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The Carmel International Arts Festival (CIAF) returns to the Arts & Design District this fall, Sept. 27 and 28. The organizers of CIAF thank their very special volunteers for helping in past years and returning to make this year’s event such a special one for the community.
It takes many volunteers to make CIAF the special event that it is. If you would like to volunteer, it would be deeply appreciated. Volunteering allows you to meet new folks and form new friendships. It provides you with valuable experience to list on resumes and applications. It helps bring people together as people from diverse backgrounds work toward a common goal. In this case, the common goal is helping make this event a fun and meaningful experience for the community and for the visitors.
In order to volunteer for this year’s festival, visit CarmelArtsFestival.org/participate and enter your information. You can volunteer for a couple of hours or the whole weekend if you choose. Volunteer activities range from helping artists move their gear to handing out water to the artists in their booths. There are many different volunteer opportunities.
CIAF organizers recognize that it takes a village to produce the festival each year, and your help would be greatly appreciated. By volunteering, you are helping the festival carry out its mission to educate, expose, and provide access to the arts community.
More than 120 talented artists come from all over the United States for this two-day event.
The media of art include glass, ceramics, photography, 2D, 3D, paint, jewelry, wood, and fiber.
The festival committee expects nearly 30,000 people to attend. The festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27 and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28 at Main Street and Range Line Road in Carmel.
About the Carmel International Arts Festival
The Carmel International Arts Festival (CIAF) is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is “Educating the Community Through the Arts.” This mission is carried out through a festival held during the last weekend of September in the Arts and Design District of Carmel. The Carmel and greater Indianapolis communities are treated to the finest samplings to purchase and take home. The artwork is also judged at the festival by jurors who are professional artists who are paid for their judging services. Additionally, the Festival supports the mission through the awarding of several financial scholarships to local high school students.