by Thorpe/Turner | Jul 22, 2026 | Community Outreach, Past Call to Artists, Past Exhibits, Uncategorized
Award winners for Endless Summer, judged Staff-choice style by the staff of Talbot County Free Library at their monthly meeting on Sept. 2. Twenty – four staff members participated in the voting. It’s fun to see the variety of choices. 23 different submissions received at least one vote. Winners are:
First choice – Garden Helper by Mona Birmingham
2nd Choice: Wind Surfer by Reinhardt Sahmel
Third choice – Will’s Will by Peg McCormack.
Reinhardt, Peg and Mona, hopefully you have a good image of your award-winning submission. Please send it to those persons listed above (Beth Wright, Jo Merrill, St. Michaels Art League and Sharon Thorpe. Thank you.
Other submissions that received numerous votes included:
Guardian by Ned Egan; African Summer/Frolicking Elephant by Camille Woodbury; Fish Talk by Stacey Sass; Where the Days Drift Away by Ted Mueller and Grace by Rhonda Ford.
Congratulations to the award winners. Come on out and see the show!
by Thorpe/Turner | Apr 29, 2026 | Past Call to Artists, Past Exhibits, Uncategorized
Call for Entries!
Select your best work for this year’s SMAL Members’ Exhibit!
Don’t miss your opportunity to enter this year’s SMAL Members’ Show! This exhibit is open to all mediums.
The annual show will be exhibited this year in the newly rededicated St. Michaels Library Gallery during the month of June.
EXHIBIT DATES: Monday, June 1 – Wednesday, June 30, 2026
EXHIBIT SITE: St. Michaels Library Gallery, St. Michaels
DROP OFF DATE: Monday, June 1 – 10:30 am – 12 pm
PICK UP DATE: Monday, June 30 – 10:30 am – 12 pm
REGISTRATION: $20, Registration Deadline May 24, 2026 Max 2 pieces, any medium, Fee $20 ($5 for second)
For additional information, contact Jane Anderson, 703-963-7790
Registration form link here:
by Thorpe/Turner | Jul 19, 2026 | Call to Artists, Featured, Past Exhibits, Uncategorized
The Blue Crab Coffee Shop, 102 S Fremont St, St Michaels
Sunday, November 1 – Monday, November 30, 2026
Our annual photography show and exhibition welcomes all creative directions in photography.
The show is open to all St. Michaels Art League member’s photography work including fine art photography created using any camera, an iPhone or iPad, or a computer enhanced image. The exhibit showcases the work of members and is open to a variety of subject matter and styles including people, travel, wildlife, lifestyle and artistic. All photo finishing options are welcomed, including canvas wrap, metal, and traditional framed prints.
This exhibit will run through the month of November at The Blue Crab Coffee Shop in St. Michaels. The show will be juried, and many pieces of artwork are for sale.
Our Juror:
Mickey Pullen is an award winning, published travel/landscape photographer and a photography processing educator with over 20 years of experience. His photography experience has led him to all 50 states and international destinations. His photography has been exhibited locally at American Academy of Art, Adkins Arboretum, The Foundry and Blackwater Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. His work as a freelance photographer can also be seen in the Caroline Review and Attraction Magazine as well as in event photography for Caroline County Recreation and Parks. His ongoing photography education is centered around his YouTube channel, Eastern Shore Photo Instruction. But you will also find education sessions on FStoppers Online Magazine and at local Eastern Shore photo clubs.
Learn more about Mickey Pullen: https://mickeypullen.photography/work
We had a wonderful turn-out for our 2025 show. With 11 participating members and 29 photographs, we have filled The Blue Crab with art. Our judge, Ron Peiffer awarded honors and addressed the members at a meeting.
First Place – “Stacey’s Crab Boil – Tangier Island”, Sharon Thorpe
Second Place – “Crabber at First Light”, Tresa Howington
Third Place – “The Art of the Ordinary”, Martin Zell
Honorable Mention – “Follow the Light”, George Sass
Honorable Mention – “Under the Span”, Tresa Howington
by Thorpe/Turner | Jun 5, 2025 | Past Call to Artists, Past Exhibits
Easton Branch of the Talbot County Free Library
Not ready to say goodbye to the beauty of summer yet? Enjoy an exhibition by local artists in various mediums. This exhibit will run through the month of September.
Celebrate summer with an art show portraying the beauty of the season.
“Endless Summer” is an exhibition in various mediums. The show will run through the month of September at the Easton Branch of the Talbot County Free Library, and will be juried by the library staff.
SMAL ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2025 “ENDLESS SUMMER” EXHIBIT AT THE EASTON LIBRARY
The St. Michaels Art League is pleased to announce the winners of the “Endless Summer” exhibit which is currently at the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library through the month of September. Multiple library staff persons participated in the judging, each one voting for their top three choices. The votes were then tallied to select the top vote getters. The winners are Marianne Kost for her oil painting “North to the Sun”, Maryellyn Lynott for her oil painting “Summer Eve” and to Laura Bishop for her pastel “Serenity”.
The exhibit can be viewed in the library’s meeting room during their regular hours through September. The Easton Library is located at 100 W. Dover St. Work for sale through the artist. For more information about the St. Michaels Art League and its activities visit Smartleague.org.
Marianne Kost
North to the Sun
Maryellyn Lynott
Summer Eve
by Thorpe/Turner | May 31, 2025 | Past Exhibits
The Saint Michaels Art League has been invited by The Market at Dover Station, 500 Dover Road, Easton, Maryland, for a SMAL member exhibit from September 2 through November 3, 2025. The exhibit will hang in a dedicated gallery space within the Market.
The exhibit will be managed and promoted by The Market at Dover Station. Exhibiting artists are encouraged to share the Market’s social media promotion with their family, friends and collectors.
For questions, please contact Diane DuBois Mullaly, dunepainter@earthlink.net.
by Thorpe/Turner | Oct 15, 2025 | Past Call to Artists, Past Exhibits
November 3, 2025 – January 2, 2026
Members of the Plein Air Painters of the Chesapeake Bay, Working Artists Forum, Botanical Art League of the Eastern Shore and St Michaels Art League are invited by The Market at Dover Station, 500 Dover Road, Easton, Maryland, for a Holiday exhibit from November 3, 2025, through January 2, 2026.
The exhibit will hang in a dedicated gallery space within the Market.
The exhibit will be managed and promoted by The Market at Dover Station. Exhibiting artists are encouraged to share the Market’s social media promotion with their family, friends and collectors.
INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS:
- Each artist may exhibit 1 small work per artist (up to 8×10 inches not including frame). Or 1
mixed media work or sculpture not to exceed 12 inches on its longest side.
- Price must be at least $150.
- Flat wall art must be framed in a professional manner and wired for hanging.
- Blank labels will be supplied upon drop off at the Market, which the artist must fill out for each
- work. The Market will provide a sticker with UPC code to be put on the back of each label.
- Entry deadline is Friday October 17.
- Deliver Artwork: Monday November 3 (1 p.m.) Pickup: Friday, January 2 (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- A 40% commission will be retained by The Market for each sale. The Market will require each
artist to sign its standard commission agreement.
- If a piece sells, it may be replaced.
- There will be First Friday receptions on First Friday November 7 and First Friday December 5.
To participate, please email Diane DuBois Mullaly, dunepainter@earthlink.net.
Click here to download the registration form (PDF).
Thank you for participating!
