About Summer Festival of the Arts

NEW! OUR WEBSITE HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR 2008! Browse classes in the Summer Arts Camp Section, fill out all the required forms and mail us your registration information today! You can also download a PDF of this year's catalog here.

The dates for SFOA 2008 will be July 7 - July 25, 2008. We will again be calling MDI High School home! Look for the catalog of classes in March.

NEW! Our catalog of classes will be mailed on or before April 9, 2008. If you'd like to receive a catalog and you're not on our mailing list, click here to email us add your name to our list!

Now in its 30th year on Mt. Desert Island, Summer Festival of the Arts is a three-week arts camp for young people entering grades 3 through 11. SFOA is an all-arts program offering classes in the visual arts, crafts, music, dance, creative writing, theater, filmmaking and more. All classes are taught by experienced artists whose common goal is to inspire the imagination and have fun!

Most of our students live on Mt. 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.

Camp culminates in a weekend-long Grand Finale which gives each student the opportunity to perform, read or display their work.

SFOA is a non-profit organization supported by tuition and donations from generous individuals, local businesses and foundations.