ARTWALK GARDINER is celebrating 20 years of art and community! Join us Friday, August 15th from 5 – 8 pm for our summer event. Local artists will be exhibiting their works in shops, galleries, artists’ studios, and other venues along Water Street in Historic Downtown Gardiner. Special guest, Deadra Taczli, will be lighting up McKay Park with her belly dance performance, and there will be a free waterfront concert sponsored by Johnson Hall Opera House. Enjoy Gardiner’s downtown as it blossoms with art, dance, music, and family-friendly fun.
As part of our 20th anniversary season, do not miss Community Faces a public mural project that celebrates the many people who are engaged in local arts and various community building activities, capturing the diversity and scope of all those who are helping Gardiner grow and flourish. Several outdoor large-scale mosaic murals, created from individual ‘headshot’ photographs taken during ARTWALK GARDINER, will be installed on public walls of Gardiner’s downtown.
ARTWALK GARDINER was established in 2005 by Artdogs Studios in collaboration with a handful of artists from the Gardiner area. Their mission is to encourage community appreciation of the arts, connect local artists to the general public, create sustainable networks that support local artists, increase awareness of local arts organizations, and foster the creative economy through regular exhibitions and events in historic downtown Gardiner. Since its inception, ARTWALK GARDINER has drawn thousands of visitors to Water Street to enjoy these delightful evenings.
Artists: Karen Adrienne, John Carnes, Christine Caron, Cathy’s Jacks, Alan Claude, Angela Clegg, Dandelion Art, Matt Demers, D. L. Duda, Mike Gent, Sam Giberson, Just Playing With Glass, Kelly Maines, Allison McKeen, Judith Metzger, Taylor Newbeck, Olipeachykeen, Connie Ottman, Donald Patten, J. P. Strode, Perspex Studio, Charles Reed, Ellen Roberts, Tanya Russell, Nathaniel Smith, The Card Carver
Host Venues: Alan Claude Gallery, Artdogs Studio, Berrie’s Hearing Center, Circling The Square Fine Art Press, Gardiner Public Library, Grilla Bowl, Johnson Hall Opera House, Lisa’s Legit, Monkitree, Pistil & Page, Selene’s Fly Shop, Spindleworks Gardiner, Table Bar, The Healing Community MEDCo, Vintage Cannibas & Collectibles
Sponsors: J.P. Strode – Star Sponsor, Cattywampus Studio LLC, Gerard’s Pizza, Robert Saunders, Second Chance, Vape Room
ARTWALK GARDINER is in partnership with Gardiner Main Street.
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