Division in Chicago’s historic Old Town neighborhood, it’s a treasure trove of creativity and much more.
For starters, there’s a diverse mix of nearly 125-plus juried artists from both the region and across the nation. Other weekend highlights include the tasty cuisine from the neighborhood’s eclectic restaurants and cool music stage acts as well as kids’ art activities.
Fest proceeds will again benefit the programs and services of the Old Town Merchants & Residents Association.
Entertainment
Saturday
12:15pm - Classical Blast
2:00pm - Jesse White Tumblers
4:30pm - Heroes (David Bowie Tribute)
6:30pm - Boy Band Review
8:30pm - Big Suit (Talking Heads Tribute)
Sunday
Noon - The Happiness Club
12:45pm - Dr. Bombay
1:50pm - Jesse White Tumblers
2:40pm - Brass Buckle (Country Hits)
4:30pm - Run Forrest Run
7:00pm - Wedding Banned
About Our Beneficiary: Old Town Merchants & Residents Association
The Old Town Merchants & Residents Association, sponsor of Wells Street Art Festival, has its origins as the Old Town Chamber of Commerce which was founded in 1971. It later changed its name to OTMRA. In addition to holding its annual art fest, the group serves as the voice of the Old Town community in addressing commercial and residential development, zoning, neighborhood beautification, community safety and city services. It also oversees assorted marketing and public relations initiatives to promote both the neighborhood and its businesses. For more visit oldtownchicago.org.
Marketing & Sponsorship Opportunities
Looking to connect with active consumers at this event? For pricing and a customized benefits package, please contact Norine Smyth at 312-799-0354.
Vending Opportunities
2019 Artist Listing
Subject to change without notice.
| Booth Number | Type | Business Name |
|---|---|---|
| 58,60 | 2D | A. Frick |
| 75 & 75A | 2D | D. Christensen |
| 279 | 2D | E. Yu |
| 65 | 2D | Emerald Art Studio (L. Ruiz) |
| 127 | 2D | I. Irbe |
| 171 | 2D | J. Marhula |
| 254 & 256 | 2D | J. Swartz |
| 124 | 2D | J. Thomas |
| 263 | 2D | K. Wilson |
| 126 | 2D | R. Martinez |
| 91 | 2D | R. Rodriguez |
| 259 | 2D | S. Amil |
| 288 | 2D | V. Yan |
| 102 & 104 | 2-D Mixed Media | B. McKelvey |
| 196 | 2-D Mixed Media | CB Art (C. Bishop) |
| 177179 | 2-D Mixed Media | J. Lashbrook |
| 83 | 2-D Mixed Media | J. Merkling |
| 80 | 2-D Mixed Media | J.Becker |
| 106 & 108 | 2-D Mixed Media | M. Gaxhaj |
| 27 | 2-D Mixed Media | M. Sabzi |
| 147 & 148 | 2-D Mixed Media | P. Disantis |
| 161, 163 | 2-D Mixed Media | R. Borden |
| 203 | 3D | D. Carmichael |
| 188 | 3D | D. Dahlstrom |
| 22 | 3D | D. Gilbertsen |
| 128 | 3D | D. Schemel |
| 77,79 | 3D | E. Perry |
| 291 | 3D | G. Ekamy |
| 31 | 3D | G. Gowen |
| 169 | 3D | J. Barrenche |
| 198 | 3D | J. Glisczinski |
| 180 | 3D | J. Nelson |
| 16 | 3D | J. St. Roman |
| 224 | 3D | K. Lackner |
| 55 | 3D | L. Wurtz |
| 253 & 255 | 3D | N. Rudnick |
| 8 | 3D Mixed Media | Ear-Resistible (B. Bettag) |
| 235 | 3-D Mixed Media | D. Manning |
| 107 & 109 | 3-D Mixed Media | P. Wouk |
| 222 | 3-D Mixed Media | R. Cooley |
| 144 | 3-D Mixed Media | R. Styne |
| 152 | 3-D Mixed Media | Silhouette Studio (W. Smith) |
| 248 | 3-D Mixed Media | Waldron Bros. Woodworking (J. Waldron) |
| 239 & 240 | Bar/Rest | Adobo Grill |
| 71 & 72 | Bar/Rest | Benchmark |
| 265 & 266 | Bar/Rest | Benchmark |
| 9 & 10 | Bar/Rest | Dinotto |
| 43 & 44 | Bar/Rest | Kamehachi |
| 245 & 246 | Bar/Rest | Kanela |
| 137 & 138 | Bar/Rest | Orsos |
| 73 & 74 | Bar/Rest | The Fireplace Inn |
| 74a | Beverage | El Campeon |
| 294 | Ceramics | A. Moreno |
| 75B | Ceramics | B. Buchenot |
| 155 | Ceramics | M. Park |
| 158 & 160 | Ceramics | W./M. Gao/Chang |
| 66 | Digital Art | E. Tumen |
| 112 | Digital Art | J. Ellis |
| 150 | Digital Art | K. Kudulis |
| 211 | Digital Art | K. Lucius |
| 293 | Digital Art | M. Coglianese |
| 229 | Digital Art | R. Hanbury |
| 82 & 84 | Digital Art | R. Rankin |
| 174 | Digital Art | S. Connell |
| 176 | Digital Art | T. Jarosz |
| 139 & 140 | Food | Greek Delights |
| 191 & 192 | Food | Home Bakery |
| 241 & 242 | Food | Nicholas Quality Meats |
| 166 | Functional Art | A.Avila |
| 218 & 220 | Functional Art | Aria Handmade (N. Pineda) |
| 182 & 184 | Functional Art | B. Dunkel |
| 289 | Functional Art | B. Leatham |
| 5 | Functional Art | Book Boxes (D. Thodos) |
| 130 | Functional Art | Dart Woods (J. Van der Merkt) |
| 280 | Functional Art | E. Pruyn |
| 63 | Functional Art | G. Brunner |
| 76a | Functional Art | J. Hiser |
| 165 | Functional Art | J. Kaczmarek |
| 216 | Functional Art | K. Basi |
| 7 | Functional Art | K. Sacksteder |
| 111 | Functional Art | LINKS by Annette (A. Fiscelli) |
| 18 & 20 | Functional Art | Natural Wonders (M. Haro) |
| 86 | Functional Art | Nature's Artwork (T. Feuerstein) |
| 223 | Functional Art | R. Reformado photography, LLC |
| 56 | Functional Art | S. Barber |
| 149 | Functional Art | S. Rauba |
| 49 & 51 | Functional Art | Second Chance Art & Accessories® (A. Manning) |
| 25 | Glass | Bobby Harr Studio B. Harr |
| 296 | Glass | J. Ocheltree |
| 257 | Glass | S. Kennedy |
| 167 | Glass | V. Ivanov |
| 197 | Jewelry | A. Hake |
| 300 | Jewelry | A. Mooney |
| 81 | Jewelry | B. Meyer |
| 101 | Jewelry | B. Williams |
| 173 | Jewelry | C. Kaiser |
| 277 | Jewelry | C. King |
| 209 | Jewelry | C. Lucius |
| 119 | Jewelry | C. Zezza |
| 181 | Jewelry | CEH Creations (C. Hartsock) |
| 207 | Jewelry | D. Horn |
| 195 | Jewelry | D. Lanoff |
| 258 | Jewelry | E. Tekeli Designs |
| 61 | Jewelry | Ear Fashion (P. Iglesias) |
| 206 | Jewelry | G. Savina |
| 283 | Jewelry | Glamrocks Jewelry (K. Molenhouse) |
| 122 | Jewelry | J. Raven |
| 64 | Jewelry | Jewelry By Venus (V. Cramer) |
| 23 | Jewelry | Kepiaa (M. Ramirez) |
| 89 | Jewelry | Kyle Hisir |
| 232 | Jewelry | L. Lehman |
| 120 | Jewelry | L. Olmos |
| 24 | Jewelry | L'Harmonie Creative Jewelry (R. Iglesias) |
| 105 | Jewelry | Limbo Jewelry (A. Rutt) |
| 215 | Jewelry | M. Banks |
| 202 | Jewelry | M. Powers Handcrafted Jewelry |
| 94 | Jewelry | M. Waterstraat |
| 14 | Jewelry | N. Salerno |
| 278 | Jewelry | R. Tiburzio |
| 32 & 34 | Jewelry | RagTrader Vintage (E. Voltz) |
| 129 | Jewelry | SerezDesign (S. Suarez) |
| 88 | Jewelry | Smashing Jewels (C. Marsella) |
| 151 | Jewelry | Stone Temple (J. Zoellner) |
| 226 | Jewelry | Sun Sea Sky Designs (D. Hofstra) |
| 201 | Jewelry | T. Cannon |
| 54 | Jewelry | The Bead of the Soul (L. Golde Cunningham) |
| 1 & 2 | Jewelry | TRISKO JEWELRY SCULPTURES |
| Lot | Member Bar | O'Brien's |
| 45 & 46 | Member Food | Bombobar |
| 135 & 136 | Member Food | Broken English Taco Pub |
| Lot | Member Food | O'Brien's |
| 189 & 190 | Member Food | PJ Wells Inc dba O'Briens Restaurants |
| 42 | Member Merchant | Alderman 2nd Ward Alderman |
| 116 | Member Merchant | Fitness Formula Club |
| 193 | Member Merchant | Old Town Animal Center |
| 36 & 38 | Member Merchant | OTMRA |
| 290 | Member Merchant | Row House |
| 76 | Member Merchant | Sports Clip |
| 141 & 142 | Member Merchant | String a Strand |
| 276 | Member Merchant | Studio 3 |
| 6 | Member Merchant | Zanies Comedy Club |
| 153 | Painting | A. Mak |
| 115117 | Painting | A. Sechin |
| 251 | Painting | A. Siwik |
| 162 & 164 | Painting | Art by Ty A. Kelly |
| 212 & 214 | Painting | Art View (L. Wylangowska) |
| 4 | Painting | Art.studio ILAR (A. Minasyan) |
| 219 | Painting | B. Kramp |
| 30 | Painting | B. Thiagarajan |
| 123, 125 | Painting | B. Whitacre |
| 157, 159 | Painting | C. Bank |
| 271 & 273 | Painting | D. Bombardier |
| 172 | Painting | D. Close |
| 90 & 92 | Painting | H. Offord |
| 131 & 133 | Painting | J. Johnson |
| 98 & 100 | Painting | J. Keaten-Reed |
| 264 | Painting | J. Young |
| 3 | Painting | K. Allenstein |
| 178 | Painting | K. Hoyer |
| 156 | Painting | Ken Reif |
| 205 | Painting | M. Chadwick |
| 52 | Painting | M. Rotsch |
| 103 | Painting | P. Novak |
| 143 | Painting | Printed Canvas, LLC (D. Cuevas) |
| 96 | Painting | R. Chavez |
| 134 | Painting | R. Disney |
| 53 | Painting | R. Olugunna |
| 217 | Painting | R. Pogatetz |
| 228 | Painting | R. Samiljan |
| 186 | Painting | S. Ursino |
| 132 | Painting | soo k. chang Fineart |
| 118 | Painting | T. Ver Halen |
| 33 | Painting | V. Fischer |
| 231 & 233 | Photography | A. Murphy |
| 93 & 95 | Photography | A. Teger |
| 154 | Photography | B. Houts |
| 170 | Photography | C. Vitale |
| 194 | Photography | C. Vogtmann |
| 13, 15 | Photography | F. Mertz |
| 76B & 78 | Photography | G. Pembroke |
| 247 & 249 | Photography | high fidelity gallery (B. Reinfield) |
| 85 & 87 | Photography | J. Cole |
| 250 & 252 | Photography | J. Dennison |
| 238 | Photography | J. Rasmussen Photography |
| 97,99 | Photography | J. Rusk |
| 200 | Photography | J. Ryan |
| 114 | Photography | J. Victor |
| 199 | Photography | jd marsh photography |
| 225 | Photography | M. Spera |
| 204 | Photography | Marcus Ryan Studios |
| 298 | Photography | Remember Wrigley Field LLC (S. Shunndich) |
| 221 | Photography | RL Photography (R. Plotnick) |
| 175 | Photography | S. Kim |
| 237 | Photography | S. Sparenga |
| 19 & 21 | Photography | Scott Fishman Photography |
| 213 | Photography | The Secret Life of Toys (M. Minuchin) |
| 50 | Photography | TINY PEOPLE BIG LAUGHS (J. Johansen) |
| 110 | Photography | W. Doree |
| 0 | Remix - Collective Area | Remix- Collective Tent - (Robert Hilger, Roslyn Broder, Marina Veiler, Robin Wilson, Jeanmarie Petro, Laura Garza, Susan Abelson, Rachel Bierma) |
| 297 | Remix Jewelry | M. Ghouleh |
| 295 | Remix Shoes | L. Alcala |
| 11 & 12 | Restaurant | LC Restaurant (Lee's Concession) |
| 183 | Sponsor | 1003.FM/ 101.9 FM |
| 244, 243 | Sponsor | Agua Fuerte |
| 146 | Sponsor | Arete Renovators |
| 47 | Sponsor | ChiroOne |
| 272 & 274 | Sponsor | CutCo |
| 48 | Sponsor | Getaround |
| 261 | Sponsor | K-LOVE 97.9 FM |
| 29 | Sponsor | NRG Home |
| 35 & 37 | Sponsor | PNC Bank |
| 292 | Sponsor | PRP Wine |
| 145 | Vendor/Merchant | Physicians Immediate Care |
| 113 | WOP | A. Furuseth |
| 260, 262 | WOP | Chuck U |
| 168 | WOP | G. Mejia |
| 185 & 187 | WOP | I. Sherwin |
| 281 | WOP | J. Ogrady |
| 62 | WOP | S. Baja |
| 121 | WOP | Z. Mory |
| 17 | Works on Paper | Hiroshi Ariyama |
| 208 & 210 | Works on Paper | N. Plavski |
| 26 & 28 | Works on Paper | Wennerstens Etchings (J. Wennersten) |
