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!
Street painters will be on-site at Foster Avenue on either side of South Allen Street from Thursday, July 10 to Saturday, July 12 between the hours of 10:00 am and 7:00 pm, and Sunday, July 13, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, weather permitting.
Paige Landay will be one of our 2025 featured street painters. 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.
