Wednesday night, the Marblehead Festival of Arts announced the 2026 award winners in the 11 exhibits. About 200 people gathered outside Abbot Hall to celebrate the artists.
And on the harbor at the same time, the Festival’s Concerts @ Crocker Park series started with folk duo Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl. People sat on lawn chairs and picnic blankets, enjoying the music.
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Below are the Best of Show artists: (Here is the full list of honorees.)
CRAFTS: Nora Falk, “Nordic Summer Cardigan, Size Xl”
DIGITAL ART: Ed Lewis, “Time Mirror”
DRAWING: Todd Zelewski, “Craggy Rocks of Chandler Hovey Park, Marblehead Lighthouse”
MIXED MEDIA: Yelena Kalevski, “Ikebana”
PAINTING: Todd Zelewski, “Because Tomorrow the Sun Will Rise and Who Knows What the Tide Will Bring”
PAINTING THE TOWN: Leon Drachman, “Morning Calm”
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ulrike Welsch Photography, “Peekaboo” and Glenn Engman, “Puma”
PRINTMAKING: Amy Hourihan, “Early Morning Rowers”
SCULPTURE: QuitsaKiki Designs, “Ancient Ruins of Atlantis”
SENIOR ART: Instagram Bedazzled Fish by Dawn, “Tinkerbell”
Check out the festival’s full schedule HERE.
