Art to Table: Visual Sustenance 2026
Exhibit Description and Call for Art:
In this juried exhibition, your interpretation of the topic can be as broad as you like: the classic still life, sitting down at the table for a meal, folks waiting in line at Red's Eats, or out in the field picking blueberries, or at sea fishing or hauling lobster traps - all are subjects for consideration.
Any medium will be accepted. We would love to be able to include sculpture and photography in addition to more traditional works like painting.
Entries will be accepted beginning now. Deadline for receipt of entries is April 10. Late entries will not be considered.
All entries must be submitted to: maineartgalleryimages@gmail.com
Image by Jean Kigel. "Close Comfort."
Run of Show: Thursday, May 7 - Sunday, June 14
Gallery Hours: Thursday - Sunday, 11am to 4pm
Reception: Saturday, May 9, 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Drop off selected work with executed Consignment Agreement and Artist Statement/Bio:
Sunday, May 3, 11am - 4pm; Monday, May 4, 11am - 4pm; Tuesday, May 5, 11am - 4pm.
Pick Up of Unsold Work: Sunday, June 14, 4pm - 6pm; Monday June 15, 11am - 4pm; Tuesday, June 16, 11am - 4pm.
Entry Fee: $15 members, $25 for non-members
Please direct all questions to: info@maineartgallerywiscasset.org Please place “Art to Table Question” in your email subject line. (Do not submit artwork to this address.)
Thank you for your consideration, and we look forward to seeing your work.
Rules for Entry:
Submission of your entry fee constitutes your understanding of, and agreement to, the juried show guidelines and to the following conditions:
Original Art:
All work submitted is your own original artwork. Original fine art in any media may be submitted, including: drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, photography, fiber, jewelry, and sculpture. Giclee prints are not eligible. Work that is different from submitted entries will not be exhibited.
Recent Work:
You may submit work made in the last three years. Work shown in the past at the Maine Art Gallery or other Lincoln County galleries must be identified as such. At the discretion of the Exhibition Committee, gallery members may submit for juror consideration work of deceased artists who previously exhibited at the gallery.
Number of Submissions: Each artist may submit two works of art.
Size Limits:
Surface of two-dimensional work may not exceed 40" in either length or width, including frame. Sculptural work must be no more than 50 lbs., and easily fit through the door. Some pedestals are available, or artists may supply their own.
Diptychs and Triptychs:
Works created in two or three sections will be considered and judged as one entry. Diptychs and triptychs may not exceed 40 inches.
Submitting Your Work:
1) Pay Entry Fee:
Entry Fee: $15 for gallery members; $25 for non-members. Please select the member status and corresponding price that applies at checkout.
If paying by check: make payable to “Maine Art Gallery “and mail to 15 Warren St, Wiscasset, ME, 04578
2) Prepare the Work You Are Submitting:
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Image dimension: 900 pixels on longest side, but not to exceed 1,800 in either dimension. Each file should be between 1 to 3 MB.
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Format: JPEG
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File names: Your last name, underscore, and title of the piece. Example: “Coates_Funny Face.jpg”.
3) Compose Email:
Subject line should be your last name and show title. Example: “Coates Art to Table”
Body of email should include:
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Up to two images (see image specs above)
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Details for each work:
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Title
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Medium
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Dimensions in inches (H x W and depth for 3D works)
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Price. **Note that Maine Art Gallery receives a 35% commission of your retail price**
3. Contact Information & Membership Status:
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Name
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Address, City, State, Zip
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Email
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Phone
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Membership status: YES / NO
4) Send Email:
Send submission to maineartgalleryimages@gmail.com
Submissions now through April 10
Questions? Please email info@maineartgallerywiscasset.org. Write “Art to Table Question” in the subject line. (Do not submit artwork to this address.)
If Work is Selected for Exhibit
1) Complete Consignment Agreement
Hard copy of agreement is required at time of drop-off.
2) Prepare Works:
Show-ready:
All works must be show-ready upon delivery to the Maine Art Gallery.
Hanging-ready:
All two-dimensional artwork must be properly wired for hanging. Gallery wrapped canvases are acceptable. Sawtooth frame hangers are not acceptable.
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3) Artist Statement and Bio:Hard copies of each are required at time of drop-off. Letter-size please. No more than one page each.
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4) Drop Off Works:
At the gallery, 15 Warren St, Wiscasset, ME. Sunday, May 3, 11am - 4pm; Monday, May 4, 11am - 4pm; Tuesday, May 5, 11am - 4pm.
If works sell you will be notified as soon as possible. Note the Maine Art Gallery receives a 35% commission of the retail sales price.
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5) Pick Up of Unsold Works:
Sunday, June 14, 4pm - 6pm; Monday June 15, 11am - 4pm; Tuesday, June 16, 11am - 4pm.
Thank you for your consideration, and we look forward to seeing your work!
Notice to Artists:
You grant the Maine Art Gallery permission to use images of your artwork and/or your name in promotional materials, including broadcast, online media and other marketing materials.
Disclaimer: The Maine Art Gallery is not responsible for technical or computer failures, including problems accessing the internet, any other computer error, or malfunction, or for late, lost illegible or misdirected entries. Make sure you send your entry to the correct email account according to the directions above. You will receive a reply confirming your entry.
Meet the Juror
Born in Kenton, Ohio, in 1947, Tina Ingraham received her Bachelor of Science in Design at the University of Cincinnati in 1970, and an MFA from Brooklyn College of CUNY in 1996, where she studied with Lennart Anderson. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Milton and Sally Avery Fellowship, grants from the Pollack Krasner Foundation, and Maine Commission for the Arts. Her residency fellowships include MacDowell Colony, Dorland Mountain Art Colony and The Robert M. MacNamara Foundation.
Ingraham lived and worked in Italy from 1999 - 2002 to study master works integral to her painting. She taught at The International School of Painting Drawing and Sculpture, Bowdoin College, Hyde School, Brooklyn College, and Stephens College. Ingraham’s paintings hang internationally in private and public collections, including the portrait of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain commissioned by Bowdoin College. Reproductions of her Harbor Fish Market paintings appear in Carl Little’s and David Little’s Paintings of Portland, and in Paintings of Maine, A New Collection by Carl Little.
An art review in the Portland Press Herald and the Island Institute.