Artists from across Maine will be showcased at the 16th annual Yarmouth Art Festival, Wednesday-Saturday, Oct. 16-19 at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Yarmouth. Since 2009, this premier juried show has featured the best of Maine art.

Schedule

The “call for entries” for 2024 go out Aug. 9. Entries will close  Sept. 6; jurors’ selections will be announced by  Oct. 7, and selected artists will deliver artwork on Oct. 13. Artists, please read Rules and FAQs carefully before entering!

Hours for the 2024 show will be 10am-7pm Oct. 16, 17, 18  (Weds-Fri); and 10am-2pm  Oct. 19 (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.

Artists will pick up  unsold works, and buyers will pick up their purchases from 2:30-5 pm Oct. 19 (preferred) and 12-2 Oct. 20.

The show and sale then will move online from Oct. 19 to Nov. 2, 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, listed below. In 2023,  $15,000 was distributed from show  proceeds.

Date: October 16 - 19, 2024