The eleventh annual Silverton Fine Arts Festival is set for August 18-19 in Silverton's shady Coolidge–McClaine Park at the intersection of Coolidge and Charles Streets. The artist and food booths are open Saturday, 10am–7pm, and Sunday, 10am–6pm. Complementary shuttle service and free parking are available at the Robert Frost School parking lot at 301 Westfield and The Oregon Garden at 879 W. Main Street. Admission to the festival is free. The family-friendly days feature two entertainment stages, an international food court, a wine and beer garden, and arts activities.

Although the festival has been held regularly since 2001, it is not well known that an early festival actually occurred on Sunday, July 16, 1972 in a small area of Coolidge–McClaine Park. There were 140 local exhibitors and 24 of them were members of the Junior Art Club. Since there was no permanent Arts Center at that time, the Festival's most important objective was to create a public awareness for a permanent center aimed at developing local artistic talent. In the ensuing years, other art festivals were organized, but it was not until 2001 that the Association's newly-named Fine Arts Festival Committee launched what has now become a very successful decade as one of this region's most respected and admired arts festivals.

The Fine Arts Festival’s successes support, to a large extent, the various educational programs of the Silverton Arts Center. Your interest and attendance in our festival, and the participation of the artists whose high quality creations you purchase and enjoy, are an integral financial resource for those programs.

We invite you and your family to become participants in this festival. Enjoy the cool environs of our park, visit with the artists, partake of the fine performances at our entertainment stages, experience the variety of flavors at our international food court, refresh yourself at our wine and beer garden, and, perhaps, wake up your artistic flair at our hands-on art activities. Above all, we are extremely proud to welcome you to our 11th organized Silverton Fine Arts Festival anniversary. Please enjoy yourself!

Moises Roizen, President, Silverton Arts Association

Dana Smith, Co-Chair, Silverton Fine Arts Festival Committee

Admission is free.