Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
central pennsylvania festival art officially abbreviated cpfa held summer state college pennsylvania main university park campus pennsylvania state university penn state student local commonly refer event art fest first central pennsylvania festival art held july lasted nine day sponsored penn state college art architecture state college chamber commerce first festival opened governor raymond p shafer musical performance took place downtown campus first sidewalk sale exhibition consisted people hanging work snow fence along wall southern border old main lawn show wasnt originally juried one could purchase art created professional amateur patron could even buy kitten festival five day long wednesday sunday early july year sidewalk sale exhibition professionally juried large portion event take place borough state college pa remainder adjacent university park campus pennsylvania state university central pennsylvania festival art placed number five list top summer festival livabilitycom national website rank quality life travel amenity america small midsized city due covid pandemic event forced go virtual festival governed board director half must affiliation penn state gown half represents town interest board employ staff three manage central pennsylvania festival art first night state college board established mission festival “celebrate art presentation diverse highquality visual performing art cooperative volunteer support community pennsylvania state university essence organization enrichment education audience grounded personal interaction artist audience approximately volunteer help bring festival life summer first day festival always child youth day feature child youth sidewalk sale free childrens art craft workshop performance young people two outdoor one indoor stage consistently ranked one top outdoor fine art fine craft show nation sidewalk sale exhibition brings artist craftspeople across nation state college three hundred exhibitor offer wide variety object sale including basket ceramic jewelry fiber painting photography wearable art part sidewalk sale exhibition jury process artist united state several foreign country submit digital image work juried february panel review image artist receiving highest score accepted sidewalk sale exhibition encourage support visual art regional basis sidewalk sale exhibition set aside booth space artist whose primary residence following central pennsylvania county blair centre clearfield clinton huntingdon mifflin union though central pennsylvania division sidewalk sale many artist introduced exhibiting juried outdoor show exhibitor sidewalk sale exhibition subject rule pay fee eligible award sidewalk sale exhibition exhibitor eligible receive prize money sidewalk sale exhibition central pennsylvania festival art recently ranked second list best fine art design show america ranking third held last two year twentieth annual poll published september issue sunshine artist based sale total reported exhibitor festival sunshine artist magazine america premier show festival guide addition sidewalk sale exhibition festival present performer outdoor indoor stage downtown state college penn state campus currently festival present indoors st andrew episcopal church state college presbyterian church state theatre downtown state college festival also erects outdoor stage block south allen street lawn old main penn state administration building july fifty different performer presented performance free require festival button admission music presented cover wide range genre classical rock bluegrass jazz symphonic band performer international national state regional standing image festival juried gallery exhibition robeson gallery university park campus penn state hang june july year open artist living pennsylvania ohio new york new jersey delaware maryland west virginia virginia district columbia work entered exhibition three year old exhibition accepts work ceramic fiber paper addition traditional fine art category drawing painting mixed medium photography printmaking watercolor sculpture artist must primary residence pennsylvania one adjacent state virginia district columbia exhibition regional scope region question large high population year exhibition juried curator director cleveland museum art carnegie museum art albrightknox gallery major university gallery including penn state palmer museum art art festival across country often advertise collectible poster past year festival poster designed penn state professor visual art lanny sommese many locally iconic image community art festival k oldest race central pennsylvania first run miler art festival race became k race late course gone numerous change year k race added new course created combine east west campus proceeds benefit youth running activity centre county continuing operation nittany valley running club art festival race renamed honor sue crowe died february crowe central pennsylvania running community fixture also coached upcoming competitor family competed art festival race fivetime winner three time race miler two time became k race race currently honor memory italian street painting style renaissance europe tradition state college since portion festival block hiester street block away main festival zone downtown state college italian street painting festival feature street painter national significance addition young artist alley least smaller work measuring ’ ’ drawn variety local visual artist state college area high school art student penn state art major festival organiser also produce first night state college alcoholfree art centered festival december first night feature display outdoor ice carving including ice slide first night feature performance musician dancer theatre group activity include art craft workshop young child carriage ride k run bookfestpa portion festival centered around literature includes local author talk writer array bookrelated activity event hosted schlow centre region library anime convention setsucon run local penn state anime organization sponsor costume contest bookfestpa official website first night state college national association independent artist bookfestpa sue crow memorial art festival k race hub robeson gallery penn state chamber business industry centre county central pennsylvania convention visitor bureau