- Deadline
- due today
- Entry fee
- $35
- Award
- $500
- Location
- La Grange, Illinois
- Exhibition window
- Sep 12, 2026 → Sep 13, 2026
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About
Apply to exhibit and sell your fine art at the 30th West End Arts Festival in La Grange, Illinois.
Overview
Apply and sell your art at the 30th West End Arts Festival in La Grange, IL. This juried fine art festival is held along Burlington Avenue with the historic Stone Avenue Metra train station as a backdrop, in the charming west end area surrounded by old trees, small businesses and free parking. The event draws interested buyers to this upscale, family-friendly village located 20 minutes west of Chicago.
Key Dates
- Submission deadline: July 13, 2026
- Show dates: September 12-13, 2026, 10 am - 5 pm
- Friday afternoon check-in and set-up available (typically from about 2 pm)
What You Can Show
Accepted mediums include ceramics, drawing, fiber (functional and non-functional), paper (non-functional), furniture, glass, jewelry, acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, sculpture, wood, metal, mixed media, collage, photography, and printmaking. Original artwork only; artist must be present at event. No mass-produced, commercially made, or manufactured work. Digital illustration and software-based drawing are not eligible, though photography (including digitally enhanced) is permitted if the original image is captured by the artist.
Submission Requirements
- Submit exactly 4 images
- Maximum 5 total submissions per application
- Emerging artists: new artists with less than two shows and not previously in West End Arts Festival
Fees
- Jury Fee: $35 (waived if previously awarded)
- Standard 10x10 booth: $375
- Corner booth: $450 (first come basis)
- Double booth: $725
- Double corner booth: $775
- Emerging Artist 10x10 booth: $225 (very limited spaces)
Awards
- Best of Show: $500
- 1st Place: $250
- 2nd Place: $150
- 3rd Place: $100
Eligibility
Artists whose work does not comply with rules or differs from submitted images will be asked to remove items or leave the event with no refunds. Emerging Artist section is for new artists that have done less than two shows and not previously participated.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
All refund requests must be submitted in writing; email requests are accepted. A $100 cancellation fee is in effect immediately upon receipt of booth fee payment or deposit. No refunds available 60 days prior to the start date (Friday night before the show weekend).
Contact Information
- Email: artfest@lgba.com
- Phone: 708-582-6510
- Facebook: WestEndArtsFest
- Instagram: LaGrangeArts
- Website: westendartsfestival.com
- Award
- Ribbons and prize awards: Best of Show $500, 1st Place $250, 2nd Place $150, 3rd Place $100. Award winners invited back with jury fee waived.
- Entry fee
- Jury Fee: $35 (waived if invited as previous award winner). Booth Fees: Standard 10x10 booth $375, Corner booth $450, Double booth $725, Double corner booth $775, Emerging Artist 10x10 booth $225.
- Entries per artist
- Up to 2
- Eligibility
- Artists with original work; emerging artists (less than two shows, not previously participated) have a designated section with limited spaces.
- Also worth noting
- Waitlist maintained
- Waitlist
- The organizer keeps one.
- Contact
- artfest@lgba.com
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