Explore the 2021 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts Online Images Exhibition Gallery

Discover the captivating 2021 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts (CPFA) online Images Exhibition Gallery. This curated collection showcases exceptional works by talented artists, spanning photography, mixed media collages, hand-etched prints, and more.

While we eagerly await in-person browsing at future festivals—hopefully in 2022—this virtual gallery offers a perfect way to enjoy the art. Support local artists by purchasing pieces directly.

The 2021 Juried Exhibition is expertly curated by Betsey Batchelor, an acclaimed artist and Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at Arcadia University. Holding an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and a BFA from The University of the Arts, her work has been exhibited at prestigious venues including Woodmere Art Museum, Dartmouth College, and Swarthmore College. A recipient of grants from the Pennsylvania and Rhode Island Councils on the Arts, she is also a MacDowell Colony Fellow.

Betsey Batchelor shares her insights on the selected works:

"I saw work that expressed isolation, loneliness, and political upheaval. I saw work that may have served as a respite. As artists we know that art can sometimes save us. We can go into the studio and turn away from the world, and there we can use our work to respond to our experience of the world or create an alternative world. It requires that in some measure we turn inward and spend time within ourselves. For many, this is deeply restorative."

Read the full Juror's Statement on the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts website.

This year, CPFA features virtual events, limited in-person concerts, the Young Artists Gallery online, and a Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition. Stroll Downtown State College virtually to view historic Arts Fest posters.