ARTinME 2026 Awards Announced at BRAF Gallery
Exhibit Focuses on Maine Artists Working Large
It was the most glorious of fall evenings for the opening reception and awards presentation of the Boothbay Region Art Foundation's annual juried ARTinME exhibit on Saturday, October 3rd. Artists and admirers packed into the BRAF Gallery to take in this year's show, which showcases large-format works created by Maine artists. The exhibit will be on display until November 7th, 2026, at the BRAF Gallery, located at 1 Townsend Ave in Boothbay Harbor.
58 works were accepted into the exhibit (slideshow below), which was juried by Dennis Gleason of Gleason Fine Art. This year's top prize went to Winslow Myers' perspective shifting "Overpass & River," with 2nd prize awarded to Missy Asen's mouth-watering take on a platter of bivalves, "Briny in Manhattan." Sonja Weber Gilkey's flowing sisal wall sculpture "Infinite Sun & Moon Rising" took third place. Honorable mentions were given to Philip Bascle's "Southern Nights," Allison Bishop's "Lively" and Charles Nowell's "Birds of Paradise."
Gleason stated that he "found it difficult choosing from the diverse offerings submitted for this year's ARTinME. It was a challenge to select among the widely varied approaches of the individual artists, both emerging and more experienced."
ARTinME 2026 Slideshow of Accepted Works
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Winslow Myers "Overpass & River," 64"x37", Acrylic -- 1st Place Missy Asen, "Briny in Manhattan," 36" x 36", Acrylic -- 2nd Place Sonja Weber Gilkey "Infinite Sun & Moon Rising," 80" x 80", Marine Sisal --3rd Place Philip Bascle, "Southern Nights," 48" x 24", Acrylic, Honorable Mention Allison Bishop, "Lively," 48"x36", Oil, Honorable Mention Charles Nowell "Birds of Paradise," 38" x 28", Oil -- Honorable Mention Beth Badger, "While the Marsh Sleeps," 24" x 48",Charcoal Andre Benoit, "Knights of Olde," 40" x 23",Wood Assemblage Allison Bishop, "Evening on Beach Loop Road," 48" x 24",Oil" Kate Buehner, "Sail Away," 36" x 36", Acrylic Lina Burley "Cadillac Mountain," 30" x 36",Oil John G. Butke "The Yellow Garden," 36" x 36",Oil Pam Cabanas, "Trickle Down," 24" x 48",Acrylic Wendy Clayton "Composition 42," 40" x 39", Mixed Media Mark Coates "Salvage Barbeque," 40" x 30", Oil Mark Coates "View From One City Center," 40" x 30", Oil Dan Corey "Reflection," 24" x 40", Oil Carol Daigneault "Navigating," 48" x 48",Acrylic & Mixed Media Brian Dubina "Fenway, Nightgame," 36" x 48", Oil Brian Dubina "Breakers, Harpswell," 24" x 48",Oil June Elderkin "Blue Wave," 36" x 40",Acrylic Andie Elwell "Good Dog," 30" x 30", Acrylic Bruce A. Erickson "Confluence," 30" x 36", Oil Jim Farnan "Mid-Coast Kaleidoscope," 30" x 30", Oil & Mixed Media Gene Frey, "Hubbub Over Harris - Baker's Eye View," 30" x 30",Acrylic Carolyn Gabbe "Fire In the Sky," 36" x 48",Oil Catherine Gibson "Remains of War," Ceramic Robert Gibson, "Legacy Threshold," 36" x 36", Acrylic & Mixed Media Sonja Weber Gilkey, "Madonna," 53" x 26",Marine Sisal William Gilluly "Leaf Quilt #14," 31" x 35",Photography Stevan Hall "Air Conditioning," 27" x 36",Oil Russell Hewey "Maine Coast," 30" x 40",Oil Lori Lynn Hoffer "Hilltop Lupine," 36" x 48"Oil Dmitry Ignatovich "On the Marsh," 30" x 40", Oil Stephen Jane "Constellations of the Sun," 48" x 48", Mixed Media Stephen Jane "Hoop of Years," 48" x 48",Mixed Media Leslie Kalisz "Blue Lagoon," 36" x 48",Oil Sandy Liggett "Fullness of the Moon," 41" x 30", Fiber Georjean Machulis "Divine Mother," 53" x 61", Mixed Media Helen Fellows Matthews "Down East Somewhere," 39" x 30", Mixed Media Joan Mayfield "Tidal," 34" x 27", Found Wood Laura McNelly "Autumnal Palette," 28" x 36", Fiber Susanlora Morris "Waters Edge," 30" x 30", Acrylic & Mixed Media Winslow Myers "Traffic Light," 63" x 35", Acrylic Susie Porter "Blooming Counterpoint," 32" x 42", Acrylic & Oil Susie Porter "Garden Party," 32" x 32", Acrylic & Oil Elizabeth "Libby" Reed "Water, Rock, Wood," 36" x 30", Oil Jessica Robichaud "Immersive Daydreaming," 30" x 44", Mixed Media Jessica Robichaud "Wandering," 30" x 44", Mixed Media Bill Royall "Southport," 4" x 8", Bronze cast Bill Royall "Surf," 14" round, Stone Sharon B. Ryan "The Turning," 30" x 40", Acrylic Judith Schuppien "Muscongus Bay," 30" x 30", Oil Judith Schuppien "Island Way," 30" x 30", Oil John M.T. Seitzer "Compression," 24" x 48", Oil Stephen Michael Starensier "Meditation #1," 42" x 42", Photo Mosaic Annette Stormont "Kinetic Tower," 27" tall; 5" base, Ceramic Diana Young "The Treehouse," 40" x 40"Oil
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF), an inclusive, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has been a cornerstone of this region's artistic community for over 60 years. Our mission is to create opportunities for people of all ages to enjoy, learn from, and participate in the visual arts.
Event Details:
Exhibit: ARTinME 2026
Dates: September 30 - November 7, 2026
Location: Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery, 1 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538
Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday, 10 AM - 5 PM; Sundays 10am - 4pm
