2023 Island Arts Festival
Over 100 visual, performing and culinary artists came come together for this two-day event, which occured on May 5th and 6th. The festival was founded in 2011 by local artists and art enthusiasts and continues to grow and change with new artists and activities. The Carolina Beach Street Arts Festival has become well renowned and draws thousands of visitors from as far away as Boone, NC, Myrtle Beach SC, Charlotte NC, Beaufort and the Outer Banks, as well as from our local Greater Wilmington area.
This Festival is a celebration of the arts with a mission to provide a rich venue for the artists to exhibit their fine arts and crafts.
The Festival’s objective is to increase appreciation, support and sales of art by involving the public in the creative process through demonstrations hands-on-programs and access to art in different media.
The Festival has something for everyone from gallery exhibits, hands-on kids’ crafts, demonstrations of creative processes and local performers.
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