Yarmouth Art Festival

Entries now open for 18th annual show Oct. 21-24

Entries are now open for the 18th annual Yarmouth Art Festival, Oct. 21-24 at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Yarmouth. Entries close Sept. 11.

If you’re an artist, please review the Rules and FAQs(link at the top of this page) to understand how this show works. There are a few changes for 2026, like a maximum of 3 entries per artist. Note that even if you have entered before, you will need to create a new “account” to enter. Once you have reviewed the Rules, click “Enter Artwork” at the top of this page to begin. The system allows you to return and change your entries until the deadline.

Jurying will happen Sept. 12-Oct. 4, and artists will be notified of the jury’s selections by Oct. 10.

To receive information about the show, simply click here to sign up for email (we send very few emails and will not share our list), and/or “like” our page on Facebook.

For 2026, all net proceeds from entry fees and sales commissions will go to 5 nonprofits: Friendship House, St. Elizabeth’s Jubilee Center, Sea Change Yoga, Growing to Give, and Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition. Descriptions below:

• Friendship House  in South Portland is a home for men who are in recovery from substance use disorder, have little or no income and need a safe place to live.
• St. Elizabeth’s Jubilee Center in Portland is a low-barrier pantry serving non-food essentials to all those in need, including new Mainers and Mainers whose families have been here for generations.
• Sea Change Yoga in Portland seeks to increase access to healing-centered yoga for people living in systemic oppression. They work within the community and institutions to remove financial, physical and cultural barriers for people, creating spaces where every person is honored and celebrated.
• Growing to Give in Brunswick is a climate friendly, volunteer-driven, non-profit farming operation that grows certified organic vegetables. Growing to Give collaborates with a number of other organizations to ensure that the vegetables it grows are harvested on time and transported promptly to food pantries and other access sites where they can reach local people struggling with food insecurity.
• Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition is a statewide group formed in 2007 to improve conditions for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, their families, survivors of harm, and others impacted by the criminal legal system.

Jurors returning for 2026 are:

• Peggy Greenhut, founder and former owner of Greenhut Gallery in Portland
• Bob Keyes,  chair of the Maine Arts Commission, editorial director at Colby College in Waterville, and formerly arts reporter for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram.
• Wes LaFountain, freelance curator, currently student tutor at Phillips Exeter Academy, NH.

2025 Yarmouth Art Festival is in the books!

The 17th annual Yarmouth Art Festival has wrapped up, with 92 pieces sold, a record for this show. The event raised  $15,000 for local nonprofits, from entry fees, sales commissions and donations.

The Show Catalog will continue to be available online, for continued exposure to all the selected artists.  Please feel free to contact any artists to learn more about them. Email for each artist is in their profile page.

For this year’s show, jurors selected 169 pieces by 140 artists (artists and hometowns listed at bottom of this page)

Submissions totaled 698, a new record, presenting a challenge to the jury to choose from a great many quality pieces.

This year’s in-person show and sale were Wednesday-Saturday, October. 15-18, at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 396 Gilman Road in Yarmouth. Portland Press Herald staff writer Sophie Burchell wrote a very nice piece about opening day, interviewing artists and art lovers on the scene.

Entry fees and sales commissions for 2025  supported three local community nonprofits: Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maine, Equality Maine, and New Mainers Assistance Program.

Jurors returning for 2025 were:

– Peggy Greenhut, founder and former owner of Greenhut Gallery in Portland

– Bob Keyes,  chair of the Maine Arts Commission, editorial director at Colby College in Waterville, and formerly arts reporter for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram.

– Wes LaFountain, freelance curator, currently student tutor at Phillips Exeter Academy, NH.

To be notified of updates about the show, simply click here to sign up for email, and/or “like” our page on Facebook.

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, hosted by St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Yarmouth. Entry fees and sale commissions support local community services.

Questions? Email info@yarmouthartfestival.com