The first Friday of most month Wintergreen Arts Center participates in the First Friday Art Walk. This wider community event brings local businesses together to celebrate and showcase local artisans. The event is free and open to the public.
Wintergreen to combine double feature during September First Friday Art Walk: Aroostook Creative Network Reception AND 12 by 12 Art Auction
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine—Artists from across creative genres will be the main attraction at the Wintergreen Arts Center on Friday, September 5, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, during Presque Isle’s First Friday Art Walk.
The art-filled evening will feature an artist reception hosted by the Aroostook Creative Network in conjunction with Wintergreen’s 12X12 art auction fundraiser. Live music will be performed by Just Us, musicians Janice Santos, Doug Drew, and Benjamin Yeager. Refreshments will be served.
“We look forward to celebrating the artists who received grants from the Aroostook Creative Network [Micro-Grant Program] as well as welcoming all artists for an evening of networking and friendship,” said Sheila Jans of Madawaska, regional development director for the Maine Arts Commission. “This micro-grant program has been such a great success in connecting artists and fueling creative projects across Aroostook County.”
In 2023, the Aroostook Creative Network Micro-Grant Program was established to provide micro-grants to artists who live and work in Aroostook County, Maine. Since the inception of the micro-grant program, 71 County artists have received funding through the Aroostook Creative Network.
“As we celebrate the Aroostook Creative Network, Wintergreen’s gallery will be full of art for our 12X12 art auction,” said Gretchen Violette, Wintergreen’s program director. “Artists from near and far have donated their artwork to support the transformation of our After School Arts Program. More details will be shared during the event as online bidding opens at 6:00 pm, September 5, and ends promptly at 8:00 pm.”
Wintergreen will host an online preview of the 12X12 art pieces from August 25 through September 5, 2025.
About Aroostook Creative Network: The Aroostook Creative Network provides micro-grants to artists who live and work in Aroostook County. Artists use micro-grant funding to help create new or existing work, enhance their artistic skills or abilities, participate in opportunities that will benefit their career, and improve their ability to share their art with the public. Funding is made possible by the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment of the Arts. The program is administered by the Wintergreen Arts Center. Applications are reviewed by a panel of community-based artists and cultural advocates from southern, central, and northern Aroostook County.
About Wintergreen Arts Center: The Wintergreen Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2006 and located in Presque Isle, Maine. Wintergreen is an organization based on the idea that inspiration, advocacy, and community can produce great things. Our mission is to stimulate creativity and curiosity through the arts in Aroostook County.
Wintergreen Arts Center and our participation in Presque Isle’s First Friday Art Walk is supported in part by the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.