Downtown Beat

Welcome to the Heart of Ellsworth Blog!

Here you’ll find information about our organization — a 501(c)(3) committed to helping provide a vibrant community and promoting activities in “Downtown” Ellsworth, Maine — as well as our programs, what’s happening around town, and guest posts. Are you a downtown business or community member interested in guest blogging? Contact Us we would love to hear from you!

Cara Romano 4/27/22 Cara Romano 4/27/22

Tugging at our HEARTstrings

“Good morning,

I'm an Employee at Eyes PA across the street. We had an amazing employee Daisy that had worked for us for 26+ years she was 84 years old and still worked 5 1/2 days per week, she worked in the lab making eyeglasses. From the lab window, you can see the Wall where the Mural will be painted. Daisy and her partner Caroline passed away in December of 2020 from Covid-19.

Andrea Saunders 11/19/21 Andrea Saunders 11/19/21

Downtown Mural Announcement – We Have an Artist!

We are so excited to share that we’ve selected an artist to paint the Downtown Ellsworth Outdoor Public Art Mural. Maine artist…

Cara Romano 9/13/21 Cara Romano 9/13/21

Downtown Mural Project - Request for Qualifications Closes on Oct 4th

We are just a few weeks away from wrapping up phase one of our downtown Ellsworth outdoor public art mural. We are inviting Maine or artists with a connection to Maine to submit through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process. The RFQ has been posted at heartofellsworth.org/downtown-mural and will remain open until October 4th when the application process closes.