Join us at the 35th annual Westport Fine Arts Festival where you will see diverse artwork by 140 artists from the US and Canada. Hear great live music and see dance performances on our music stage. Participate in art activities for kids and adults, meet new friends, and see old friends.

You will find the expanded Fine Arts Festival in downtown Westport along the beautiful Saugatuck River from the Post Road at the Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge, along the Parker Harding Plaza “express lane,” and across Gorham Island. The new site, moving from Main Street, will create a traffic-free oasis of art and nature.

Walk across the bridge to visit our gallery at 51 Riverside Avenue and continue the fun with an arts ’scavenger hunt’ at the 2008 Solos Show — a sharp and fresh exhibition that showcases significant new work by emerging and mid-career artists from Connecticut.

Saturday, July 19 from 9am - 6pm
and Sunday, July 20 from 10am - 6pm

Live stage schedule:

Saturday
11:00 Musical Theatre of CT
12:00 Wiggins Sisters
1:00 New Artist Showcase (featuring 4 students from the community: Will Richardson, Taber Onthank, Joe Berg, Ellen Kempner)
2:00 Open Book
3:00 Chi Dance
4:00 Cafe Musette
6:30-8:30 Steve Lowenthal plays at the Artist’s Awards Dinner

Sunday
11:00 Dan Bonis
12:00 Dylan O’Connor
1:00 Amy Berkson
2:00 The Veltz Family
3:00 Jaymay
4:00 Too Blue

The Westport Arts Center booth will also have a free give-away… come visit!

The Westport Arts Center is proud to be a sponsor of the 35th Annual Downtown Merchant’s Association’s Westport Fine Arts Festival, and helped coordinate the jury for the festival booths and judging the winners.