The Salem Arts Festival Gallery showcases the best of local and regional visual art in a multidisciplinary juried exhibition at Old Town Hall — right at the heart of the festival. Over 10,000 visitors experience the gallery each year, making it one of the most exciting opportunities for artists on the North Shore.
The 2026 gallery lineup will be selected during our on-site jury weekend, May 29-31. Jurors are Anna Dugan, Petra Slinkard, and Patrick Sporleder.
Gallery Hours
🎨 Friday, June 5 — 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Opening Night)
🎨 Saturday, June 6 — 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
🎨 Sunday, June 7 — 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Free and open to the public.
Awards are presented at the Friday opening reception.
Interested in Submitting Work?
Fill out our Intent to Apply form to be added to our contact list for submission details. The gallery is open to artists of all media — paintings, photography, sculpture, mixed media, and more.
Questions? Contact Elise Towle Snow at elise@salemmainstreets.org
JURIED ART GALLERY
SPONSOR SHOUT OUT
🏆 2026 Juried Gallery Award Winners
Best in Show — Daphne Powers, Stitch Work (set of 3)
Juror Award — Giacomo Gallo, Bella Notte
Juror Award — Gwyn S. Marathas, Morning Sun to Nightshade
Juror Award — Jack Walsh, Violin
Adria Boynton — The Witch House
Alessandra Donovan — All Walks of Life, Rainbow Gum Tree, Swirls of Sand and Sea
Annette Sykes — Portrait of the Quiet Keeper of Curiosities
Ashley McManus — The Old King, The Smiling Oracle
Avalon Berry — Salem Sea Party
Beki Ferrari — 1820 Saunders Map
Beverly Brennan — Still Harbor
Bobbie Bush — Salem Willows Arcade
Daphne Powers — Stitch Work (set of 3)
David Lachapelle — Little Sandra
Derrick Morin — Buoy, Revere Beach, Portland Head Light
Diane Fawley — Sunset on State Street
E. B. Goodale — The Gift
Elisa Cabral — Black and Palestinian Solidarity, Maroonage, Renaissance
Elise Moustakis — "Open Your Heart" Reiki infused heart chakra healing
Elise Towle Snow — Dung Beetle, How are you?, Prismacat
Emily Kwong — Cupid's Day Dream, Stone Lawrence, Future Attorney at Large
Eric Small — Kituba, Samuel Purris
Erin Melin — Admiring from Afar, Funky Reflection
Erin Survilas — Cut Bangs, I Can Feel My Mascara on My Eyes
Eve Pascale — Blood Moon, The Narwhal
Giacomo Gallo — Bella Notte
Gwyn S. Marathas — Blue Moon Returns, Morning Sun to Nightshade, Weapons of Mass Disruption
Jack Walsh — ViolinJacqueline Sokoi — A Little Happiness, Belonging in Connection, Memories
Jacquelyn Rolke — Kimono, La Cucina, Lotus
James Bostick — Pronkstileven, The Five Senses
James D. Cennamo — HooDoo VooDoo, Under Cover of Night
James Trevino — Lost in Space, Mad Hatte
Jason Melo — Sea Creature
Jill Thompson Beach — Rose With a View
John Wathne — Steve's II
Jon Spina — Pickman, Ropes, Untitled
Jordan Smith and Mattison May — Explosion
Kaitlyn Gobiel — Betty White, Forever, Fish Meditation #2 (large)
Katherine McGaughey — American Bittern in Ancient Water Vessel, Midnight Fox
Ken Reker — Poke, Stacker, Techno
Lucia Starkey — All That Glitters, I'll Hold You, Vulnerable
Matthew Murray — Out of reach, Pact among pine
Meghan Scire — The Fox, The Wolf
Milo Oliva — Horned Hag, Humpback Whale, Slumpy
Patricia Scialo — Blue Orchids
Polyvios Christoforos — An Ode to Pluto
Russell Findley — Derby Wharf, Essex Street Salem, Sainte Chepelle
Ryan Murray — Dreaming of Nowhere, Nostalgia en Fleur
Sarah Ashodian — Bubbles, Natural Progression
Sarah Chamberlain — Breakfast at Wimbledon, Solids and Stripes, Tumbled Oxer
Stacie Dolin — Are You Feeling Lucky?, Icon on 1, Thumbs
Sue Grillo — Artichokes Before the Veil Nebula
Susan Dodge — Beach Day, Black & White
Thomas Darsney — Red Bench
Zenovia Limberakis — Spirit Fork, Spirit Spoon
MEET THE JURORS