2026 Commemorative Poster (Signed and Numbered) Pre Sale

This product is a limited run of 100 prints signed and numbered by the artist.

Since the first Festival in 1974, a local artist has created an original work of art for our Commemorative Poster.
The 2026 poster is 18″x24″ and ready for framing.

Artist: Allison Swan
About the Artist: Allison Swan, a Virginia Beach native, is inspired by the beauty in nature and paints in an Expressive style in oil. At Virginia Tech, Allison focused on design and merchandising but came home to run her mother’s small gallery after a mystery illness made it difficult for Allison to retain new information. Allison battled Lyme disease since her initial infection in college, and by 2010, she lost the ability to paint. She had dementia and could not mix colors, draw, or plan a painting. After treating Lyme for five years, Allison again picked up a brush. She had to learn to paint again. She continues her self-directed study in workshops and classes across the country. In 2018, Allison committed to becoming a full-time professional artist. In January of 2022, Allison founded the Tidewater Art Club and opened The Studio to host resident artists and teach weekly classes. Allison’s work is infused with a love of the Virginia Tidewater and the Eastern Shore where sandy beaches of the Atlantic and Chesapeake Bay, creeks, rivers, forests, marshes, and mudflats that were the playground of her youth are now her peace and the restoration of her life today. Allison paints “en plein air” wherever she travels.