The Lincoln Arts Festival (LAF) art exhibition has been held since 1995, almost always at a boatyard. For many years, Hodgdon Yacht Services, 100 Ebenecook Road, Southport, has generously provided just the right space for this exhibition, Art For Art’s Sake.
This year’s opening will take place on Friday, August 23rd, from 5pm to 7pm with a reception; on Saturday, August 24th – also known as Interaction Day – the opening hours are from 10am to 6pm and on the last day, Sunday, August 25th, from 10am to 3pm.
This year, 21 artists/craftspeople are participating, all with ties to our region, seven of them for the first time. Most of these artists will be participating in “Art Interaction Day” on Saturday, with ongoing demos and talks between 10am and 4pm. Anyone not participating will be marked with an asterisk in front of their name. Come enjoy the wonderful works of our local talent – and maybe find a gift or two for a special occasion – or just because you find something you can’t resist!
Here is LAF’s lineup for 2024:
Christine Thalia Andersen – Ceramicist, painter: oil paintings with themes from our Midcoast region and the people of the past, present and sometimes fantasy; Wendy Bellows – Oil paintings, weavers, spinners of handwoven, hand-spun yarns; André Benoit – Open air painter and assemblage sculptor; wondrous assemblages from found materials; Martha Cowdery + Michael Tomko – Handicrafts: floor cloths, mats, sea glass creations. Clark Griffith – Pottery, hand-made pots, bowls and moulds; Don Josephson – Artist, American Expressionist from Gloucester, MA and Art Institute of Boston. Currently painting in Edgecomb; Jeanne Lally – Artist of fantastic paintings of wildlife and marine life; Nora Lally – Jewelry, including fine pearl earrings and succulents.
Suzanne (Sanny) Norton – Jewelry, necklaces, wall hangings, hand-painted furniture, wire sculptures with sea glass, shells, beach stones; Rimar Reed – Paper artist of paper art constructions; Fran Scannell – Open air painting in watercolor, oil and acrylic; John M.T. Seitzer by Joy to the Wind Gallery – artist working with oil, acrylic, pastel, mixed media, watercolor and 3D; Ursula Smith – Weavers of handwoven textiles for use and wear; *Betsy Wing – Author, translator and visual artist, specializing in fiction and monotype prints.
For the first time: Elizabeth (Liz) Ambrosino – Potters of hand-built pots with Raku, Saggar and smoke firing; Mackenzie Andersen – Photographer of landscapes and flowers, ceramics from the Andersen archives; Alan Bellows – Blacksmith, hand-forged metalwork for use in and around the home; Andie Elwell – Artists, paintings with a quirky touch; Annette Stormont – Ceramics, functional and decorative works made of clay; Jim Farnan – Artist, plein air oil paintings and decoupage creations; *Mary Nelson – Paintings and prints of landscapes and seascapes with an interpretive flair.
Head for Hodgdon Yacht Services by land or water: 100 Ebenecook Road, Southport or 43° 49′ 45.768″ N | 69° 40′ 36.6852″ W
For more information, call 633-3913 or email [email protected]
