Carmel International Arts Festival

In 2022 we had just one event. The Carmel International Arts Festival held its namesake event, The Carmel International Arts Festival, on September 24th and 25th , of 2022. One Hundred twenty-four artists were provided with a forum to display their works. Seven not-for-profit organizations were provided space to share their stories and mission with the festival visitors. The festival provided food and entertainment for artists, not-for-profits, and festival visitors, for both days, The festival attracted approximately 30,000 visitors over the weekend. The festival extended the main stage entertainment into the evening on Saturday, a presentation called Art Rocks, bringing music to the music stage for a family friendly event from 7:30 to 11:00. The festival was the organization's principal event of the year. Seven art achievement scholarships were awarded for talented high school art students, namely: one $2,500 Water Honorary scholarship, four $1,500 Best of Show scholarships and two $1,500 Innovation in The Arts scholarships.