Arts Showcased

“Don’t miss this Festival of the Arts” scheduled July 11-14 at State College, Pennsylvania.”

Juried Art

The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is pleased to once again present our popular juried fine art exhibition, Images 2024. The exhibition runs from July 1 – 31, 2024 at the Schlow Centre Region Library in downtown State College, Pennsylvania. The exhibition is located in the heart of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, which runs July 10 – 14, 2024 and attracts an anticipated 125,000 visitors.

Images 2024 is a 2-D gallery exhibition featuring drawings, paintings, pastels, mixed media, photography, hand-pulled prints, watercolors, fiber, paper, and digital art from artists aged 16 and older whose primary residence is in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Regional Art

The 2024 Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition hours are: July 11 -13 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and July 14 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Our jurors visit each exhibitor during the Festival as part of the jury process and subsequently award over $17,500 in prize money. These award winners are announced at the awards ceremony at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday during the Festival, at the Allen Street Stage. To encourage and support the visual arts on a regional basis, the Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition sets aside booth spaces for artists whose primary residence is in the following Central Pennsylvania counties: Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin and Union. Through the Central Pennsylvania Division of the Sidewalk Sale, many artists have been introduced to exhibiting at juried outdoor shows. All exhibitors in the Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition are subject to the same rules, pay the same fees, and are eligible for the same awards.

Street Art

The Festival’s Street Painting exhibition will once again feature street painters of national and regional significance. In addition, local artists, Penn State, and local secondary school students will showcase their work.