Thu, 08/14/2025 - 10:49am

Wendy Bellows

B. Honisch "Swallow Song."

H. Fellows "New Harbor." Courtesy of LAF

J. Lamorder "Early Bird." Courtesy of LAF

C. Ludwig "Red House." Courtesy of LAF

Jan Brennan jewelry. Courtesy of LAF

Betsey Nessmith - "Black Mirror." Courtesy of LAF

B. Honisch "Swallow Song."

H. Fellows "New Harbor." Courtesy of LAF

J. Lamorder "Early Bird." Courtesy of LAF

C. Ludwig "Red House." Courtesy of LAF

Jan Brennan jewelry. Courtesy of LAF

Betsey Nessmith - "Black Mirror." Courtesy of LAF

The Lincoln Arts Festival (LAF) Art Show has been held since 1995, and almost always at a shipyard. For many years now, Hodgdon Yacht Services, at 100 Ebenecook Road, Southport has generously provided the perfect space for this show, Art for Art’s Sake.

This year’s opening reception/sale is Friday, Aug. 22, 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 (Art Interaction Day) hours are 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and the final day, Sunday, Aug. 24, is 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

There are 25 artists/artisans participating this year, all with links to our region, and six for the first time. Most of these artists will be participating in “Art Interaction Day” on Saturday, with on-going demos and talk between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Come enjoy the wonderful works of our local talent – and perhaps find a gift or two for a special occasion, or just because you cannot resist!

Here’s the art show’s 2025 lineup: (Bold=new this year, *=not at Art Interaction Day)

Liz Ambrosino – potter with special firings; Christine Thalia Andersen – ceramics, paintings; Alan Bellows – blacksmith; Wendy Bellows – paintings, handspun + wovens; Andre Benoit – wood assemblages; Jan Brennan – jewelry; Martha Cowdery & Mike Tomko – seaglass art, floor cloths; Jim Farnan – paintings, decoupage; Helen Fellows – paintings; Clark Griffith – potter; Brittney Honisch – hand carved print maker; Don Josephson – American Expressionist painter; Nora Lally* – jewelry; Jeanne Lally* – illustrative art; Jim LaMorder – photography; Cecelia Ludwig – paintings; Mary Nelson* – paintings, prints; Betsey Nessmith – mirror-stove assemblages; Suzanne Norton – jewelry, ornaments, and more; Rimar Reed – paper art constructions; Fran Scannell – plein air paintings, cards; John M.T. Seitzer – paintings and more; Ursula Smith* – hand-wovens; Annette Stormont – ceramic sculpture; Betsy Wing* – monoprints, books.