WAGM-TV interviews Dottie Hutchins, Wintergreen’s executive director since 2016.
June 20, 2025, WAGM-TV News Story: Dottie Hutchins reflects on her time at the Wintergreen Arts Center
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine—Wintergreen Arts Center is seeking a new executive director. The successful candidate will succeed Dottie Hutchins, who has served as the arts center’s executive director since 2016.
“Wintergreen is soon to celebrate 20years of operation,” said Hutchins. “I am grateful for being a part of the past 10 of those amazing years. Wintergreen is a special place with remarkable, hardworking, and creative teachers and students.”
In 2026, Wintergreen celebrates two decades of stimulating creativity and curiosity through the arts in Aroostook County. The center’s dedicated, talented team has grown programming to include a creative preschool, outdoor learning for ages 0-5, afterschool and summer arts programs for grades K-8, age-specific workshops for youth and adults, signature events for family members of all ages, and community gallery showings.
Hutchins plans to travel and write. She especially loves camping and exploring the southwestern region of the United States. She will stay connected with Wintergreen as a volunteer for the arts center.
“Wintergreen has a strong, engaged board of directors,” said Hutchins. “Several members have served many years on the board and have literally watched our students grow up. Together, they are committed to advancing Wintergreen’s mission and look forward to the next chapter for Wintergreen.”
A job description can be found on Wintergreen’s website, www.wintergreenarts.org, under About Us/Employment Opportunities. To apply, resumes accompanied by a cover letter may be emailed to wintergreenarts@gmail.com.
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 creativity, advocacy, and community can produce great things. Our mission is to stimulate creativity and curiosity through the arts in Aroostook County.