by Thorpe/Turner | Mar 27, 2023 | Banners, Past Call to Artists
April: Original Banner Art for 2023
May: High School Exhibition, “Excellence in Student Art”
June: SMAL Members’ Annual
July: Pastels
August: “Summer in St. Michaels”
September: “Mixed Media Adventures”
November: “Capturing Autumn”
More shows are in the works including Mixed Media, Watercolor (Martha Hudson). September will bring our super Labor Day Show and Sale.
(Please note: in order to participate in the shows all Dues must be current. 2023 is due now)
2023 Banner Program Update
The 2023 St. Michaels Art League 2023 Banners will be installed in early April, and on view throughout the year. Artists of all media created original art that depict life in St. Michaels including building, people, gardens, streetscapes, landscapes, still lifes, boats, the harbor, and wildlife.
Thank you to all the artist who participated.
Key dates to remember:
April 3 – Library Show Drop Off between 10 AM and 12 PM (Framed Original Art)
April (TBD) – Library Show Pick Up between 10 AM & 12 PM
by Thorpe/Turner | Dec 1, 2025 | Banners, Past Call to Artists, Past Exhibits
St. Michaels Art League
2026 Banner Program Registration
Key Dates
JANUARY 19, 2026 – REGISTRATION DEADLINE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 – (UNFRAMED) ARTWORK TO CREATIVE XPRESSIONS BETWEEN 10 & 2 PM
MARCH (TBD) – PICKUP OF ORIGINAL FROM CREATIVE XPRESSIONS
APRIL (TBD) – EXHIBIT LOCATION , TIME, DROP OFF AND PICK UP – TBD
For SMAL_2026 Banner Rules – Click Here!
For SMAL_2026 Banner Registration, click here.
by Thorpe/Turner | Nov 19, 2022 | Banners, Past Exhibits
The St. Michaels Art League 2023 Banner Program is now open to current SMAL members.
Artists, of all media, are encouraged to portray creative images (realistic or abstract) that depict any aspect of life in St. Michaels including, but not limited to, buildings, people, gardens, steetscapes, landscapes, still lifes, boats, the harbor, wildlife, etc.
Key dates to remember:
JANUARY 17, 2023 – REGISTRATION DEADLINE
FEBRUARY 7 – (UNFRAMED) ARTWORK TO CREATIVE XPRESSIONS BETWEEN 10 & 3 PM
MARCH (TBD) – PICKUP OF ORIGINAL FROM CREATIVE XPRESSIONS
APRIL (TBD) – LIBRARY SHOW DROP OFF BETWEEN 10 AM & 12 PM (FRAMED ORIGINAL)
APRIL (TBD) – LIBRARY SHOW PICK UP BETWEEN 10 AM & 12 PM
For SMAL_2023 Banner Rules, click here.
For SMAL_2023 Banner Registration, click here.
by Thorpe/Turner | Sep 12, 2022 | Banners, Events, Featured, News, Uncategorized
SMAL members have created 34 new artworks that are currently on display.
This annual and popular program asks artists of all media to portray creative images that depict aspects of life and leisure in beautiful St. Michaels.
The banners will again be displayed along Talbot Street beginning in April, 2022.
Posters of the banner art are again available at Creative Xpressions, 204 Talbot St., St. Michaels, Maryland.
Walter Urbanek, “Dockside”
Stephen Walker, “Sail Watching”
Stacey Sass, “Twilight on the Creek”
Sherry Smith, “St. Michaels Clam Company”
Sharon Thorpe, “The Golden Hour”
Scott Sullivan, “Freedom”
Rhonda Ford, “Wait for Me”
Polly Cox, “Water View”
Phillis Ryan, “Just Ducky”
Pat Hanlon, “On the Miles”
Naomi Clark-Turner “Miles River Ospreys”
Mona Birmingham, “Secret Spot”
Mars Ristucy, “Dog Days”
Marianne Kost, “Building the Dove”
Leanna Kennedy
Laura Kapolchok, “Out of the Barn – Into the Town”
Kevin Snelling, “Harbor View”
Kathy Kopec, “Chillin
Joe Fasolo, “The Cat’s Meow”
Joan Voss, “Catch of the Day”
Joan Cranor, “Red Sails II”
Jane T Anderson, “Muskrat Park”
Ted Mueller, “Summer Breezes”
Beth Wright, “Working Girls”
Jan Perdue, “Water Lover”
Diana Dardis, “Starry Night in St. Michaels”
George Sass, “Flying the Flags”
Kathy Rosenberger, “Winterfowl”
Janet Prieger, “Blowing in the Wind”
Carrol McClees, “Night Stalker”
Carleigh Roe, “Gibbs”
Deborah McFarlin, “Ripples”
Lei Stevens, “Brackish Breeze”
George Hamilton, “Maryland Treasure”
by Sharon Thorpe | Aug 10, 2022 | Banners, Events, Labor Day Tent, News, Past Call to Artists, Past Exhibits
. Plein Air Demo by SMAL member Abby Ober at Labor Day Show
Join members of the St. Michaels Art League (SMAL) for their biggest event, the annual UNDER THE TENT Labor Day Weekend Show and Sale on Saturday, September 3rd and Sunday, September 4th at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, located at 304 South Talbot Street in St. Michaels. It is free and open to the public. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 12:30 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Artwork by more than 30 SMAL artists in multiple mediums is featured. Hundreds of works depicting local scenes and subjects are for sale. This is the perfect opportunity to purchase original artwork by many award-winning SMAL artists. Come meet the artists and find out more about the St. Michaels Art League and its activities.
Many of the framed designs for the “Celebrate St. Michaels” banners that hang on Talbot Street will be for sale, as well as original street banners from previous years.
Print your SMAL UNDER THE TENT ART SALE card here!
We hope to see you Labor Day Weekend!
This event is funded in part by a grant from the Talbot County Arts Council with revenue provided by the Maryland State Arts Council.
by Thorpe/Turner | Jul 10, 2022 | Banners, Labor Day Tent, Past Exhibits, Uncategorized
When the banners fly on Talbot Street, it’s one of the first signs that the St. Michaels community will soon be entering the full swing of summer recreation that brings thousands of tourists to this charming harbor town.
From one end of Talbot Street to the other, colorful banners delight visitors and residents with depictions of iconic boating scenes, crabs, local wildlife, and all the summer fun for which St. Michaels is so well known. This year, at least for now, there may be fewer crowds as the town slowly reopens, but the banners are up for all to see.
This annual event, now in its thirteenth year, is made possible through the support of many individuals, businesses, and organizations. The banner artwork is created by members of the St. Michaels Art League (SMAL), but that is just the beginning.
The collaboration kicks off early in winter as SMAL artists create paintings in various media in the required banner format. Then the painted images go into production.
Kevin Snelling, proprietor of Creative XPressions scans the paintings and sends them to Sharper Graphics, located in Easton, where Bob Porter produces the banners.
Price’s Yacht Canvas Shop in St. Michaels then sews the banners back to back, readying them for hanging on Talbot utility poles.
Finally, Curtis Short and his crew from Choptank Electric Cooperative hang the colorful banners in April, just as springtime emerges from the cold and wind.
Snelling, at Creative XPressions continues his support of SMAL artists by offering poster versions in his Talbot Street shop. A portion of sales is returned to the artist and the Art League. Many of the images are the products of award-winning artists.
The Talbot County Arts Council, with funds provided by the Maryland State Arts Council, assists with partial funding for many of the League’s community-oriented events, including the banners.
Support from the Councils also help Students from local schools participate in the Banner program. This year’s grant covered the cost to produce four banners from AP art students at St. Michaels Middle High School.
While the Art League’s mission is to enhance the appreciation of art and members’ artistic professionalism, the town continues to benefit from the economic promotion that a lively arts scene engenders. Art enthusiasts should look forward to the Labor Day weekend art show in St. Michaels, where many of the original banner paintings and actual street banners are for sale.
The banners are taken down in November, just a few short months before the process begins anew.
