Announcing ARTinME 2017 awards and sponsors

Tue, 09/26/2017 - 4:30pm

Story Location:
1 Townsend Avenue
Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538
United States

    Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s (BRAF) annual fall exhibit, ARTinME, is open to all full- and part-time Maine residents. This annual statewide exhibit welcomes entries from contemporary artists who work in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and mixed media. For this exhibit, digital and photographic entries are not accepted. 

    Submissions are being accepted Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. until noon. Juried by Chris Crossman of Thomaston, this exhibit promises to be a unique collection of artistic expression at its finest. 

    Individual awards amounting to a total of $1,600 will be presented during the opening reception on Saturday, Oct. 14.  Prizes will include Best in Show, Second and Third Place, and three Honorable Mentions. A People’s Choice Award will be announced in mid-November.

    Sponsors for ArtinMe 2017 are Sherman’s Books Stationery and Gifts, Knickerbocker Group, First Federal Savings, Boothbay Harbor Framers and Gallery, Conley’s Garden Center, and BRAF’s Board of Trustees. 

    The Art Foundation’s Gallery is located at 1 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor. For more information call 633-2703 or visit https://boothbayartists.org