Welcome to the Waterville Area
Art Society
Where Maine artists meet to enjoy the wonderful world of art together. We are an active group of artists, both amateur and professional. We will be resuming our monthly meetings from March to December. Please check the events section for updates on meeting times and locations.
Upcomming Workshop:
Painting With Fiber
With Instructor Bunny Caldwell
Saturday, June 22
1-4 pm
Winslow Congregational Church
12 Lithgow St., Winslow
In this class you will make a felted picture using wool, bamboo, and silk--no experience necessary! You will leave with finished and matted work of art, which will be suitable later for an 8 x 10 frame if you choose. The instructor, Bunny, recently had the opportunity to study under Fiber Artist, Moy Mackay in Peebles, Scotland and has brought her new skills to you! You can visit Facebook--Bunny Caldwell Paints with Wool to see examples of the finished product we will make in class. All materials will be provided.
Price: $50
Materials Fee: $15 payable to the instructor the day of the workshop (cash, checks and credit cards accepted)
Minimum number of participants: 6
Maximum: 10
Please send registration and $50 made out to the Waterville Area Art Society.
Waterville Area Art Society
P.O. Box 2703
Waterville, ME
Upcoming Events
Multiple DatesThu, May 02WinslowMay 02, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMWinslow, 12 Lithgow St, Winslow, ME 04901, USA
Our History
In 1986, four local artists - Peggy Stowers, Pauline Turner, Patricia Binette and Marilyn Dwelley - founded the Waterville Area Art Society. Their mission statement, in part, was to stimulate the awareness of the visual arts in the Waterville area, exchange ideas, encourage beginners, and gear young art students toward the correct path for a primary or secondary career in art or just a lifetime enjoyment of art. A society would group area artists for an environment of creativity for Waterville and its surrounding towns. The first meeting of the Waterville Area Art Society was held in September 1986 and had 18 charter members. We now have over 50 members from communities all around the Greater Waterville area.
We have programs at our meetings, workshops, member exhibits, and monthly Zoom meetings for members to share art together.
Our commitment as artists causes us to be an active, inspiring voice in our community as we seek to make our immediate world a more beautiful place in which to live.
One of the priorities of the Waterville Area Art Society is to encourage local students in their art education. On February 4, 1993, the Society voted to give an annual scholarship to a local graduating senior displaying artistic talent toward pursuing further artistic study. The first scholarship awarded in May was for $100 and succeeding scholarships have been raised to $1,000.
In 1989, the Waterville Area Art Society sponsored the first Maine Open Juried Art Show (MOJAS). After a two-year hiatus, the juried show will take place in the spring of 2022.
Guests are welcome to attend our meetings.
Contact Waterville Area Art Society
Get in touch with Waterville Area Art Society to learn more about our work and how you can get involved.
Waterville Area Art Society (WAAS)
PO Box 2703
Waterville, ME 04903-2703
WAAS Officers:
CO-Presidents: Irene West and Alexis Burbank
Vice-Presidents: Susan Cruz and Rose Crossman
Secretary: Sheila Gilbert
Treasurer: Rachel Benner
Members-at-Large: Pat Binette and Ames Cyrway
P.O. Box 2703 Waterville,
ME 04903-2703
www.watervilleareaartsociety.com