The Film Festival has now grown beyond its Asian Films origin to a venue showcasing commercial films of national and international flavor. Always with an eye on expanding the variety of art, entertainment and literature for Lakewood and surrounding populations, the 2020 event is opening up to local film production following annual themes in a competitive environment. That program is being provided by the Lakewood Arts Commission. Commercial films are shown several times each day of the three-day festival. As the opening day of the festival approaches the entire three-day schedule will be posted on our"Films page and in the FAB newsletter, FAB Quarterly. The ArtsFest events could not exist without a small army of volunteers that come together each year. They spend hours setting up each of the events then stay throughout each day to see that all runs smoothly. A snack bar service is also provided for visitors, as has been the case since the beginning, and is a critical task managed entirely by volunteers.When it's over the volunteers break down the festival and pack it for storage.

The mission of Lakewood Art Festival Association is to:
-Stimulate interest and growth in the arts
-Encourage and support creative artists
-Provide a sales outlet for professional and amateur artisans
-Involve the active sponsorships of community groups and individuals in the promotion of Lakewood Arts
-Make Film, Art, Book, Music and other fine arts available to the community through creation and promotion of art related events.