JOIN US for Summer Art Fest 2025

Design by Upside Collective

update 7/25/2025: Thank you so much for joining us at the 2nd Annual Summer Art Fest. It was a joy to celebrate the arts with you. Check out the photo album from the event here, photos taken by Best Frame Forward

Check out the recap video by Upside Collective:

JOIN US

Summer Art Fest

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Noon - 5 p.m.

Quackenbush Square (Albany, NY 12207)

Between Common Roots Brewing, Olde English Pub, Discover Albany, Irish Heritage Museum

You won't want to miss this interactive, immersive ALL AGES arts festival in Downtown Albany coming THIS Summer. It is FREE and OPEN to the public, just show up! All ages welcome. Rain or shine.

Check out photos from last year's Summer Art Fest!

RSVP or "mark interested" for Summer Art Fest in the Facebook Event page to receive notifications for the latest updates as they happen.

What's Happening at Summer Art Fest?!

Pop-up Outdoor Gallery curated by ACG:

A S B, Otelia Blu, Alexia Buddeau, Alejandro Carranza, Oli Coyle, Lindsey DeBerry, Sabrina Dier, Third Eyeball, Tom Fox, Goblin Brain Oddities, Lexi Gonzalez, Debbie Gregg, Juma, Tracy Loring, Lisl Maloney, Madeline Marcinko, Master calligrapher, Meagan Mason, Mr. Twogoobs, Steven Nicholson, Althea Pestine-Stevens, petesig Photography, Akbar Reid, Lady Reborn Art by Donna Renee, Angela Rose, Paul Schultz, Israel Singer, Margo Singer, KFern Suess, Kim Tateo, Jon Wallach Photography, The Wright Expressions, Rebecca Zeh, and Naava Zera'Im.

Live Painting of Moveable Murals for the Within Us Project (Phase Two):

BOOGIEREZ, Ramiro Davaro-Comas, Cara Hanley, Alicia Lea, Kim Tateo

Zine Vendor Market curated by Paper Moon & Robert Cooper:

autwine, Robert Cooper, Christopher Frawley, Dee Holloway, PETTY Magazine, Anna May, Paper Moon, The Panoptic Press, and Tammy.

Live Music by:

DJ Nate Da Great

Rhythm & Movement performance by:

Jordan Taylor Hill

Music (fiddle, banjo, and guitar) by:

Matt Prosper

Screen printing by:

Circus - A community printshop

Typewriter poetry by:

Karin Falcone

Kids Art Corner presented by John D. Picotte Family Foundation:

Arts & Crafts with Artist Mentor Tracy Loring, Face Painting by Shanti Payne of Creative Flare Facepainting

Ice Cream from:

Emack & Bolio's

Photography by:

Best Frame Forward’s Associate Photographer Jason Zuppardi

Community Engagement & Resources by:

Albany County (Department of Mental Health & Department of Children, Youth & Families), American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Capital Region New York Chapter, Albany Wine & Dine for the Arts, City of Albany, Department of Information Sciences and Technology, University at Albany, Metroland, NYSDOT, Palace Theatre, ParkAlbany, RED Bookshelf, Young Futures, Inc.

There is parking available at the Quackenbush Parking Garage for the event.