Maple Meadow Farms
announces poster contest winner
MAPLETON — Northern Maine Community College recently hosted a reception — attended by more than 50 people — where Maple Meadow Farms announced the winner of their first-ever art poster contest.
In celebration of their upcoming fifth annual festival, Maple Meadow Farms chose to represent the anniversary with a poster contest.
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MAPLE MEADOW FARMS in Mapleton recently chose to represent their fifth annual Farm Fest with a poster contest. After reviewing 12 submissions, judges selected a caricature drawing by Presque Isle’s Brent Dyer as the winning entry. The poster will be used as promotional material for this year’s festival and displayed all over central and northern Maine. Memorabilia posters will also be available for sale at the festival. This year’s festival will be held June 25-26 on the Gregg family’s Maple Meadow Farm located at 830 Mapleton Road in Mapleton.
“We were hoping an artist could help depict the overall feel of the festival, and we could — in turn — help support our local arts community,” said Andrea Gregg, festival organizer.
Maple Meadow Farms hosts Farm Fest the last weekend of June at their farm in Mapleton. The festival not only celebrates agricultural heritage, rural living and family, but also embraces the crafts and traditional arts that come from these areas.
The farm received 12 outstanding submissions from throughout Aroostook County. The panel of judges, which included local artists, festival volunteers, and members of the Gregg family, chose Brent Dyer’s poster as the winning entry.
Dyer’s poster embodies the overall feeling of Farm Fest. He noted that the inspiration behind his poster was “the variety of things to see at the festival — agriculture, forestry, horticulture, Native American culture, natural remedies, and families enjoying it all.”
Dyer chose to use the state of Maine as a background because of the festival location and the pride he has for living in northern Maine. He has been experimenting with caricature drawings and includes caricature drawings of his daughters on his poster, which he feels represents the true nature of the festival.
“This is a family run festival for families to enjoy,” he said. “I’ve always had a great experience at Maple Meadow Farms with my family, whether it’s raining or not!”
Dyer resides in Presque Isle with his wife, Melissa, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Amelia. He works for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and enjoys spending time with his immediate and extended family and honing his artistic abilities.
Dyer’s poster will be used as promotional material for this year’s festival and displayed all over central and northern Maine. Memorabilia posters will also be available for sale at the festival.
For more information on the festival, contact the Gregg family at 207-764-6450 or log onto maplemeadowfarms.com.
