Street Painting presented by Curaleaf

In Italy, they’re called madonnari, in Germany they go by strassenmaler, and in the United Kingdom they’re screevers. At the Festival, we call them street painters. Watch them reveal their artistry as they transform a non-descript State College street into an art exhibition in four days.

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

Plus, our Little Art Alley provides artists of any age and ability with the opportunity to add to the Arts Festival! No pre-registration needed.  Step right up.  For a $5 fee, you get a beautiful box of pastels, a 14″x 14″ square to draw on and the opportunity to create a masterpiece!  Our Little Art Alley is sponsored by Sheetz.

Street painters will be on-site at Foster Avenue on either side of South Allen Street from Thursday, July 11 to Saturday, July 13 between the hours of 10:00 am and 7:00 pm, and Sunday, July 14, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, weather permitting.

Paige Landay will be our 2024 featured street painter. Paige started street painting for the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts back in 2016. She is an art teacher in Pittsburgh. Her painting is sponsored by Strong Tower Associates.  

We have been truly blessed to have Holly Foy as our intrepid coordinator of our Street Painting exhibition since 2001. Creative, resourceful, and good-humored, she brings together an immensely talented group of street painters. Their work brings an extra element of joy to the festival. 

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Paige Landay with octopus street painting

Paige Landay, 2024 Featured Street Painter

Holly Foy, Street Painting Coordinator

street painting Little Arts Alley
Allison Laninger
street painting kids Little Arts Alley
Preenaa Moyer

The 2024 Street Painting Exhibition is presented by Curaleaf, with additional sponsorship support by Strong Tower Associates, Sheetz, CATA, Home Instead, Jana Marie Foundation, The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School, State College Area Roller Derby, Centre Region Parks & Recreation, the State College Community Land Trust, and The Jeremy and Abigail Cramer Family.  

Additional support of the artists provided by Carter’s Table, Canyon Pizza, Mezeh Mediterranean Grill, and Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers.  

Follow along with the 2024 Street Painting progress on Facebook!

Check out the street paintings created by our talented artists at the 2023 Arts Festival!  

Abigail Cramer, Adventure of a Giant Squid
Allison Laninger, Group of Three Dancers - Degas
Alsou Umarova, Bishkek Skyline
Guillermo (Willy) Zayas, Water Love
Judith Barbara, Snail Trail
Madeline Kowalczyk, Stars in My Eyes
Olivia Gennaro - Cookie Butter!
Paige Landay, Sea Turtle
Preenaa Moyer, In the Rain - Franz Marc
Smita Bharti, Tanya Zwart, and Lena Zwart - Geverly Mestas Newell - Steven Cavallo
Grace Friesen, La Calavera Catrina - Posada
Cecil Fish, Manhole

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