Welcome
Running annually since 1995, the Cambridge Arts Festival strives to ensure that all local artists
have the opportunity to display their art forms in a pleasant location to be viewed by members of their own community.
Our festival has been host to countless local and regional artists of all diciplines including writers,
painters, photographers, dancers, buskers, drum circles, musicians, singers and actors.
Winners Announced......................................................................................................................
June 7, 2010
We would like to offer our congratulations to the 2010 winners of our Word Up! Poetry Contest. The full poems are posted on our Contest page.
| Adult Category |
| 1st | Diane Attwell Palfrey | In the Throes of Perdition (one earthquake survivor’s story) |
| 2nd | Mary Bonevelle | The Battered Desk |
| 3rd | Helene Weaver | The Computer Swallowed Grandma |
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| Youth Category |
| 1st | Emma Christensen | Songbird |
| 2nd | Emily Fearon | A Title I Can’t Seem To Think Of… |
| 3rd |
Brendan J. Stephens | The Strange Birth of a Sandcastle |
A big thank you to April Bulmer and Steve Marshall for judging this year's contest.
We would also like to offer our congratulations to Chris Lear and Brendan J. Stephens, winners of our Poetry Slam.
Thank you.........................................................................................................................................
June 6, 2010
Thank you to everyone who was able to come out and enjoy at least part of the day yesterday.
Our artists, sponsors, and patrons are THE Best!!!
If you have any questions, comments, and/or suggestions for improvement, we'd love to hear from you. Please send us an email at mail@cambridgeartsfestival.com.
Festival Poster................................................................................................................................
May 20, 2010
Going Green.....................................................................................................................................
May 16, 2010
For 2010, we've taken one more step to reduce our carbon footprint: we've banned the sale of bottled water on Festival
grounds. CAF sponsor World of Water will be supplying free water to all Festival patrons for the entire day. Bring your own re-usable cup or purchase one of ours.
Once again, recycling bins will be readily available. At this point, the Region is still not ready to provide green bin service for this
year's Festival, but we hope to be able to offer it next year.
Also, we offer bike racks and are located only one block north of the Ainsle
Street bus terminal. Grand River Transit provides service to all of Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo.
The Home Stretch......................................................................................................................
May 2, 2010
All artist applications are now in and being processed by the organizing committee. Thank you to all who have applied.
We're doing our very best to find room for as many as possible.
The start of a participating artist list is now up on our Artists page. It will be
updated as more artists are confirmed. Also, we will tell you more about a different artist, band, or group every day leading up to the Festival.
Application Deadline Looming.............................................................................................
April 27, 2010
With 4 days left until the application deadline, we already know this will be THE best
Cambridge Arts Festival yet. The number of people participating has already exceeded our
expectations. In response, we're expanding our borders, making the event bigger than ever before. That means we still have room
for YOU!
Don't miss your chance to be a part of history. Apply now:
Want to give a workshop or have some other idea about how you'd like to get
involved?
Email us: mail@cambridgeartsfestival.com
Poetry Slam .........................................................................................................................
March 23, 2010
For more information, please see our Events page.
Word Up! Poetry Contest - Call for Entry ...................................................................February 10, 2010
Do you have what it takes to win our Word Up! Poetry Contest? Fill out an
application and send us
your best shot.
Winners of the competition, now in its third year, will
be announced at the annual Festival, scheduled for June 5, 2010. Prizes will be awarded
for poetry in two age categories: 14-17 and 18+. Winning writers will receive a prize,
recognition in an awards ceremony at the Festival, and inclusion of their winning entry
in our Festival program and on our website.
Submission Guidelines
(Complete list
on reverse of application form)
- The competition is open to Cambridge and area writers 14 years of
age or older
- Submissions must be the original work of the poet, written in English,
and not a prize winner in a previous competition.
- Entrants must complete an application and mail it along with a cheque
in the amount of $5 for one poem or $10 for 3 poems (submission fee), payable to The
Cambridge Arts Festival.
- Submission deadline is April 16, 2010.
June 5 chosen for 2010.................................................................................................
January 20, 2010
Planning is now underway for the 15th annual Cambridge Arts Festival.
The event will be held on June 5 in and around City Hall (50 Dickson Street) in downtown
Galt. We would like to welcome back many of the artists, volunteers, and sponsors that have
participated in past festivals, the new faces that have already joined us, and those yet to
come. We hope to see you there as a patron or a participant too.
2010 will bring several new and exciting enhancements for this already fabulous free Festival.
If you would like to be a Festival insider, join our
Volunteer
Team or become a Sponsor.
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