Tenth annual Arts in the Middle fest brought thousands to Urbanna area

The 10th annual Arts in the Middle Festival brought about 3,000 visitors to the Urbanna area June 1 and 2.

The popular outdoor festival featured juried visual artists from up and down the east coast, local and student artists galleries, two venues offered an array of outstanding musicians, while T-Boyeés Couillon Bon LLC and Seasalt LLC provided food and sweet treats.

The 2024 show presented more than 100 artists from Florida to Connecticut, along with local communities. Juried artists exhibited in their own booths on AIM’s artist row offering original paintings, photographs, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, jewelry, mixed media, glasswork, furniture, and more. The Local Artist and Emerging Student Galleries featured works from local artists, current and past high school artists.

An event spokesman noted that Music Coordinator Clayton Neal put together an impressive lineup of musicians for both the main stage and acoustic stage over the weekend including headliner and local favorite George Robinson and the Gospel Robins.

Awards were handed out during a reception Saturday evening.

Best in Show:

Laura DeNardo – Photography

Second Place:

William H. Clarke – Painting

Best Painting:

Laura Edwards

Best Three Dimension Art:

Russell Turnage – Ceramics

Best Photography:

Richard Hogge

Honorable Mention:

Mary Ellen Huennekens – Fiber

Jennifer  Domal – Other Media

Best Local Artist:

Lynn Gillikin

Best Student Artist:

Karime Juarez

Lauren Ahnemann