About the Ohio Arts and Crafts Foundation and the Salt Fork Arts & Crafts Festival

Join us August 8-10, 2008 to celebrate the 40th Annual Salt Fork Arts & Crafts Festival!

Mission Statement

The Ohio Arts and Crafts Foundation shall enhance and promote Ohio arts by fostering artistic creativity, expression and education. Cultural enrichment will be promoted as well as historical folk art, the performing arts, and other fine arts through exhibitions, demonstrations, instructions and performances.

Festival History

The Salt Fork Arts & Crafts Festival originated June 3, 1967, as a one-day event on the City of Cambridge courthouse square. The Festival Committee then known as the Greater Cambridge Arts Council decided to move the Festival to the Cambridge City Park in 1968. A Board of Trustees consisting of (13) members and (15) Committees of the Ohio Arts and Crafts Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit established in 1968, sponsors and will hold its 40th Annual Salt Fork Arts & Crafts (Juried) Festival.

The Festival featured "Keeping Our Heritage Alive 2007" weekend in the Cambridge City Park, Cambridge (11,657/Est. 2000 Census), Guernsey County (41,304/Est. 2000 Census). The festival is a major event in Guernsey County drawing over 6,000 people from 10 states.

Time of the event is:

Friday, 3 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.; and
Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Night security is provided for the Festival. The Festival is free and open to the public.

The Festival Director works all year recruiting new artists, preparing Festival mailings, communications, press releases, park layout for artist space, attends arts & crafts shows, promotions, fund raising and directing the Festival.

The Festival Committees consist of:

Market Place, Performing Arts, Maintenance, Heritage of the Arts, Craft Classes, Peoples Choice, Awards, Student Art Show, Art Within, Volunteer, Ways and Means, Food Concessions, Promotions, Signs, Grants and Evaluation. Equally important are Host/Hostess, Information Booth, Parking, Security, and Standards.

The Salt Fork Arts & Crafts Partners consist of:

City of Cambridge, City of Cambridge Park Board and staff, Guernsey County Board of Commissioners, Ohio Arts Council, Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, Cambridge-Guernsey County Visitors & Convention Bureau, Cambridge Downtown Main Street, Eastern Ohio Art Guild, Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association, Dance Central, SEAT Transit and Time Warner Cable.

The Salt Fork Arts & Crafts Festival draws tour buses from afar. The Ohio Arts and Crafts Foundation and its Committees is committed to making this the best year ever in promoting the arts and cultural enrichment as well as providing educational activities to make 2008 another successful year.