The first Friday of most month Wintergreen Arts Center participates in the First Friday Art Walk. This wider community event brings local businesses together to celebrate and showcase local artisans. The event is free and open to the public.
Wintergreen to feature young artists in March, Youth Art Month
PHOTO: Artist Anna Graves working on portraits during After School Arts at the Wintergreen Arts Center
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine—Wintergreen Arts Center is featuring young artists during March, Youth Art Month. The opening reception for their show will be held Friday, March 7, from 6:00 PM to 7:45 PM.
The show is free and open to the public. Refreshment will be served.
“We are excited to feature Anna Graves, grade 8, and Isabelle Tupper, grade 9,” said Gretchen Violette, Wintergreen’s events director. “Along with these two very talented young artists, we will also feature art created by students from our After School Arts Program.”
Isabelle said, “I really like to make art pieces that are meaningful to me but also appealing to others, one of the ways I do this is by adding lots of colors that correspond/fit well together because I think it looks super pretty and because it helps to draw people’s attention towards certain parts of the picture.”
Isabelle Tupper lives with her family in Fort Fairfield. She has a twin sister and a younger sister. Her art mediums are watercolor, collage/mixed media, pencil/graphite, and digital.
Anna said, “My favorite type of art is drawing, and I am also interested in photography.”
Anna Graves lives with her family in Presque Isle. She has two brothers and a sister. Anna is a cheerleader as well as a competitive gymnast.
Gretchen added, “Youth Art Month is an exciting time here at the center. These young artists are taking a big step by sharing their art. Our hope is that their courage to share their work inspires many other young people to explore their own creativity.”
About Wintergreen Arts Center: The Wintergreen Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2006 and located in Presque Isle, Maine. Wintergreen is an organization based on the idea that inspiration, advocacy, and community can produce great things. Our mission is to stimulate creativity and curiosity through the arts in Aroostook County.
Wintergreen Arts Center and our participation in Presque Isle’s First Friday Art Walk is supported in part by the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.