Each year, the Farnsworth presents the Maine in America award at the summer gala. The award is presented by the Farnsworth to honor an individual or group who has made an outstanding contribution to Maine’s role in American art.
Past Winners:
2019: The artists of Slab City Rendezvous
2018: Toshiko Mori
2017: Betsy Wyeth
2016: Joyce Tenneson
2015: Lois Dodd
2014: The Shakers of Sabbathday Lake
2013: Matthew Simmons
2012: Dahlov Ipcar
2011: Paul Caponigro
2010: Alex Katz
2009: Robert Indiana
2008: Will Barnet
2007: Andrew Wyeth
2006: John Wilmerding