ArtFeeds 5th Annual Exhibition & Silent Auction
September 17–26
A partnership with AIO, the community's vibrant artists,Page Gallery, and the Maine State Correctional Facility.
Well-known local artists create their own plate or work with a wooden bowl or platter carved and donated by residents of the Maine State Correctional Facility’s woodworking program.
EXHIBITION: The exhibition of participating artist bowls and platters will be on display at Page Gallery in Camden, September 17–26.
ONLINE AUCTION: The online auction will run the week before the exhibit. Check back here for more information closer to the event.
All funds raised will support AIO's programs. Thank you!
ArtFeeds is the result of a proud partnership between
2026 participating artists…
Hannah Berta, Susie Brandt, Gideon Bok, Beth Bull, Sophie Cangelosi, Marsha Donahue, Carol Douglas, Dan Dowd, Ingrid Ellison, Melanie Essex, Hélène Farrar, Kathleen Florence, Linden Frederick, Brenda Free, Nancy Glassman, Grace Hager, Stew Henderson, Alissa Hessler, Eric Hopkins, Rachel Houlihan, Alexis Iammarino, Emilie Stark-Menneg, Nathaniel Meyer, Tara Morin, Elizabeth O’Reilly, Colin Page, Jennifer Peppe, Nina Poole, Polly Ryel, Carol Sloane, Michael Stasiuk, Jay Stern, Karen Talbot, Simon van der Ven, Laura Waller. ArtFeeds has had participation from residents from the Maine State Correctional Facility and as well as local students and will again this year. Two high school students will participate, Chloe Egan and Ava Pease. .
2025 Bowls
Go to our online bidding platform: Bidding Owl.com and create an account. We recommend you register early.
Bid early and often! Visit our ArtFeeds Auction Page beginning September 17th.
Bidding will close Saturday, September 26th at 5pm.
FAQ
How to Bid
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Bidding begins on Saturday, September 17th and ends at 5:00 PM on Saturday, September 26th.
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No, all bidding is online. However, there will be assistance to set up you online bidding account at Page Gallery on Saturday, September 13. The closing reception is from 4:00-6:00pm, with closing bids by 5:00pm.
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Nope…online bidding can be done from anywhere! Just be sure to check in on your items frequently so you are not outbid.
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Yes, we have a flat rate of $25 for packaging and shipping. Some items may require additional packaging and insurance which will be added at the time of shipping.
2025 ArtFeeds Artists
ArtFeeds Background
AIO has a long tradition of harnessing the talents and innovative ideas of Midcoast Maine’s creative community to make the connection between food and art. ArtFeeds, Artists-in-Action Against Food Insecurity, is a first-of-its-kind collaboration with the community’s vibrant artists, Page Gallery and the Maine State Correctional Facility, created to highlight and raise support for AIO’s programs.
Fifty artists have participated in ArtFeeds since its start in 2022, each artist creating their own bowl or working with a wooden bowl carved and donated by residents of the Maine State Correctional Facility’s woodworking program.
The collection of finished bowls are part of a one week exhibition at Page Gallery in Camden, culminating with a reception and silent auction. The three silent auctions to date have raised over $80,000 to benefit AIO’s programs.
Filmmaker David Berez and photographer Tara Rice documented artists at work and their process of creating the bowls. You can view the film at the bottom of this page. ArtFeeds was featured in DownEast which can be read here.
We are fortunate to live in a vibrant art community here in Midcoast Maine. This collaboration demonstrates what we can do when we combine the unique talents and compassion of our community members to help fight hunger.
Maine State Prison Handmade Wooden Bowls
ArtFeeds bowls were designed and handcrafted specifically for this project at the Maine State Prison in Warren, ME.
Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner Randal Liberty
“This partnership is personal”, says Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty. “I grew up food insecure, I grew up with that shame and fear. No one should have to go through that. The impact of this trauma has informed my professional outlook. The Maine Department of Corrections operates within a framework of transforming lives, just like AIO. We believe in rehabilitation, humanism, and reducing stigma. We believe in being of service to the community. Residents bake, grow and harvest thousands of pounds of food specifically for the benefit of those food insecure in the mid coast.
Innovative programs and collaborative efforts, like ArtFeeds, ensure food is accessible to all, reduces stigma, and allows those incarcerated artists and farmers a pathway to personal and community redemption”, says Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner Liberty. “We share in AIO’s vision to have a hunger-free community.”
Words from the Artists
I'm honored to be a part of ArtFeeds and to bring awareness to AIO. I want people to be aware that resources like this exist. Help for people in our community who need food and heating assistance is so important.
—Ileana Appleton Foster
“Participating in ArtFeeds allows me to support an important cause in the community—where I've lived nearly all my life—while doing what I love most—art!
—Caroline Dishop
The bowl is a vessel to gather around, to collect nourishing food, and to feed our families from. With my painted bowl, I wanted to honor the way AIO serves the same purpose.
—Colin Page
“AIO restores my faith in the basic goodness of people. When we have, we share. When we can, we help. That is the definition of community. AIO embodies that. That is why I feel honored to participate.”
—Laura Waller
