Water Street Fine Art & Fine Craft Fair 2025

The Naperville Water Street District proudly announces the Annual Water Street Fine Art & Fine Craft Fair, a juried art exhibition and sale held along Water Street in Downtown Naperville, adjacent to the renowned Naperville Riverwalk, Naper Settlement and Hotel Indigo Naperville Riverwalk. Water Street draws a sophisticated, art and lifestyle conscious community of locals and visitors alike. The show will be promoted through press releases and photos to newspapers, magazines, NCTV and Chicagoland television and radio news outlets as well as through the Downtown Naperville Alliance, Naperville Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Participation is limited to approximately 35 artists and is open to Chicago Suburban (NOT City of Chicago) artists working in painting, drawing, sculpture, fiber, graphics, mixed media, jewelry, photography, pottery, metalwork, glass, wood, and digital art. The fair is scheduled for Sunday, July 13, 2025, open to the public from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Application fee is $250, booth fee is $125, and 5 images plus a booth shot are required. Standard booth size is 10 X 12, and artists must provide their own tents, display boards, tables, and chairs.

One Best of Show award with a $250 cash prize will be awarded, and at the judges' discretion, up to four Honorable Mention Awards may be given. This honor carries with it an invitation to return to the show in 2025. Amenities include complimentary continental breakfast for artists, on-site security, jazz music, limited electricity availability, roving booth sitters, complimentary bottled water, and air-conditioning and restrooms in the adjacent hotel lobby.