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Highwood's Starving Artists Festival Promises Great Art at GREAT Prices

Amdur Productions proudly returns to Highwood for the Highwood Starving Artists Festival, taking place in Everts Park on Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily. This unique art festival offers original works from masters in the field at incredibly discounted, end-of-season prices. Most of the artwork available for sale at the festival is priced at $100 or less. For art lovers on a budget or those looking for art bargains, this is one festival not to miss!

This weekend’s Many of the acclaimed artists who participate in Amdur Productions’ festivals throughout the season return for this event to sell the remainder of the season's inventory at heavily discounted prices, including:

·         Enjoy 50% off all work offered by painter and pointillist extraordinaire, Tim McWilliams – Highwood’s acclaimed poster artist! 

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·         Photographer William Hottinger will have a selection of canvases all perfectly priced at $100, as well as a selection of prints available at  discounted prices.

·         Jeweler Pollie Baumann’s exquisite pieces will be available for 30% to 50% off all weekend long.  Pollie also has a line of $10 bracelets which will be offered at the festival.

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·         Ceramicist Kristi Sloniger’s entire Moonstar Pottery line will available at the festival for 50% off.  

·         Painter Darren Jones discounts his work once a year exclusively for the Highwood Starving Artists Festival.  Darren will have a selection of original works available for 40% to 50% off.

·         Photographer John Galbo will have 30 x 40 canvases available for the discounted price of just $100!

·         Patricia Pint’s lace necklaces and woven wire collar necklaces will be 20% off during the Highwood Starving Artists Festival. 

·         Ceramicist Melissa Monroe’s beautiful pottery is priced to sell!  Shop Melissa’s collection for 75% off all weekend long…or while it lasts! 

·         Photographer Edward Savant will have dedicated bin of bargains – all available at 50% off.

In addition to the “great art at great prices,” the Highwood Staving Artists Festival features great food from local restaurants and on-site restaurants, as well as a selection of craft beer.  Live music from local bands and performers add to the experience of this FREE outdoor art festival. Fun art activities for kids, including an art scavenger hunt and spin art, make the Highwood Starving Artists Festival a destination for art enthusiasts of all ages!

Expose yourself to "great art at great prices" at Highwood’s Starving Artists Art Festival on at Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22 in Everts Park.  Parking and admission are FREE!!

For more information about the Highwood Starving Artists Festival or Amdur Productions Inc., please call 847-926-4300 or email info@amdurproductions.com. Visit us online at www.amdurproductions.com or find us on FacebookTwitter or Pinterest.

For thirty years, Amdur Productions, a nationally acclaimed arts festival production company, has organized and directed a selection of the country’s most prestigious juried art festivals. Many of Amdur’s festivals are rated in Sunshine Artist magazine’s top 100 with several appearing in the top 50. The Port Clinton Art Festival, Amdur Productions’ premiere festival which also celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, was ranked the number five show in the country by Sunshine Artist magazine in 2012. For more information, please visit www.amdurproductions.com, call 847-926-4300 or email info@amdurproductions.com.

 

 

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