Once again, people will have the chance to contribute to an interactive mural while supporting local artists. The 64th annual Naperville Woman’s Club Fine Art and Artisan Fair is from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. June 29-30 at the Naper Settlement in Naperville.
The event annually draws around 10,000 visitors and features more than 100 juried artists. The volunteer-run event also features live music, food and adult beverages and children’s activities. Susan Stockton is one of the co-chairwomen of the Fine Art and Artisan Fair and is excited about the 8-by-12-foot interactive mural.
“People can get an eight-inch square and paint their own little square and it gets stapled to the mural and it comes to life,” she said. Each year, a different artist’s work is selected to have the mural based on at the fair. This year’s artist is Vandana Jain, a Chicago artist who created a brightly-colored work titled “Bumblebee Ballet.
” “It’s a beautiful floral with bumblebees. It’s a colorful painting, it’s really going to be spectacular,” Stockton said. Some of the categories at the art fair include painting, mixed media, fiber, glass, photography, ceramics, wood, upcycled repurposed art and specialty foods.
A full list of artists can be found on the website. People are able to purchase items marked at a variety of price points or simply admire the artists’ work..
Last year, they added live music to the event for the first time; something that worked so well they’re bringing.
