06/17/2016
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location
Damariscotta-Newcastle, Throughout the Villages
Damariscotta-Newcastle
Damariscotta-Newcastle
Event Type
The fourth year of the Damariscotta-Newcastle (Twin Villages) ArtWalk begins on Friday, June 17. From 4-7 p.m., local galleries, studios, craft stores, restaurants and more keep their doors open for shopping and browsing.
The Damariscotta-Newcastle Art Walk is a free, self-guided event to be held on the third Friday on the month June-October. In addition to a variety of medium of art, some venues will offer music, others will offer light snacks and drinks. Look for the yellow flags that denote an ArtWalk participant.
Among the 17 locations open this year new participants include The Shady Lady on Main St. and Studio Roz on Elm St. Additional participants are The Lincoln Home, River Gallery Fine Art, Newcastle Realty, Gifts at 136, Damariscotta River Grill, Legacy Properties-Sotheby’s, Savory Maine Dining and Provisions, The Stable Gallery, Kefauver Studio & Gallery, Jan Kilburn Gallery, The Sinclair Gallery, Kathleen Horst Studio Gallery, Rising Tide Community Market, River Arts, and Pemaquid Watershed Association (‘though not til July).
Banner sponsors this year include Colby & Gale, Mid-Coast Energy Systems, Renys, and The First National. Ad sponsors include: Damariscotta Pottery, The Bristol Road Galleries, Kathleen Horst, Milling Around, Gifts at 136, King Eider’s Pub, Weatherbird, Sheepscot General, Bill Crocker-Realtor, Lincoln Theater, Cherry Gallery, Phelps Architects, Artsake Framing Gallery, Salt Bay Art Supply, Round Top Ice Cream, and Stars, whose owner Frieda Hanlon also has her own art on the walls.
There are colorful poster/maps in stores throughout the Twin Villages of Damariscotta-Newcastle and brochures with smaller maps and listings of participants, including contact information, so people can carry the map with them for quick reference and visits beyond ArtWalk nights. Additional dates for Art Walks include July 15, Aug.19, Sept. 16 and Oct. 21. Look for the yellow flags that denote an ArtWalk participant.
Additional information can be found on the ArtWalk Facebook page at facebook.com/TwinVillagesArtWalk or for more information about participating in Damariscotta-Newcastle Art Walk as an artist or performer, please contact event coordinators Kim Traina at hello@calljumpstart.com, or Jill Rice at jrice411@tidewater.net, 563-1735.
