Hope House Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides support services for people with developmental disabilities since 1964, announces the dates for the 24th Annual Stockley Gardens Spring Arts Festival the weekend of October 18th-19th, 2008, at the Stockley Gardens Park in the Ghent section of Norfolk.

The park is located on the corner of Stockley Gardens and Olney Road in Norfolk. The hours of the festival, which is free and open to the public, are Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 6:00 p.m. All proceeds benefit Hope House Foundation.

Over 150 artists have been selected to exhibit at the festival, which offers exhibition opportunities in every fine-art medium, such as painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography and jewelry.