The 15th annual Yarmouth Art Festival opens Wednesday!

The event was created in 2009 as a unique showcase for Maine artists.

All net proceeds from this event will benefit 8 local nonprofits. A total of 683 pieces were submitted by186 artists from all over Maine, and jurors were challenged to select only 165 pieces that can be displayed in our space.

Schedule:

The "call for entries" was announced Aug. 9. Entries  closed Sept. 9; jurors' selections were announced  Oct. 7, and selected artists will deliver artwork on Oct. 15. Artists, please read Rules and FAQs carefully before entering!

Hours for the 2023 show will be 10am-7pm Oct. 18, 19, 20 (Weds-Fri); and 10am-2pm  Oct. 21 (Sat) at  St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, 396 Gilman Road in Yarmouth. Admission is free. All artwork will be for sale at the show. Credit cards, checks and cash are accepted.

The show and sale then will move online from Oct. 21 to Nov. 4, when online sales will be available via the Show Catalog. Please see information on the  Show Catalog page about sales, receiving your purchase, etc.

Online sales will not occur during the in-person show, to avoid simultaneous purchases of the same piece.

All net proceeds from entry fees, sales commissions and donations will go to several local nonprofits: St. Elizabeth's Essentials Pantry; Friendship House;  Greater Portland Family Promise (GPFP); In Her Presence (IHP); and Yarmouth, Falmouth, Cumberland and Freeport Food Pantries. In 2022,  $15,000 was distributed from show  proceeds.

Date: October 18-21, 2023

Time:

Wednesday, October 18, 2023: 10am-7pm

Thursday, October 19, 2023: 10am-7pm

Friday, October 20, 2023: 10am-7pm

Saturday, October 21, 2023: 10am-2pm

Cost: Free

Location: St Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, 396 Gilman Road, Yarmouth, ME 04096

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