Artfest International, Inc. Subsidiary Charity Sports Distributor Signs Agreement With Leading Technology Solutions Provider for Nonprofit Organizations

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - August 10, 2009) - Artfest International, Inc. ARTI is pleased to announce that the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Charity Sports Distributor (CSD) has signed an agreement with Auctionpay, Inc. to be a mutual lead generating source for CSD's charity auction services and Auctionpay's event management software. CSD currently provides products and shipping services to over 150 charity auction events annually, and expects the alliance with Auctionpay to more than double the number of charity events managed by CSD in 2010. CSD has the most extensive product offering in the charity silent auction market place, including custom framed sports and entertainment memorabilia, etched crystal designs, human interest, home décor, jewelry, art, and "experiences packages" such as a culinary class in Paris France, Masters Golf Tournament tickets, fighter pilot for a day, or tickets to the Tonight Show.

Formed in 2002, Auctionpay has grown to offer a variety of technology solutions and services specifically designed to meet the fundraising needs of schools and nonprofit organizations. Auctionpay's clients use Auctionpay's products ranging from event management software to event registration to donation payment processing to online auctions, in order to automate and streamline their fundraising efforts so they can raise more money. Due to their clients' fundraising success, Auctionpay has been honored with various awards and recognition. They've been named one of Oregon's Fastest Growing Companies (2006) and was included in Inc. Magazine's Inc. 500 (2007). Auctionpay has also been selected as category winners at the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network's annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards for 2004, 2005 and 2007.

"Artfest is excited about the significant increase in revenue which management believes will be generated by the new events secured through CSD's alliance with Auctionpay. Most of Auctionpay's leads will be for high dollar fundraising events, so we estimate that our partnership will increase our charity fundraising auction department's annual sales volume to over $1,000,000 annually," stated Edward Vakser, CEO of Artfest International, Inc.

For more information on Auctionpay, Inc., please visit: http://www.auctionpay.com.

About Artfest International, Inc.

Artfest International, Inc. is a publicly traded Company under the stock symbol "ARTI." Artfest brings together artists, investors, decorators, designers, private collectors and art galleries. Artfest International's corporate site is www.artfestinternational.com. Artfest's subsidiaries are Art Channel, Inc. www.artchannel.tv, and Art Channel Galleries, Inc. www.ArtChannelGalleries.com, offering the most exciting product and rewards program in the history of direct sales marketing.

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