Arts Festival Daily Schedule

Name: Arts Festival Begins!
Start: 2025-03-07T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-07T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Goodyear Cottage

Friday 9th March ~ Noon - 5:00pm

Saturday 10th March ~ 10:00 - 5:00pm

Sunday 11th March ~ 10:00 - 4:00pm

The Jekyll Island Arts Festival is FREE for all visitors and residents on the Island. Use the map in the sidebar to find your way to Jekyll Island and the road leading to Goodyear Cottage and the festival.

Free Parking is available in the adjacent lot as well as at the Morgan Center. A shuttle service runs during the festival hours. There are fully ADA compliant restroom on the far side of the Morgan Center parking, and restrooms located in front of the Whart restaurant.

Artwork at the Festival

Pictured are the type of artworks you may see in the Goodyear Gallery, which also hosts and stages the Juried Art Competition during the Festival. All the work of the member artists is on sale in the gallery.

Our members make jewelry, they sculpt, paint in oils, acrylics and watercolor. They draw, hand form and throw pots on pottery wheels, adding decoration by glazing and mosaic patterns of colored tile and glass. Woven goods handmade on looms, and custom designed clothing all contribute to the wide breadth of art that members have embraced and are proud of.

Food at the Festival

Enjoy hot dogs, hamburgers or grilled cheese sandwiches prepared on site. Be sure to shop the annual Jekyll Island Singers annual Bake Sale! Yummy items from talented volunteer bakers.

You can also find these restaurants within walking distance in the Historic District:

Doc's Snack Shop located on Pier Road - Sandwiches and drinks
The Pantry in the Jekyll Island Club Hotel - Sandwiches, soup, salads and more
The Wharf Restaurant on the river - full meals and bar

Classes & Demonstrations

COME & DO ~ RAKU - What is RAKU ? The popular Western-style raku differs from the older, original Japanese method most specifically in that the pots are reduced outside the kiln (post-firing reduction) rather than simply being allowed to cool in the open air.

Once the ware is loaded, the burner(s) are turned on. Because the kiln's interior size is so small, the internal temperature will increase very quickly into the incandescent ranges. Many raku firings take a half hour or less to get the kiln to temperature.

Watch is kept on the pots through one or more peep holes. Use UV-cutting safety goggles, since looking into hot kilns can damage the eye. Once the glaze can be seen to have become fluid and the surface has smoothed, the burner(s) shut off. Raku is a Japanese word that can be translated as enjoyment, happiness, or comfort.

What you can do is select a pot, Raku glaze and fire it. Then take home you original piece of artwork.

Enjoy Artists in Action