In “Still Waters, Rising Moon,” artist Paul Batch depicts a grouping of tall, slender trees with lush green foliage standing along the edge of a body of water. The distant moon, observed through the trees, hangs low on the horizon, and there is a soft glow of light to the muted marsh grasses in the foreground. The sky transitions down from warm to cool pinks to violets with a warm grey-violet haze extending along the horizon. The water mirrors the trees and sky, and the overall feeling that Batch achieves is one of tranquility and peace.
Perennial Favorites - Art, Music, and Flowers - Welcome Visitors
Twelve years in, and there’s always something new to discover at Wiscasset Art Walk. The 2024 season opens on Thursday, June 27, 4-7pm, in Wiscasset Village. Visitors are invited to peruse the Village galleries and shops. Village sidewalks are lined with original art, regional vendors, and local community tables where visitors can meet the artists and their neighbors!
After some initial showers, the sky cleared for a successful final Wiscasset Art Walk of the season on Thursday evening, Sept. 30.
Artist Susan Perrine was creating a garden structure from twigs on the sidewalk outside Wiscasset Bay Gallery. Perrine said she had numerous event-goers helping with the weaving throughout the evening.
WISCASSET, MAINE – Susy Perrine is a self-described twig artist and will be building a garden structure out of twigs during the Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, September 30, from 5-8pm. She’ll be under a tent on one of the grand sidewalks in Wiscasset Village.
WISCASSET, MAINE – The new sidewalks in Wiscasset Village are finally getting the workout they deserve. In 2019, the sidewalks were under construction during an MDOT project and underused during the Covid shutdown of 2020. But on Thursday, August 26, from 5 to 8pm, art, art-making, music, dancers, and performers invite residents and visitors to enjoy the luxurious spaces which become an impromptu stage.
WISCASSET, MAINE – Trifles I, an art and antique gallery at 55 Main St. in Wiscasset Village, will be hosting abstract painter Tom Flanagan during Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, August 26, 5-8pm. An exhibit of Flanagan’s paintings, Cut Flowers, features the artist’s use of vibrant color, graphic shapes, and bold lines.
WISCASSET, MAINE – Selected pieces from Jonathan Waldo’s 42-year career in making musical instruments, furniture, and art will be on display in the Hasenfus Gallery, 64 Main St., during Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, August 26, 5-8pm. He will be demonstrating some of the instruments during the evening.
The Maine Arts Commission has awarded two grants to Wiscasset Creative Alliance to support community-building activities in and around Wiscasset Village. The Alliance is an ‘umbrella’ non-profit which serves as the home base for Wiscasset Art Walk, Wiscasset’s Museum in the Streets, Wiscasset Marketfest, and Friends of Wiscasset Village, providing the benefits of non-profit status to this collection of local community initiatives.
Hands-on artmaking is the theme of the Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, July 29, from 5 to 8pm. The Hasenfus Gallery, 64 Main St., will be the pop-up studio for Scrapwood Renaissance artist Eric Graffam and painter Jessica Chaples. Talk with these two Maine artists as they work in wood and paint.
Roving Musicians Return to Wiscasset Village
WISCASSET, MAINE – The Downeast Brass quintet is a musical powerhouse of bold and glorious sound. Hear and see them perform during the Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, July 29, 5 to 8pm, as they use the new sidewalks as performance space and perform throughout the Village.
Village Gears Up for a Sensational Sidewalk Event
Special features during the WAW evening include hands-on art projects for community participation. Under the direction of artist Celia Ludwig, visitors will be encouraged to contribute their talents to the making of a free-standing mural which will go on display in the Hasenfus Gallery at 64 Main St. Meanwhile, Wiscasset Rocks! offers the family-friendly activity of painting authentic Wiscasset rocks to take home as a souvenir or leave behind in a unique rock garden.
