July 14-17
State College, Pennsylvania
45th Annual Sidewalk Sale & Exhibition
Downtown State College and Penn State Campus
300 Exhibitors
Deadline: January 28, 2011
Why should you apply to this festival? Here is what its director, Rick Bryant, has to say:
• It is always ranked in the Top Ten in the Sunshine Artist magazine rankings (# 3 last time
around!)
• We bring roughly 125,000 people to State College over five days in July (the first day of our
Festival is Children's Day, and our artists set up at the end of the day, so that they are there
four days)
• Show is in its 45th year and is on Penn State campus and the streets of the Borough of State
College. Actually, we were founded by the State College Chamber of Commerce and Penn
State's College of Arts and Architecture as a "town/gown" event
• Penn State alumni return for "Arts Festival Alumni Weekend," a time to renew old college ties,
attend special programs, and, of course, the arts festival. Some folks even opt to stay in
dorms!
• We hand out over $17,000 in prizes. The top prize is $2,500.
• Our festival features the outdoor show, an indoor gallery exhibition, a celebration of Italian
Street Painting, performing arts on three indoor stages and four outdoor stages
• And if you're up for it, there's a 10K/5k run bright and early Sunday morning with over 500
entrants.
Where is State College, PA? Visit this link.
Our take on it:
If you are sincere about your career at the art fairs, this is an event that you should seriously consider for your participation. The best reason is that your work will be seen by a clientele who come from across the country for this annual reunion at their alma mater. The exposure to a new audience could lead not only to success here but it will broaden your art fair experience. Lots of Easterners attend, a great cultural mix.
Apply today: www.zapplication.org
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For more information about the Central Pennsylvania Festival of Arts visit their website: www.arts-festival.com
Comments
i love this show for so many reasons.
No matter where I am in this giant show there are patrons and I always do well.