We are thrilled to announce the winner of our 2013 Poster Contest – Anastasia Mak. Born in the Ukraine, Anastasia moved to the United States on her own at the age of 14, originally as an exchange student.  Her parents followed her to the US shortly after. Anastasia’s contemporary impressionist works share world destinations – the [...]

Spring classes, sponsored by the Bucktown Arts Fest, are underway – but it’s not too late to join in the fun! Classes are 10 weeks – one or two sessions per week as either afterschool programming or evening programming. And if you can’t make it this spring, mark your calendars for fall or winter. The same [...]

The deadline for applying to the 2013 Bucktown Arts Fest is right around the corner – March 31! It’s going to be another great year at the Fest of Fests. We hope to see you there.  

We hope you will share your creativity and passion for the Bucktown Arts Fest by entering our 2013 Poster Contest! Winners will receive a $200 cash prize and complimentary admission into the 2013 festival. Plus, your artwork will be used to promote the Fest, including the Bucktown Arts Fest website, 2013 festival materials (posters, t-shirts, [...]

We’ve been thinking a lot about the amazing art that is made through the reuse of materials that would once have been called waste. A visit to the ReBuilding Exchange, filled with reclaimed doors, windows, knobs and so much more, proved a fertile hunting ground for inspiration. But it is the artists of the Bucktown [...]