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Event Series Festivals + Fairs

Sidewalk Art Festival

Harlow Street Harlow Street, Bangor

Join Downtown Bangor in welcoming over 50 Maine-based artists and vendors, a College Art Tent, live music demonstrations and plenty of food and drink options all on Harlow Street in Downtown Bangor. As the holiday season approaches, take this opportunity to shop for unique gifts from our jury-selected artists from all across the state!

As the premier arts and culture destination in Central Maine, the Downtown Bangor Partnership seeks to highlight the artists and arts organizations located in the Bangor Region. Visitors are encouraged to stroll the streets of the entire Downtown area to explore its public art, permanent statues and numerous galleries. Downtown also offers a variety of shops and restaurants!

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Celebrate Craft Weekend @ The Merry Barn

The Merry Barn 417 River Road, Edgecomb

The Merry Barn, Midcoast Maine's innovative venue for the creative community, will host a presentation and sale of work by regional artisans in celebration of Maine Crafts — artisan booths, demonstrations, workshops, and seasonal refreshments

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MCW Popup: Rebecca May Verrill Ceramics and Friends

Longley Square 413 Main St, Norway

Come join us in Norway's Longley Square for a colorful pop-up show featuring fun handcrafted items from Rebecca May Verrill Ceramics, colorful animal themed original wearable art by FLYN Hats, Fiber Art from Kim Hamlin at Fiber and Vine, a variety of prints and stickers by Erika Melhus of Embotanical Illustration and more! Saturday October 5th 10-4pm

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Alna Craft + Arts Show @ Village School at Puddle Dock

Village School at Puddle Dock 275 Head Tide Road, Alna

An eclectic mix of Alna crafts and fine arts, including everything from wooden ware to jewelry, quilts to vintage clothing and fabric arts, and fine art painting to fly tying and taxidermy. The event will be held at the Village School at Puddle Dock, one of Alna's National Register Listed one-room schoolhouses, located behind the Alna Post Office at the intersection of Dock Road and Head Tide Road (Route 194) in Alna.

Event Series Open Studios

Autumn Cipala Ceramics with guest Jackie Haines Jewelry

Autumn Cipala Studio 15 Ross Ave, Thomaston

Autumn Cipala Ceramics with guest Jackie Haines Jewelry, Oct. 5, 10-4 & October 6, 11-3

Autumn Cipala and guest artist Jackie Haines invite you to an Open Studio & Pop-Up Shop on Saturday, October 5, 10:00–4:00, and Sunday, October 6, 11-3 at 15 Ross Ave, Thomaston Maine. The doors to Autumn’s Pottery Studio will be open with handmade works by both artists on display and available for purchase.

Autumn Cipala creates luminous porcelain vessels with a truth to function. Soft, translucent glazes enhance the clean elegance of form and highlight fine details and surface embellishment.

She is honored to be the 2024 Maine Artist Fellow in Fine Craft, an award presented by the Maine Arts Commission. Autumn holds an MFA from University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Her work is exhibited nationally & internationally.

Jackie Haines will be visiting from her Lamoine studio with mixed metal wearable treasures. Her jewelry is made with gold, silver, and beautiful gemstones. Haines uses sustainable practices, recycled metals, and carefully selected ethically sourced stones. She finds inspiration everywhere, whether from an insect in her garden or a sunset from a mountaintop.

The artists invite you to see their newest artwork, shop for one-of-a-kind pieces, and talk about the inspirations, processes, and techniques used to create each piece by hand.

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Fall at the Farm @ Orchard Ridge Farm with Maine Micro Artisans

Orchard Ridge Farm 236 Sebago Lake Rd, Gorham

Join Orchard Ridge Farm and Maine Micro Artisans for our second annual Fall on the Farm! This family favorite event features over 50 makers from our talented community as well as food trucks, live music and more! This two-day festival is an excellent way to spend the weekend with your family. Come explore the farm, sample great local food and check out great items handmade by local Mainers!

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Rising Stars + Mini Makers Market!

Freeport Villiage Station 1 Freeport Village Station, Freeport

Rising Stars & Mini Makers Market!
Saturday, October 5 from 10AM - 6PM and Sunday, October 6 from 10AM-4PM
Location: Freeport Village Station, Suite 350E 

Support Maine’s up and coming creators! Shop for products and artwork made exclusively by those 18 years old and under. Visit freeportfallfestival.com for profiles of these Rising Stars & Mini Makers and to learn more about the young people who inspired this new project of Visit Freeport and the Freeport Fall Festival. 

Special thanks to Freeport Village Station, Freeport Market, Maine Made and the Maine Craft Associations for their support of this program.

Are you a Rising Star or Mini Maker? There's still time to sign up to sell your work for free in this new market! FMI: https://www.visitfreeport.com/freeport-fall-festival/minimakers

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Ember Grove at Tandem Glass Gallery and Studio

Tandem Glass 6 Eagle lodge lane, Dresden

We will have a selection of our nature inspired, hand crafted lighting + jewelry at the Tandem Glass Open House + Guest Artist Pop Up. Come visit and see our newest creations that incorporate organic flowers from Sun Catcher Farm. Hope to see you there.

Event Series Open Studios

Open Studio + Art Sale at Loveline Baskets with AP Curiosities + Ellipsem Jewelry

Loveline Baskets 22 Main Street, Topsham

Gallit Cavendish of Loveline Baskets invites you to tour her new studio for a day filled with art and exploration featuring guest artists
Brooke Knippa of AP Curiosities & Molly Rose Hearn of Ellipsem Jewelry

October 5th, 2024 11 am - 4 pm 22 Main Street, Topsham, Maine

At Loveline Baskets, we invite you to explore our vibrant collection of hand-dyed cotton Rope Baskets, Rope Totes, and exquisitely crafted hand-turned Wood Lids. Immerse yourself in a realm of ingenuity and artistry, where each piece is a testament to our dedication to creativity and precision. Loveline Baskets are made to be used and enjoyed daily, combining aesthetic appeal with practical functionality.

AP Curiosities is a joyful collection of ceramics and jewelry, lovingly hand-crafted by Brooke Knippa. Spring, summer, and autumn inspiration coalesce into her collection offered during this pop-up. She will have a variety of her signature ceramics (mostly mugs alongside some tumblers and bud vases) with creatures nestled into nooks as well as a small trove of wearables.  

Ellipsem Jewelry is high-quality handmade jewelry designed to be worn and lived in for many years. It explores dimensionality and rests between function and sculptural form. Its designs are often textured and geometric, hammered and curved, and always made to be worn. The Ellipsem Jewelry studio is currently located in Dover New Hampshire.

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Artist Pop-Up

Mossoki House 5 Alfred St Suite 4, Biddeford

Join us for a local artist pop-up featuring Emily Goldman of Locally Maine on Saturday, October 5th from 11 AM to 4 PM!

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Stone Broke Bread + Books presents Tourmaline Moose Ceramics Pop Up!

Stone Broke Bread & Books 347 Water Street, Gardiner

Musician and ceramicist Dan Usher will be showing lovely pottery pieces -- he says that he lets the clay and the glazes organically make their own decisions resulting in living works. He'll accompany the collection with atmospheric guitar stylings or come and sit in to play music with him. Small cups for herbal tea, espresso, or a Moroccan wine tray -- beautiful bowls to fit right in the palms, lobster claw ornaments, and specialty shapes like earthy creamers, mugs, and canisters. Noon-6pm Sat, noon-4pm Sun.

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Artist Pop-Up Shop- Cindy Lou!

Briar & Bone 285 Main St., Biddeford

Beloved local artist, Cindy Lou will be bringing her imaginative creations to Briar & Bone! Come meet the artist, and stock up on her delightful stickers, plushies, lunar calendars & more!