KINGFIELD – Mark your calendars for Jan. 6, the first Friday of the New Year, for Kingfield’s next First Friday Artwalk.
Snow, holiday lights, art, music, and Kendrick Charles driving his horse-drawn sleigh, should make a memorable evening for art-walkers! All galleries will be open from 5PM to 8PM providing snacks, refreshments, poetry, music, and plenty of local art. As always, Kingfield’s First Friday Artwalk is open to the public, free of charge. Please join us and enjoy a tour of the galleries, museums, and artist’s studios this Friday in the center of Kingfield.
Many new artists from neighboring towns join our exhibits this month, along with Kingfield’s own artists and craftsmen. Exquisite oil paintings by Waterville plein-air artist Matthew Russ and photography of John Orcutt will be featured at the Schoolhouse Gallery and CSM Real Estate Artworks will display paintings by New Sharon resident and Upcountry Artists board member Mary Beth Morrison. Home-schooled students, working with artist Karen Campell, will be displaying their pottery, watercolors and sculpture at the Sugarloaf Ski Shop. The Farm Cottage Gallery at the Mountain Village Farm B&B will feature the work of three local artists: paintings by Nora West, knit hats by Abagail Madden, and block prints by RJ Gray Jr. The Western Maine Artist Collective, based at the Reinholt Gallery, features work from 27 Maine artists and craftsmen, including paintings by Sitaji Devi and Lily Gacki. The Western Maine Pharmacy will be featuring photographs of Carrabassett Valley’s Betsy Bass. Once again, The Stadler Gallery will display paintings by Ulrike Stadler, Scentsations will exhibit local artists, and The Herbert Hotel will feature Phillip resident Saskia Reinholt’s paintings, Carrabassett Valley’s Danielle London’s photographs and pottery and jewelry by Kingfield’s Pheobe Fast. Fascinating exhibits of the area’s history and people at the Stanley Museum and Ski Museum of Maine provide art walkers with more chances to explore the town of Kingfield.
Come enjoy the festivities on Jan. 6, take in local art, spend time with your neighbors, ride the horse-drawn sleigh, and meet new friends at the Kingfield First Friday Artwalk! Look for the red flags outside participating venues.
For more information check out the First Friday Artwalk’s facebook page or www.kingfieldusa.com.
