First details announced for the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

Oct 27, 2022 in "Epcot International Festival of the Arts"

Posted: Thursday October 27, 2022 10:08am Et by WDWMAGIC Staff

The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts returns Jan. 13 and runs through Feb. 20, 2023, at the Walt Disney World Resort.


16 Food Studios will serve up art-inspired menus appealing to a variety of palates including two new Food Studios. Moderne, located near Test Track presented by Chevrolet, will feature new avant-garde menu items. The other new Food Studio, Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey: Art, Food, and Little Sparks of Magic, promises to deliver treats and beverages bursting with vibrant colors and flavors.

During the festival, more than 100 Disney and visiting artists will showcase their eye-catching works of art. Guests of all ages can express their creative side by learning to draw a Disney character at Animation Academy, leaving their own creative mark at Expression Section: A Paint by Number Mural and helping Figment learn about art on a scavenger hunt around World Showcase.

Each evening, the DISNEY ON BROADWAY Concert Series will feature talented entertainers performing Disney songs live at America Gardens Theatre. A list of entertainers is coming soon.

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DCBakerFeb 19, 2023

Final piece from Nate Baranowski at the Festival of the Arts -

MagicHappens1971Feb 19, 2023

Monday should be the last day

Centauri Space StationFeb 19, 2023

Does the festival continue into Monday or is tomorrow the last day?

CntrlFlPeteFeb 18, 2023

^ if you look at the back, you can see the jugs of blue and red (plus the blue in the paint tin). Here is the chalk art being worked on where only chalk is being used:

CntrlFlPeteFeb 18, 2023

the 3D art in that area is the only work NOT using chalk. I believe the rain does wash out the chalk art. here is the latest Nate Baranowski in progress:

wdwmagicFeb 03, 2023

They seem to have some kind of protective finish on them. The 3D one for example, can be walked over to get photos of someone inside the scene.

ToTBellHopFeb 03, 2023

These are genuinely impressive. Do they redo them every day/after storms or is there some sort of protective glaze?

cranbizFeb 03, 2023

I'll wait until those get to Character warehouse for $40-$60.

JohnDFeb 03, 2023

Plenty of Epcot40 SSEs available.

JohnDFeb 03, 2023

They have so many Figments, you can purchase them at walk up inside the Odyssey.

DCBakerFeb 01, 2023

The next 3D chalk piece from Nate Baranowski -

MisterPenguinJan 30, 2023

https://blogmickey.com/2023/01/chalk-full-of-character-expands-to-world-discovery-world-nature-and-world-celebration-for-2023-epcot-festival-of-the-arts/

mystoJan 24, 2023

Just selling them on shopdisney would kill the secondary market. Until they sold out. It would also make them less special, less exclusive.