The storm Aug. 17 caused organizers to go into emergency mode at the Poulsbo Arts Festival, but other than a few tarps being carried away the show was ready to go by midday Aug. 18.

Greg Enright, president of the sponsoring Cultural Affairs Foundation Northwest, said most of the 40 vendors at Liberty Bay Waterfront Park were able to salvage their booths and goods.

Sallie Nau of Sallies Custom Clayworks had her cover go missing, but because she had taken her ceramics home she was set up and ready to go without missing a beat. Bob Haley, who has participated in the show for 25 years, of Applegate Pottery said although his wares had received a little rain, he felt undaunted by the weather.

The event offers exposure to local artists and generates funds for the foundation’s mission to support artists in Kitsap County. Enright said that for much of its history, it had relied on a large, single donation but the end of those funds is in sight so a sustainable revenue stream is critical. Other foundation events that raise funds include the Art in the Woods studio tour and new this year the Poulsbo Maker’s Faire.

Enright said the foundation awards scholarships and grants. One recipient at the festival, Bridget Kuhn-Larson, received a grant for an industrial sewing machine, with which she creates textile art and utility pieces.

Enight said the foundation is in need of board members; check it out at https://www.cafnw.org/.

Festival goers listen to the Campbell Trotland jazz quartet on the Poulsbo waterfront.

Sallie Nau’s ceramics survived the storm as she took them safely home.