Boardwalk Art Show

In conjunction with the Sail250 Maritime Renezvous, The Boardwalk boutique art show returns to the boardwalk behind the Smithfield Station Shops. Visit and shop with 15 talented artists selling paintings, woodwork, glass, jewelry and more.

Free shuttle rides from the downtown Farmer’s Market and Pickers Market/Visitor Center to the Smithfield Station. Free to attend, show will run 10 am to 4 pm, includes live music. Sip your favorite beverage from the Smithfield Station, stroll the art show, meet the artists and treat yourself to a uniqe piece of art!

There will also be a Farmers Market from 9 to 12 noon at 115 Main Street (next to the museum) and a Pickers Market downtown at 315 Main Street (behind When Pigs Fly) from 9 am to 1 pm.

 

Additional activities downtown during the Sail250 Smithfield Maritime Rendezvous include:

-Historic Walking Tours from Smithfield Station to the the Isle of Wight Museum

-Historic boat tours (FD Crockett, Mildred Belle, Sigsbee)

-Touch tanks with native sealife 

-Knot tying demos, Meet the crew of the boats

-Activities & Demos by the Smithfield Sea Scouts, Ship 37

-Story Trail along Hayden’s Lane

-Plein Air Painters and wet paint sale

-Water Safety by the Coast Gurad Auxiliary Flotilla 59

-Trunk jewelry show at Beyond Main

-Live music on the Fiddlin Pig patio from 2-5 pm

-Art exhibit reception “Two if by Sea”, a wet paint sale and collaborative art auction of the 1908 “Setting out to Sea, Valencia” a collaborative re-creation of the oil painting by Spanish artist, Joaquin Sorolia y Bastida by multiple artists 

 

Participating Artists 

Leanne Moss / oil

Noelle Mangus / wood

Tammy Burgett / alcohol ink

Heather Greer / pottery

Mark Todd / acrylic

Pam Strader / shell and driftwood

Darlene Keyt / oil

Diane Milner / jewelry

Megan Windle / fused glass

Sandee Darden / felt

Gwen Elmore / acrylic

Heather Greer / Silversmith jeweler

Amy Hurst / animal art & Boo the Cockatoo

Joy Matthews / glass

Larry Saint / author and model builder