Children's Art Fair

Children's Art Fair

Cathedral District Children’s Art Fair & Festival
Sunday September 23, 2007

The third annual Cathedral District sponsored Children’s Art Fair and Family Festival, showcasing over 600 works of children’s art, with students from K -12 grades, from 17 Chicagoland schools from throughout the city, will be held on Sunday, September 23, 2007, from 11:00-am-3pm on Superior Street between State & Wabash Streets, Chicago.

Come join us for this fun family day, with something to do for all ages. The DJ and MC will be Corey Sanford owner of Music Masters Entertainment www.musicmastersrock.com, Dance performances will be provided by All About Dance, a sing along with Joe Kroeger & popular magician, Sean Masterson, will be featured; Looking Glass Theatre will be performing a scene from Black Beauty. A face painter, balloon maker, caricaturist and a hair stylist will be available for the kids.

The children’s art is judged by some of Chicago’s finest with art aficionados from the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA). Numerous cash donations are awarded to the art departments, along with prizes to the student winners in each category.

The mission of the Cathedral District Association is to serve the Chicagoland community by providing an interfaith campus to celebrate the dynamic history, cultural contribution and diversity of the city.

Corporate benefactors and sponsors include the Omni Chicago Hotel, the Fordham Co., Chicago Chop House, Metropolitan Capital Bank, and Driehaus Capital Management.

For further information on the Cathedral District Association or the Children’s Art Fair, please contact Terri Ryan, Executive Director, Cathedral District at 312/726-4691.