2010 festival info coming soon...

The Kingston Arts Festival celebrates the arts and community heritage with an annual, all-day indoor and outdoor event in the Old Town Center (Green Street from Main Street to Summer Street) in Kingston, Massachusetts this summer. Learn more...

Volunteer & Job Opportunities!


We are seeking artists and enthusiasts of just about any genre or medium to participate in the 2010 Festival and beyond...

Artists, performers, musicians and other local talent will be showcased throughout the Festival with shows, exhibits, demonstrations, workshops, and contests...

Sellers of original art, handcrafted items, locally grown produce and other goods can participate in our Festival Market...

Volunteer opportunities include fundraising, board membership, management, programming and entertainment, equipment set-up and clean-up, parking, submissions and registration, children's events, and special exhibits...


To get started or request updates - participate@kingstonarts.org






The Festival is endorsed by the Kingston Board of Selectmen and the Kingston Public Library Trustees. The Festival is supported in part by grants from Target and the Cultural Councils of Kingston, Plympton and Halifax—local agencies supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. The Festival is also funded by contributions from local patrons of the arts and advertising in our program from local businesses. Please let these businesses know that you appreciate their support for arts in our community.



2009 Exhibit Winners


Juried Art Exhibit


BEST IN SHOW
Suzanne Hanson “Sara’s Table”

VIEWERS CHOICE
Betty Rogers “Left Behind”

OIL OR ACRYLIC
First Place: Linda Vopat “Untitled”
Second Place: Susan Benoit “Round & Round”
Third Place: Sara Altherr “Demonstration 1968”
Honorable Mention: Patricia Coulter “Connemara”

WATERCOLOR OR PASTEL
First Place: Becky Haletky “The Spar”
Second Place: Christine Bodnar “Dusk on Corn Hill”
Third Place: Betty Rogers “Members Only”
Honorable Mention: Tony Visco “A Visit to Edgartown Light”
Honorable Mention: Joan Dromey “Backyard Winter Blues”
Honorable Mention: Janice Gallinger “Hail Spring”
Honorable Mention: Carole Raymond “The Red Door”

PHOTOGRAPHY
First Place: Becky Haletky “The Treasure”
Second Place: Susan Caruso “Louisa’s Fence”
Third Place: Susan Caruso “Heavy Metal”
Honorable Mention: Jayne Delaney “Self Portrait”
Honorable Mention: Suzanne Hanson “Winter Morning”

ALL OTHER MEDIA
First Place: Susan Caruso “Weathered”
Second Place: Olga Allen “Saquish Summer Reflections”
Third Place: Susan LeFevre “Vantage Point”
Honorable Mention: Eija Heward “Chasing Waves”
Honorable Mention: Stanley Pendrak “Horse”
Honorable Mention: Adrienne Connolly “Baba Love”

Young Artists' Exhibit


BEST IN SHOW
Heather Haynes “Self Portrait”

VIEWERS CHOICE
Christina Scott “Controlled”

OIL OR ACRYLIC
First Place: Heather Haynes “Self Portrait 2”
Second Place: Christina Scott “Controlled”
Third Place: Danielle White “Earth Laughs in Flowers”
Honorable Mention: Jake Foote “Juan Dixon”
Honorable Mention: Danielle White “Little Italy”

WATERCOLOR OR PASTEL
First Place: Michaela Merrill “Broken”
Second Place: Kimberly Harvey “Gesture Pear”
Third Place: Mia Frattasio “Rustic Flowers”
Honorable Mention: Jake Foote “Twin Boats”
Honorable Mention: Dallas Flaherty “Sailing at Sunset”

PHOTOGRAPHY
First Place: Monica Lund “Pieces”
Second Place: Hannah DeSantis “American Pride”
Third Place: Nathan Fowler “Morning Dock”
Honorable Mention: Monica Lund “The Saltwater Room”
Honorable Mention: Christina Whorton “Tucker”
Honorable Mention: Bethany Matern “Behind the Girl”

ALL OTHER MEDIA
First Place: Christina Scott “America’s Book...”
Second Place: Fjoreta Ruseni “Robert Pattinson”
Third Place: Jake Foote “Nantucket Cottage”
Honorable Mention: Fjoreta Ruseni “Jesus of Nazareth”



Schedule of Events


Main Street Stage

10am › Connected the Band
11:15am › Bill Alberti, winner of SSFMC's Bob Dylan Contest
Noon › Praise!, the house band of Mayflower Congregational Church
1pm › South Shore Men of Harmony
2pm › The Last Ones with Rick Coraccio
3pm › Connected the Band

Reed Community Center (Playground)

10am-3pm › Children's Hands-On Art activities
10:30am › The Capering Canines of Cape Cod
1pm › Matt Mello "Let's Love Music"

Reed Community Center (Auditorium)

All Day › Young Artists' Exhibit
All Day › Henna Tattoos by Clarise
Noon › Magic Show with Master Magician, Joe Carota
10am-2pm › Cosplay and Stop Motion Animation Display with Christa Newman
1-3pm › Sparkle Cookie - Make your own jewelry with Sharon Colvin
2pm › Pizza Party
3-5pm › Eyeball Kid

Beal House / Sampson Hall

All Day › Exhibit & Mural: Gobin Stair Retrospective
9am-1pm › Book Fair & Refreshments

First Parish Meeting House

All Day › Exhibit: Robert Sarly "Inner Landscapes"

The Yellow Yankee Barn

All Day › Exhibit: New Art Forum "Passages"

Faunce School

All Day › Exhibit: "Kingston: Then & Now"

Kingston Public Library

All Day › Juried Art Exhibit
All Day › Festival Market (Lawn)

Town Green

All Day › Artists in Action, Community Groups, Demonstrations