21st annual Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest returns to Rogers Park with 100+ artists, 25 live music acts, new dance lessons, KidsFest, food & drinks August 19-21, 2022
CHICAGO (May 26, 2022)—The much-anticipated annual tradition Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest (GAAF) returns to Rogers Park on August 19-21, 2022, featuring over 100 artists and 25 performances in the Glenwood Avenue Arts District, steps from the Morse Red Line ‘L’ stop at 6900-7000 N. Glenwood Avenue and 1300-1500 W. Morse Avenue. The weekend-long street festival includes an art fair, live entertainment, and food and drinks from local restaurants. Admission is free to the public. GAAF is presented by the Glenwood Avenue Arts District, with additional support by the nonprofit Rogers Park Business Alliance.
The festival will kick off with a concert, Friday August 19, 6-10 p.m., followed by the Outdoor Festival on Saturday, August 20 from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday, August 21 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
The festival presents a diverse selection of over 100 artists and craftworkers, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, ceramics, glass, textile, metal, print, mixed media and functional art. The festival also features 25 dance and live music acts on three stages featuring a wide variety of musical genres, as well as food and craft beer vendors representing neighborhood restaurants, live arts demonstrations, a KidsFest family activities area, and open studios from artists. In recognition of Chicago’s designation of 2022 as the Year of Dance, GAAF will provide dance lessons and interactive social dancing during the festival weekend.
Artist and food/drinks venders, band schedule and additional information will be announced on a later date. Artist applications and sponsorship opportunities are available at 2022glenwoodaveartsfest.artcall.org. For more information, visit www.GlenwoodAve.org.
Founded in 2002, the Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest is marking its 20th anniversary in 2022. The event is produced by a volunteer committee comprised of local community and cultural leaders, including Gregory Altman, Wally Andersen, Erik Archambeault, Dusty Ballard, Mary Bao, Diana Berek, Jeff Cory, Jim Ginderske, Alan J. Goldberg, Carolina Juarez, Mark Kozy, Jessica Oloroso, Sheryl Rosenberg, Tom Rosenfeld, Alana Snowden, and Sandra Verthein.
Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest is a free, weekend-long street arts fair serving an estimate of 15,000 festival-goers annually. For nearly two decades, visitors have experienced fine art and crafts, music, live demonstrations, and local food and drink on the cobblestone streets of the Glenwood Avenue Arts District in Chicago’s historic Rogers Park neighborhood. Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest is a broad-based, grassroots and non-profit event planned and staffed by volunteers.
Glenwood Avenue Arts District features artist studios, music venues, and numerous restaurants and bars. It is located in the heart of the Rogers Park neighborhood, which is also well known for its theaters, including Lifeline Theatre, The Factory Theater and Theatre Above the Law, which make up one of the city’s hottest theater corridors.
Rogers Park Business Alliance (RPBA) is a nonprofit organization that has served Chicago’s diverse Rogers Park neighborhood for 29 years. RPBA works to cultivate and sustain a thriving economic environment in Rogers Park, serving businesses and residents with a variety of public events and business initiatives. RPBA programs include the GROW/PROGRESANDO entrepreneurial training program, the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Rogers Park Business Alliance, annual Best of Rogers Park awards, Chalk Howard Street Festival, Taste of Clark Street Crawl, and the Glenwood Sunday Market farmers market. For more information, visit RPBA.org.
