Norway Maine Arts Festival

Name: Norway Maine Arts Festival
Address: 10 Tannery Street, Norway, ME, 04268, US
Telephone: +12077542141
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Mark your Calendars for September 12th, 10am-4pm! NMAF is brought to you by Welcome to the 2025 Norway Maine Arts Festival.

Founded in 1967, the Norway Maine Arts Festival celebrates art and community in the Western Foothills of Maine. We are excited to foster a space where the greater community can come together to participate, learn, and support the Maine arts community. Art has proudly been a part of Norway’s downtown history since 1967. The Norway Maine Arts Festival celebrates art and community in the foothills o

f Western Maine and across the state. The festival showcases artisans of all kinds through art and craft vendors, live demonstrations, performances, keynote speakers, musicians, and farmers, all set within the historic buildings of downtown Norway.

This year, the Norway Maine Arts Festival is getting a jumpstart from Lights Out! We are moving the festival to the second Saturday of September, which falls on September 13th. Vendors will be tabling from 10 AM to 4 PM with more event going into the evening. We are bringing back beloved elements of the festival, including juried fine arts and crafts vendors, outstanding performers and musicians, as well as local businesses and non-profits that have been integral to this event. Together, we will celebrate the diverse creative and technical talents of Mainers.

06/05/2026

Our next demoing artist is Perry Johnson of Foehammer Forgeworks, a brilliant metalsmith bringing a contemporary flair to an age old artform.

"With a long time love of metal and fire FoeHammer ForgeWorks was officially formed in summer 2019. I have always had a fascination with the idea of blacksmiths and the ancient craft of taking something plain and mundane and ending with a useful tool or beautiful piece of artistry. With the forge, anvil and a large assortment of hammers chisels and files, one of a kind items are created. From hooks and fire pokers to curtain tie backs and calla-lilies we have a large assortment of hand made items from my shop in central Maine. With special focus on the shapes and flow of nature we make floral arrangements and sculptural pieces ranging from the perfect coffee table size to large outdoor sculptures.

During our Demo we will be heating steel in our small propane forge and hammering out small fiddle-head pendants on a 200 year old anvil while describing all the steps of the process and answering questions from the people watching!"

You can find Perry selling his unique metalworks at the 2026 Norway Maine Arts Festival on Saturday September 12th from 10am to 4pm. It's an exciting experience watching Perry work so come and see him (and buy some work from him!)

Where to find Perry:
Website: www.etsy.com/shop/FoehammerForgeWorks
Instagram: www.instagram.com/foehammerforgeworks/

06/04/2026

Welcome to Allison Mckeen, an artist that has tried everything at least once, an adventurer in her art.

"Allison McKeen is a self-taught interdisciplinary artist based in Gardiner, Maine. Her work spans printmaking, design, illustration, and painting, driven by an exploratory approach to shape, color, and pattern. Inspired by themes of nostalgia, nature, home, adventure, comfort, and play, Allison’s work captures a sense of curiosity and joy through bold compositions and dynamic textures."

Allison will be sharing a booth with Whitney Gill, selling her eclectic lines of work at the 2026 Norway Maine Arts Festival on Saturday September 12th from 10am to 4pm. Check her out and buy some of their wonderful art!

Where to Find Allison:
Website: www.allisonmckeenart.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/allison.mckeen/

06/03/2026

Introducing Whitney Gill, eloquent potter and lover of Maine's arts and artists, serving as the executive director of the Maine Crafts Association and Shop Maine Craft.

"Whitney Gill is a potter whose practice merges expressive surface work with functional form. She creates wheel-thrown and hand-altered clay vessels that function as both utilitarian objects and visual compositions. Her surface treatment is gestural and painterly, marked by intuitive brushwork, resist techniques, and a fluid language of abstract mark-making influenced by aposematism, calligraphy, and textiles. Whitney proudly serves as executive director of the Maine Crafts Association, and maintains a ceramics studio in Bowdoin, Maine."

Whitney will also be sharing a booth with Allison McKeen, selling her ceramics at the 2026 Norway Maine Arts Festival on Saturday September 12th from 10am to 4pm. Say hello to them at their booth and buy some of their pieces!

Where to Find Whitney:
Website: https://www.whitneygill.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitneymgill/

06/02/2026

Up next is Jennifer Morris, a jeweler and painter focusing on simple and elegant works of silver and stone.

"Having recently found my passion in jewelry making, I draw inspiration from the world around me. I make sterling silver jewelry that feels connected to the natural world, while being both unique and comfortable to wear."

Come find Jennifer selling her carefully crafted jewelry at the 2026 Norway Maine Arts Festival on Saturday September 12th from 10am to 4pm. Everyone looks good in silver, pick up a piece from her!

Find Jennifer at:
Website: jennifermorrisart.com/
Instagram: instagram.com/jennifermorrisartist/

06/01/2026

Welcome Deidre Noreen Blair, a painter blending folk art and impressionism and the owner of the The 3 Sisters Gallery in New Hampshire featuring over 20 local artists.

“Deidre Blair is an oil painter whose work is inspired by the landscape and animals of the White Mountains of NH. Her work is rooted in a sense of hope, expressed through a bold use of color and a spirit of whimsy.”

Deidre will be selling her wonderfully colorful and playful paintings at the 2026 Norway Maine Arts Festival on Saturday September 12th from 10am to 4pm. Come and check out her uniquely bright art!

Find Deidre at:
Website: https://deidrenoreen.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the3sistersgallery/?hl=en

05/30/2026

Our next nonprofit spotlight is OHMPAA - Oxford Hills Music & Performing Arts Association, an organization dedicated to the presentation of quality entertainment featuring the talents of local residents.

This June, OHMPAA is presenting Mirrors and Memories, a play in two acts by Linda Britt (Five short plays inspired by the paintings of Norman Rockwell)

"A somewhat contemporary take on Americans and American life, inspired by five classic Norman Rockwell paintings: 'Girl At The Mirror', 'Thanksgiving', 'Playbill', 'The Interloper', and 'Attic Memories'. The playwright has an uncanny knack for seeing inside the people in the paintings and pulling out contemporary issues, struggles, and observations, that could very well have been in the mind of the painting’s subjects, and which most certainly live today in our minds, as well as being from the mind, brush and heart of one of America’s greatest artists. These five short plays are alternately funny, touching and truthful, in an emotional sense, and serve to remind us of the good things that make us the most human. Directed by Joanne McDonald."

Tickets are already on sale online at ohmpaa.com and at Fiber & Vine, check them out and get your tickets today!

05/29/2026

Our next demonstrating artist is Zoee Blossom of Entangled Root Studio, a metalsmith with an acute knack for delicately crafted jewelry.

"Entangled Root Studio is honored to bringing you quality jewelry that reminds you of the magic of nature. I work in sterling silver, copper, bronze, and gold to recreate flora into jewelry to last a lifetime. Growing up in Long Island and then moving to Vermont in my mid teens, I was struck by just how much life there was around me. This business grew through that love and curiosity of nature. Mixing with my interest in wearable art and craft, I completed my BFA at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and began pouring my energy into my work. Now, when you wear a piece from Entangled Root Studio, my goal is for you to feel like you carry nature’s fingerprint. Beyond that, Entangled Roots is dedicated to creating community. With my in-person classes, monthly blog, and many market events, this brand has grown into a friendly space to explore your creativity and connection with the natural world beyond jewelry."

Zoee will also be bringing a "Design-Your-Own-Ring" experience where you'll have the chance to create your own ring using tools she provides! (image 6 are examples of rings that have come from this experience!)

Zoee will be selling her jewelry at the 2026 Norway Maine Arts Festival on Saturday September 12th from 10am to 4pm. You know you always need more jewelry so come and check it out and try making your own!

Find Zoee at:
Website: https://entangledrootstudio.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/entangledrootstudio/

05/28/2026

Our next Vendor Spotlight is Jessica Wentworth of BILY (Because I Love You) creating products for body and home

"We are a mother/daughter business, creating soaps, lotions, scrubs, candles and more, using natural skin loving ingredients such as beeswax, shea butter, avocado, h**p oil and clays. We have so much fun making the products we love to use and are grateful that others feel the same way about avoiding harsh ingredients when it comes to skin care and home care."

Jessica and her daughter will be vending this range of products at the 2026 Norway Maine Arts Festival on Saturday September 12th from 10am to 4pm. Bring some of their lovingly crafted goods into your life and home!

Find them on:
Wesbite: https://www.bilylife.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bily.life/

05/27/2026

"Just a girl from Maine who likes playing with glass."

Up next is Alicia Jacobsen of On A Whim Glassworks, a Minot, ME resident making elegant and fun stained glass pieces.

Alicia will be vending her handmade glasswork at the 2026 Norway Maine Arts Festival on Saturday September 12th from 10am to 4pm. Come check out some beautiful glass pieces~

05/26/2026

Introducing Corin Altemus, a multidisciplinary artist blending a vivid imagination with a raw love of the game.

"I struggle with feeling that I have a distinct inability to fit into and understand the world. Art allows me to construct my own world and invite others into it sometimes."

Corin will be selling his wide and captivating range of works at the 2026 Norway Maine Arts Festival on Saturday September 12th from 10am to 4pm. Guaranteed, you will walk away from Corin's booth with something distinct that you'll love.

Address

10 Tannery Street
Norway, ME
04268

Telephone

+12077542141

Website

http://www.lightsoutgallery.org/, http://Maineartsfestival.org/

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