To purchase any pieces of art work which are for sale at the exhibits please visit our online Art Store. 
*The Art Store will officially open on July 1st, 2026. 

A juried exhibit of original handcrafts, traditional or contemporary in nature, that are utilitarian or functional, such as ceramics, calligraphy, quilts/fibre and textile crafts, needlework, leatherwork, basket weaving, wood & furniture, jewelry, bookbinding, pottery and stained glass/glass arts. No kits allowed. Calligraphy/2D works must be framed, glassed, wired (wire & clip frames excluded) and ready to hang. Size of two-dimensional artwork may not exceed 3’ 6” in any direction including frame. Jewelry should be mounted for display. Fragile and small items should be packed in labeled containers for protection before and after judging. Quilters must provide their own quilt stands.

Submissions Open: April 1st, 2026
Submissions Close: Friday June 19th, 2026

*Online Judging to take place Monday June 22nd-Friday June 26th, with accepted artists and winners being notified the evening of the 26th.
*Monday June 29th, 5-7 pm and Tuesday June 30th, 9-11 am: Accepted ART DROP OFF at Abbot Hall.
*Sunday July 5th, 4-5 pm or Monday July 6th, 5-7 pm. All remaining artwork to be picked up post festival.

A juried exhibit of original two-dimensional artwork in a variety of digital techniques that are not represented in other Festival exhibit categories. Work must be created and produced using digital technology. All graphics must be the direct result of the artist's work. Art that requires electricity for viewing cannot be accepted.

Presentation Requirements:
All submissions must be completely dry, professionally presented (either framed or canvas wrapped), and securely wired for hanging. Sawtooth hangers and clip frames are not permitted.

Maximum artwork size, including frame, must not exceed 3'6" in any direction.

Submissions Open: April 1st, 2026
Submissions Close: Friday June 19th, 2026

*Online Judging to take place Monday June 22nd-Friday June 26th, with accepted artists and winners being notified the evening of the 26th.
*Monday June 29th, 5-7 pm and Tuesday June 30th, 9-11 am: Accepted ART DROP OFF at St. Michael's Church.
*Sunday July 5th, 4-5 pm or Monday July 6th, 5-7 pm. All remaining artwork to be picked up post festival.

Drawing is a juried exhibit of original drawings in pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, conte’ crayon, pastel, and other media.

Presentation Requirements:
All submissions must be completely dry, professionally presented (either framed or canvas wrapped), and securely wired for hanging. Sawtooth hangers and clip frames are not permitted.

Maximum artwork size, including frame, must not exceed 3'6" in any direction.

Submissions Open: April 1st, 2026
Submissions Close: Friday June 19th, 2026

*Online Judging to take place Monday June 22nd-Friday June 26th, with accepted artists and winners being notified the evening of the 26th.
*Monday June 29th, 5-7 pm and Tuesday June 30th, 9-11 am: Accepted ART DROP OFF at Unitarian Universalist Church, Marblehead.
*Sunday July 5th, 4-5 pm or Monday July 6th, 5-7 pm. All remaining artwork to be picked up post festival.

Mixed media is a juried exhibit of original artwork in two or more media in a single composition, using media such as paint, collage, drawing, image transfer, assemblage, papier-mache’, textiles, wax, and found objectives. Pieces may be displayed as two-or three-dimensional surfaces.

Presentation Requirements:
All submissions must be completely dry, professionally presented, and securely wired for hanging. Sawtooth hangers and clip frames are not permitted.

Maximum artwork size, including frame, must not exceed 3'6" in any direction.

Submissions Open: April 1st, 2026
Submissions Close: Friday June 19th, 2026

*Online Judging to take place Monday June 22nd-Friday June 26th, with accepted artists and winners being notified the evening of the 26th.
*Monday June 29th, 5-7 pm and Tuesday June 30th, 9-11 am: Accepted ART DROP OFF at St. Michael's Church.
*Sunday July 5th, 4-5 pm or Monday July 6th, 5-7 pm. All remaining artwork to be picked up post festival.

Painting is a juried exhibit of original paintings in oil, acrylic, ink or watercolor.

Presentation Requirements:
All submissions must be completely dry, professionally presented (either framed or canvas wrapped), and securely wired for hanging. Sawtooth hangers and clip frames are not permitted.

Maximum artwork size, including frame, must not exceed 3'6" in any direction.

Submissions Open: April 1st, 2026
Submissions Close: Friday June 19th, 2026

*Online Judging to take place Monday June 22nd-Friday June 26th, with accepted artists and winners being notified the evening of the 26th.
*Monday June 29th, 5-7 pm and Tuesday June 30th, 9-11 am: Accepted ART DROP OFF at Abbot Hall.
*Sunday July 5th, 4-5 pm or Monday July 6th, 5-7 pm. All remaining artwork to be picked up post festival.

Plein air painters in Essex County are invited to join in Painting the Town – a two-day event
culminating in a judged exhibit.

Artists proceed directly to their selected painting locations in town and paint scenes en plein air. Artists frame their works and submit them to the Festival.

The dates are

Saturday June 28th and Sunday June 29th artists will paint

Paintings can be dropped at the Marblehead Arts Association, King Hooper Mansion, by 4:45PM on either the 28th or 29th of June.

On July 1st the submitted paintings will be installed and judged.

Any purchased works can be picked up at the end of the July 4th weekend on July 6th after 4:00 PM

Photography is a juried exhibit of original photography, in black-and-white or color.
Juried Photography Exhibition – Submission Guidelines

This juried exhibition showcases original photographic works created using traditional, digital, and experimental photography techniques in Black & White or Color. Accepted methods include but are not limited to: digital photography, film photography, cyanotypes, tintypes, daguerreotypes, gelatin silver prints, and alternative process photography.

All photographs must be composed and captured solely by the submitting artist. AI-generated images or reproductions of other artworks will not be accepted. (Please see Artist's Agreement)

Please submit photogravure and other printmaking-based photographic processes to our Printmaking exhibit.

Presentation Requirements:
All submissions must be completely dry, professionally presented (either framed or canvas wrapped), and securely wired for hanging. Sawtooth hangers and clip frames are not permitted.

Maximum artwork size, including frame, must not exceed 3'6" in any direction.

Submissions Open: April 1st, 2026
Submissions Close: Friday June 19th, 2026

*Online Judging to take place Monday June 22nd-Friday June 26th, with accepted artists and winners being notified the evening of the 26th.
*Monday June 29th, 5-7 pm and Tuesday June 30th, 9-11 am: Accepted ART DROP OFF at Old Town House.
*Sunday July 5th, 4-5 pm or Monday July 6th, 5-7 pm. All remaining artwork to be picked up post festival.

A juried exhibit of original prints in a variety of categories, such as etching, engraving, dry point, linoleum cuts, and other relief forms, silk-screen, lithography, monoprints, woodcut and wood engraving, photogravure, and other forms of printmaking. All plates, screens or blocks must be the direct result of the artist’s work.

Presentation Requirements:
All submissions must be completely dry, professionally presented (either framed or canvas wrapped), and securely wired for hanging. Sawtooth hangers and clip frames are not permitted.

Maximum artwork size, including frame, must not exceed 3'6" in any direction.

Submissions Open: April 1st, 2026
Submissions Close: Friday June 19th, 2026

*Online Judging to take place Monday June 22nd-Friday June 26th, with accepted artists and winners being notified the evening of the 26th.
*Monday June 29th, 5-7 pm and Tuesday June 30th, 9-11 am: Accepted ART DROP OFF at Abbot Hall.
*Sunday July 5th, 4-5 pm or Monday July 6th, 5-7 pm. All remaining artwork to be picked up post festival.

Sculpture is a juried exhibit of original three-dimensional sculptures encompassing all styles and genres. All works must be an appropriate size for display indoors.

Maximum artwork size must not exceed 36" in any direction, with a weight limit of 45 lbs.

Submissions Open: April 1st, 2026
Submissions Close: Friday June 19th, 2026

*Online Judging to take place Monday June 22nd-Friday June 26th, with accepted artists and winners being notified the evening of the 26th.
*Monday June 29th, 5-7 pm and Tuesday June 30th, 9-11 am: Accepted ART DROP OFF at St. Michael's Church.
*Sunday July 5th, 4-5 pm or Monday July 6th, 5-7 pm. All remaining artwork to be picked up post festival.

Senior Art is a non-juried exhibit of original artwork comprising crafts, digital art, drawing, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture by persons 65 years of age or older.

Presentation Requirements:
All submissions must be completely dry, professionally presented (either framed or canvas wrapped), and securely wired for hanging. Sawtooth hangers and clip frames are not permitted.

Maximum artwork size, including frame, must not exceed 3'6" in any direction.

Submissions Open: April 1st, 2026
Submissions Close: Friday June 19th, 2026

*Online Judging to take place Monday June 22nd-Friday June 26th, with accepted artists and winners being notified the evening of the 26th.
*Monday June 29th, 5-7 pm and Tuesday June 30th, 9-11 am: Accepted ART DROP OFF at Abbot Hall.
*Sunday July 5th, 4-5 pm or Monday July 6th, 5-7 pm. All remaining artwork to be picked up post festival.

Youth & Student is a non-juried exhibits of original artwork comprising crafts, digital art, drawing, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture by Youth (preschool through Grade 4) and Students (Grades 5 -12).

Presentation Requirements:
All submissions must be completely dry, professionally presented (either framed or canvas wrapped), and securely wired for hanging. Sawtooth hangers and clip frames are not permitted.

Maximum artwork size, including frame, must not exceed 3'6" in any direction.

Submissions Open: April 1st, 2026
Submissions Close: Friday June 19th, 2026

Art Drop off - TBD, at Old North Church.
*Judging to take place Monday June 22nd-Friday June 26th, with winners being notified the evening of the 26th.
*Sunday July 5th, 4-5 pm or Monday July 6th, 5-7 pm. All remaining artwork to be picked up post festival.