Summer Festival Of The Arts

Summer Festival Of The Arts Mailing Address: PO Box 58, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 Artists, whose common goal is to inspire the imagination and have fun, teach the classes!

Summer Festival Of The Arts (SFOA) is an arts education nonprofit on Mount Desert Island, ME, featuring both summer and winter arts intensive experiences for youth ages 5-16. Established over forty years ago, Summer Festival of the Arts - SFOA - on Mount Desert Island offers a three-week arts experience for young people entering grades 1 through 11. SFOA is an all-arts intensive festival offering classes in the visual arts, traditional crafts, music, dance, creative writing, theater, filmmaking and more. Most of our students live on Mount Desert Island year-round, but we also have many summer visitors from across the state of Maine and beyond. SFOA encourages community and cooperation among all of its students and their families, our teachers and staff, and the public. The three weeks culminate in a weekend-long Grand Finale that provides the participants an opportunity to perform, present or display their creativity. SFOA is a non-profit organization supported by tuition and donations from generous individuals, local businesses and foundations.

We are pleased to be part of the community partners to provide an arts camp during the CES Fall Break. We have money for...
09/22/2026

We are pleased to be part of the community partners to provide an arts camp during the CES Fall Break. We have money for scholarships and have received more donations for them since this article was posted. Thank-you Bar Harbor Story

We loved having Carlene be a huge part of SFOA for many years. She shared her talent, knowledge, and heart with hundreds...
08/15/2026

We loved having Carlene be a huge part of SFOA for many years. She shared her talent, knowledge, and heart with hundreds of our young artists. Congratulations on your well earned and deserved retirement! You will always be a part of us!

BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island High School Drama Scenic Technical Director Carlene Hirsch is getting ready to gracefully step into her retirement after a decade of stage design and

08/01/2026

Thank-you
to all who bought
EBike raffle tickets!
We raised $3,100. for our scholarship fund!

Congratulations to Heather Albert Knopp! Raffle winner of our EBike! Her 10 yo son persuaded her to buy a ticket on the ...
08/01/2026

Congratulations to
Heather Albert Knopp!
Raffle winner of our EBike!
Her 10 yo son persuaded her to buy a ticket on the 4th of July on the ball field!

It’s been a little over a week since SFOA ended but we are still reminiscing and counting down the days until next year!...
07/27/2026

It’s been a little over a week since SFOA ended but we are still reminiscing and counting down the days until next year!!

Remember you can still support us with our e-bike raffle ending this Friday!

07/24/2026

MOUNT DESERT — Summer Festival of the Arts celebrated the final week of the summer camp’s 48th anniversary with a weekend finale performance and art show showcasing the young artists’

Huge thank you to for gifting our hard working teachers some delicious cookies! We all need a little pick-me-up during ...
07/16/2026

Huge thank you to for gifting our hard working teachers some delicious cookies! We all need a little pick-me-up during this final stretch 🩷

It's the final day of spirit week-- SFOA day! Our young artists ended the week working hard on cross-stitch projects, ac...
07/10/2026

It's the final day of spirit week-- SFOA day! Our young artists ended the week working hard on cross-stitch projects, accordion books, pipe cleaner creations, and more!

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337 Main Street
Southwest Harbor, ME
04679

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+12072443855

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