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Art that gives: St. Peter’s 57th annual art show

Vendors and shoppers fill downtown Lewes for annual fundraiser
People stroll past St. Peter’s on Second Street during the church’s 57th annual art show. BILL SHULL PHOTOS
Bill Shull
July 5, 2023

The streets of downtown Lewes were lined with white tents and a lot of people July 1 for the 57th annual St. Peter’s Art Show.

More than 100 artists were on hand for the show. Among the works for sale were paintings, photographs, pottery, jewelry and many other unique items. Many of the artists also took part in a silent auction inside St. Peter’s Parish Hall.

The Rev. Jeffrey Ross said all proceeds go to community organizations in Sussex County. The church will soon announce the total amount raised this year.

Next year’s show will be held Saturday, July 6.

 

Gray skies and a few morning sprinkles did not hold back people from checking out local artists selling everything from jewelry to paintings.
Lisa Chambers from Delaware Bay Clay shows off some of her works at her booth on Mulberry Street.
Old Glory flies at a historic house on Second Street as people visit vendors at the annual art show.
Karin Westermann of Rehoboth Beach checks out postcards at a booth on Mulberry Street.
Artist Mark Cottman mans his booth next to St. Peter’s as people check out his unique paintings.
There is plenty of light to shine through the stained glass at Marjorie Samero’s booth in the bank parking lot on Third Street.
The art show as seen through an orb on one of Bud Knudsen’s iron wizard sticks.
Artist Tracy Shue sells needle-felted dogs on Second Street.
The St. Peter’s Art Show is held on the first Saturday of July around the first church in the First Town in the First State.

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Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Eagles, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.

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