Art for Art’s Sake Show & Sale Aug. 25-27

LISA KRISTOFF

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Suzi Thayer, Maine artist
A Suzi Thayer watercolor. See more of her work at the Art For Art’s Sake Show & Sale Aug. 25-27. Courtesy of Leslie Muir-Volpe
Barters Island Bees honey products will be at this year’s Art For Art’s Sake show. Courtesy of Leslie Muir-Volpe
Wendy Korjeff Bellows
“The Farm Gate” by plein air painter Wendy Korjeff Bellows. Courtesy of Leslie Muir-Volpe
    Set your course for Hodgdon Yacht Services, 100 Ebenecook Road, Southport or 43° 49′ 45.768″ N | 69° 40′ 36.6852″ W
     
    Over the weekend of Aug. 25-27, art lovers will be bound for Hodgdon Yacht Services for Lincoln Arts Festival’s Art For Art’s Sake Show & Sale. This much anticipated event has been a favorite every summer since 1995! Each year, local and regional artists, weavers, sculptors, authors, jewelers and artisans bring their latest works to this show that attracts hundreds of art lovers on the lookout for a new find – or two.
     

    Friday, Aug. 25, the show and sale opens at 10 a.m. with the opening reception (open to the public) kicking off from 5 p.m. until 7. Most of the artists and artisans will be there and so will harpist Suki Flanagan, adding a mystical air to the festivities.

    By far the most popular day is Saturday, this year Aug. 26, a.k.a. Arts Interaction Day Demos & Hands-on Art Tutorials from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Your last chance to get to the show and buy some new art is Sunday, Aug. 27 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.  Said Event Coordinator Leslie Muir-Volpe of the reception, “The transformation from boat shed to art gallery is amazing to witness. It’s always rather magical to be at an evening reception for a lovely art show at a working boatyard!”

    Muir-Volpe announced three new participants: Donna and Denny Denniston/Barter’s Island Bees honey products, Edgecomb-based watercolor artist Suzi Thayer and plein air painter and weaver Wendy Bellows will join these returning creatives: Christine Thalia Andersen - artist, Andre Benoit -  plein air painter, assemblist sculptor, Jill Butke - fiber artist/weaver, John Butke - artist, Martha Cowdery and Michael Tomko - At Roads End, artisans/creators, Rick Dickinson - traditional American impressionist, Clark Griffith - Apple-Ledge Farm Pottery, Don Josephson - American expressionist painter, Jeanne Lally - artist, Nora Lally - beaded jewelry, succulent gardens, Leslie Muir-Volpe - fiber artist, Suzanne Norton - jewelery, wall hangings, painted furniture, Rimar Reed - paper artist, Fran Scannell - Southport-based plein air painter, Lynne Seitzer - artist, John M. T. Sietzer - artist, Ursula Smith - weaver, and Betsy Wing - author, visual artist, translator.

    Arts Interaction Day (Saturday) participating artists: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Wendy Bellows and Andre Benoit; all day: Rick Dickinson, Leslie Muir-Volpe, John M.T. Seitzer; 1-4 p.m.: Fran Scannell. At times yet to be determined: Martha Cowdery and Michael Tomko, Donna and Denny Denniston, Don Josephson, Suzanne Norton, Rimar Reed, Ursula Smith and Betsy Wing.

    For more information, call 633-3913 or email lincolnartsfestivalbbh@gmail.com

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Event Date: 

    Fri, 08/25/2023 - 10:00am
    Sat, 08/26/2023 - 10:00am
    Sun, 08/27/2023 - 10:00am

    Address: 

    100 Ebenecook Road
    Southport, ME 04576
    United States

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