The Arts In Easton Banner Program is the work of the Avalon Foundation.  44 local artists participate each year to create 88 pieces of original fine artwork on canvas material impervious to weather. In 2012, students from Saint Michaels High School National Arts Honor Society, Easton Middle School and summer campers from the Y.M.C.A participated in the program.  Each 30" by 40" banner is an original, one-of-a-kind work of art.  Banners may be created from a variety of mediums. There have been banners produced in oil paint, acrylic paint, photographic art, mosaics and three dimensional art.

The banners are hung from lampposts in downtown Easton before Plein Air Easton in June and remain until late April. They are then taken down; the two sides of the banner are separated and cleaned in preparation for the annual auction.  On the third Saturday in May the banners are auctioned at an exhilarating and entertaining Banner Auction. This event is held in the Waterfowl Festival Building in downtown Easton, Maryland.  The banners are displayed in the Waterfowl Building in advance of the auction to allow the public an opportunity to preview them.

The highest price paid for a banner was $3,100.00; the historical average price is $610.75, although some banners still sell for the opening bid.