artwalk gardiner

Artwalk Gardiner began in 2005 as a collaboration of Artdogs Studios and a handful of artists. It is held three times a year in May, August and December.  Local artists who do not have studio or gallery space in the downtown are paired up with local businesses for the evening.  Artwalk Gardiner simultaneously highlights a diverse range of artists making original art and the local downtown businesses.  Music and special attractions are often enjoyed in the parks on Artwalk evenings.  Its mission is to increase community awareness and appreciation of the visual arts, encourage familiarity among local artists and the general public, provide artists with a supportive network and foster the creative economy through regular art exhibitions in the downtown of Gardiner.  Artwalks are held on three Fridays each year.

when

Dates: May 13, Aug 12, and Dec 2, 2011
Hours: 5:30 – 9pm

where

Map/brochure: download here or pick up a map at Artdogs Studios, 277 Water St, and Circling the Square Fine Art Press, 275 Water St, Gardiner
Begin: Artdogs Studios, 277 Water St, Gardiner

while in town

The Historic District of downtown Gardiner is a tree-lined, two-block area of classic Greek Revival and Late Victorian architecture.  Listed on the National Register of Historic places, Gardiner (founded in 1758) hosts Johnson Hall Opera House (1864) and was inspiration for poet Edward Arlington Robinson (1869–1935).  It is one of only a few intact riverfront downtowns left in Maine.  See also ARTDOGS, and Main Street Gardiner.  Gardiner is in the “Kennebec and Moose River Valley” region.

getting here

Gardiner is off I-295, 50 miles north of Portland, 7 miles south of Augusta, 85 miles south of Bangor.  Public transportation: Augusta State Airport, Concord Coachlines.

contact

Contact: Artdogs Studios
Phone: 207-582-6600
Web: http://www.theartdogs.com