Student art show celebrates a new Maine Art Gallery season
The Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset kicks off its 2025 season with its annual show of diverse and creative art by local students. Wiscasset Elementary art teacher Elizabeth Proffetty and Middle/High art teacher Shalimar Chassé have curated a lively exhibit of over 100 examples of work in a wide variety of mediums including drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, crafts, mixed media, and printmaking.
The show will be open to the public on three weekends: April 12-13, April 19 (closed Easter Sunday), April 26-27. Gallery hours are 11am – 4 pm. A reception to honor the students will be held on Thursday, April 17, 4pm – 6pm.
The Student Art Show is always a visual delight. Everyone is invited to stop by the gallery in the old Academy Building on Warren Street in Wiscasset and appreciate the imaginative creations of young minds.
The Maine Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges First National Bank, sponsor for the K-12 Student Art Show, season sponsor, Sherri Dunbar of Tim Dunham Realty, and capital sponsor, Islebrook Village at Wiscasset, an Everbook Senior Living Community.
A nonprofit organization, the Maine Art Gallery is dedicated to the advancement and preservation of the visual, fine and applied arts through exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations and educational programs for children and adults since 1958. More information can be found at www.maineartgallerywiscasset.org and on Facebook at Maine Art Gallery Wiscasset.
The gallery is located at 15 Warren Street, Wiscasset, with free on-street parking. From the north on Route 1, turn right onto Federal Street (Rt. 218) then left onto Warren Street. From the south on Route 1, turn left onto Federal Street, then left onto Warren Street. From Main Street shops, it’s an easy 8-minute walk.
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There’s no telling how a showing in a professional gallery will inspire young minds. The Maine Art Gallery’s annual Student Art Show could be the spark that ignites a passion for creative thinking. Photo by Bob Bond.