The 19th Annual Summer Festival of the Arts will be held at and around Youngstown State University July 8-9. A celebration of both the fine and performing arts, the Festival has wide community participation from local and regional arts groups, cultural institutions, ethnic and civic groups and the greater University community.
Artist applications for the juried fine art show are now available, and artists are encouraged to apply by the April 3 early deadline, although applications will be accepted until the event is full. Each application must be accompanied by the $20 jury fee. If accepted, the booth fee is $100. The Summer Festival of the Arts does not rent tables; all artists must submit an application and materials and be accepted by a panel of professional jurors.
Over 80 artists participated in the two-day event last year, which also includes an ethnic festival, jazz concert and multiple family activities.
“The Summer Festival of the Arts has become an anchor event for a weekend-long series of activities in our community. We are grateful to the community for supporting the arts over the years as well as to the artists who have exhibited and sold their artwork. We are looking forward to the variety of activities planned to celebrate the 19th year of bringing great art to the Valley,” said Lori A. Factor, Festival coordinator.
The Summer Festival of the Arts originally began as the popular Walk on Wick, an event sponsored by the Youngstown Area Arts Council. In a partnership between the then-Arts Council and YSU, it became a department of the University in 1999, expanding into a weekend long juried arts event in and around YSU.
Applications for fine artists wishing to sell their artwork in the Artists’ Marketplace are available to download online at Summer Festival of the Arts or by emailing Lori Factor at la******@ys*.edu….
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