ART OF ELLSWORTH: MAINE CRAFT WEEKEND is part of the statewide Maine Craft Weekend tour. Explore our historic downtown and experience its creative energy through live music, theater, craft demos, workshops, and so much more!

Held each fall during the first weekend of October, Art of Ellsworth invites residents, visitors, artists, and local businesses to come together around craft, culture, and community. Curated by Heart of Ellsworth, the weekend highlights local and regional creativity while encouraging people to move through downtown and experience Ellsworth as a creative, walkable destination.

Now entering its ninth year, Art of Ellsworth continues to grow as a celebration of the people, places, and creative work shaping Downeast Maine.

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Art of Ellsworth EVENTS

This year’s weekend is being developed with a special focus on sculpture, stone as a craft medium, and the creative process behind public art, while continuing to include the open studios, workshops, exhibitions, performances, demonstrations, and community events that make Art of Ellsworth a full downtown experience.

Event details will be added as artists, partners, locations, and program elements are confirmed.

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FEATURED EVENTS

FEATURED EVENTS

Art of Ellsworth Featured Events
Ribbon Cutting: Celebrating the Purchase & Placement of Chaise Gabion
Sep 30
Ribbon Cutting: Celebrating the Purchase & Placement of Chaise Gabion

Chaise Gabion is the first sculpture purchased for the developing Union River Sculpture Trail, marking an important step toward a lasting collection of public art along Ellsworth’s riverfront.

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Open Doors at 16 State
Oct 1
Open Doors at 16 State

As part of Art of Ellsworth: Maine Craft Weekend, we’re throwing open the doors at 16 State Street for a fun, all-ages evening of art, making, and exploring.

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Gallery Exhibition: Process to Public Sculpture
Oct 1
Gallery Exhibition: Process to Public Sculpture

Through maquettes, sketches, drawings, photographs, storyboards, tools and other working materials, the exhibition will reveal how ideas are explored, developed and transformed into public sculpture.

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Hands-On Stone Tent with SISS
Oct 3
Hands-On Stone Tent with SISS

Sculptors from the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium (SISS) will guide visitors, explain how each type of stone responds differently and introduce the techniques used to work with it.

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Public Art Workshop: Holiday Light Spheres
Oct 3
Public Art Workshop: Holiday Light Spheres

Help create the glowing wire spheres that will bring light and color to downtown Ellsworth throughout the holiday season!

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Blown Glass Pumpkin Patch and Glass-Blowing Demonstrations
Oct 3
Blown Glass Pumpkin Patch and Glass-Blowing Demonstrations

Stop by the Atlantic Art Glass warehouse to watch traditional glassblowing all day as they make glass pumpkins in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and colors!

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