The 11th annual Yarmouth Art Festival will be Oct. 23-26, 2019, at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 396 Gilman Road in Yarmouth, Maine. The show hours are 10am-7pm Oct. 23,24,25, and 10am-3pm Oct. 26. An artists reception with refreshments, free and open to the public, will be from 5:30-7:30pm Oct. 24. Enjoy an album of photos from the 2018 reception. 

Jurors have selected 170 pieces for the show. The Show Catalog  displays all the pieces, organized by artist.   Participating artists are from all over Maine, from Hermon and Indian Island in the north to Waterboro and Arundel in the south. Artists for 2019 are listed at the bottom of this page.

Thanks to all the Maine artists who entered this year’s event!  We received a record 629 pieces.

Jurors for the 2019 show were Bob Keyes, arts writer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, Anne Haas, art librarian at Bowdoin College, and Wes LaFountain, art curator, formerly at Greenhut Gallery, most recently at Phillips Exeter Academy.

Artists from all over Maine participate in this show, in media including painting, sculpture, photography, and limited-edition printmaking. The jurying process strives to curate a unique show of high quality and variety.

The event was created in 2009  to showcase Maine artists in painting, drawing, sculpture and photography. Entry fees and sale commissions support St. Bart’s programs, including contributions and member support of local community services such as Friendship House, Yarmouth Community Housing Initiative, St. Elizabeth’s Jubilee Center in Portland, and the Compassionate Housing Initiative for New Mainers.