North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) photography teacher, Abbie Sewall, is among 74 artists who have been chosen to present artwork at the second annual Yarmouth Art Festival at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 396 Gilman Road in Yarmouth. The gallery will be open to the public October 20-22 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and on Saturday, October 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be an artists’ reception on Thursday, October 21 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. with music and refreshments. Sewall is showing two color photographs: Water Tower at Steep Falls and The Rope Swing.
Water Tower at Steep Falls
All pieces will be for sale, with proceeds to help support St. Bartholomew’s community services outreach, such as its food pantry and work at St. Elizabeth’s Essentials Pantry in Portland. Admission will be free, with donations accepted.
Jurors for the Festival include Chris Thompson, associate professor at the Maine College of Art in Portland; Elizabeth Moss, owner of Elizabeth Moss Gallery in Falmouth; and Anne Haas, art librarian at Bowdoin College in Brunswick.
The Rope Swing
NYA’s Director of Admission Laurie Hyndman is a Festival Co-Chair. “Over 300 works were submitted for consideration, and the jurors were very impressed with the quality of the submissions. They had the difficult task of selecting 150 works for the festival. St. Bart’s is such a simple and open space and lends itself so well to exhibiting art. We are thrilled to have this opportunity to welcome the greater community into this space and to showcase such talented Maine artists. I am personally delighted that photographer Abbie Sewall, a colleague of mine at NYA, was among those artists who will be represented at St. Bart’s,” said Hyndman.
North Yarmouth Academy is an independent, college preparatory, coeducational day school serving students in grades five through twelve. NYA is dedicated to fostering integrity, character and intellect in young adults. For more information, please contact NYA at 207-847-5423 or visit our website at www.NYA.org.
