STATE COLLEGE, CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is virtual this year. Visitors won’t be able to walk around to enjoy the atmosphere, and the artists won’t be able to interact with their customers.
The festival typically brings about 300 artists out to the sidewalks of State College to sell their work. But this year’s virtual festival has 157.
“One of the biggest downsides is not being able to interact face to face with the customers. I really enjoy getting to meet my customers and talking to them,” jewelry artist, Carol Korte said.
“Online art sales are very hard to do with any consistency. It’s better if you can stand in a booth at the art show on the street and people can see and you can talk to them,” photographer, Andy Dierks says.
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