The Marblehead Festival of Arts (MFoA) will host its 46th annual Arts Festival in downtown Marblehead from July 1-4. This North Shore favorite is home to fine arts exhibits, including Crafts, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Mixed Media and Sculpture, as well as special exhibits featuring Youth Art, Student Art and Senior Art. The Festival also sponsors plein aire painting, known as Painting-the-Town.
Artists from all over Essex County participate in the many types of art, which take place at various venues around town. Exhibits, with free admission, are open Friday, July 1, 10 am to 5 pm; Saturday, July 2, 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday, July 3, noon to 5 pm (Abbot Hall exhibits open at 10 am); and Monday, July 4, 10 am to 5 pm.
Art exhibit locations are Abbot Hall, St. Michael's Church, Old North Church, Unitarian Universalist Church, King Hooper Mansion and the Old Town House. For locations of specific events, please visit www.MarbleheadFestival.org.
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