Media Kit

Here are the materials that could be helpful if you are interviewing a member of the Arts Festival staff or board, or a participating artist or performer about this year’s event. These materials can also be used for news stories, blog posts, reports, and other publications. Artists and performers participating in this year’s Festival can also use the information and images on their own websites.

General Festival Information

Brief Overview

CPFA is an independent, nonprofit corporation that functions as a cooperative town-and-gown venture. The Festival has grown to encompass Children & Youth Day, a juried gallery exhibition, our Street Painting festival, and a wide variety of performances on outdoor and indoor stages. Approximately 125,000 people visit the Festival each year. The mission of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is to celebrate the arts with presentations of diverse, high-quality visual and performing arts through the cooperative volunteer support of the community and The Pennsylvania State University. The essence of this organization is the enrichment and education of the audience, grounded in personal interaction between artist and audience.

Click on the buttons below to learn more about us, access our recent press releases and articles, and/or contact us with questions.

Downloadable Images

Click on the images below to download them for use in articles, blog posts, etc. that discuss Arts Festival. Please contact us if you have trouble downloading either of these images or you need a different image.

2024 Festival Materials

Brief Description

The 2024 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will once again take place in its traditional format, on the streets of downtown State College and the adjacent University Park campus of Penn State.  The line up of events includes live musical performances, a juried fine art gallery exhibition, a banner competition, and an entire day devoted to children and youth.

Downloadable Images

Click on the images below to download them for use in articles, blog posts, etc. that discuss the 2024 Festival. Please contact us if you have trouble downloading any of these images or you need a different image.