Art Walk LA – Downtown and Online!

The next Art Walk L/A happens Friday, June 25, 2021! This month, we’ll have lots of art to see downtown, plus a live concert at the Simard-Payne amphitheater* from 7-10 pm featuring four local music acts!

Art Downtown

This month, artists will be returning  to the sidewalks of Lisbon Street and Dufresne Plaza! And there’s plenty to see at the following locations:

• The Studio, 291 Lisbon St. Artist Grayling Cunningham and friends are back with a show of work at this anchor of the Lewiston arts district.
• LA Arts Gallery,  221 Lisbon St. “Echoes and Loops, New Paintings by Kate Cargile” 
• Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. “I Wish My Teacher Knew ..” works by Lewiston High School students, curated by LHS art teacher Deanna Ehrhardt
• Kimball Street Studios, 191 Lisbon St. Topsham artist Libby Sipe
• 110 Lisbon St. Artist Angie Lafrance of Ramble Row
• Craft Brew Underground, 34 Court St., Auburn. Artist Iris Scott
• Gritty McDuff’s, 68 Main St., Auburn. Artist Amanda Retus 

LA Arts Music in the Park

From 7-10 pm, enjoy live music at Simard-Payne amphitheater performed by these local artists:

• Emily & The Zealous
• Secondhand Clams
• MOJO
• DJ Bernarzo

Arts Online

Can’t make it downtown? You can also check out these great online features at www.laarts.org/artwalk/, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram:

• Artist Libby Sipe takes us on a tour of her current show at Kimball Street Studios
• Local Writers Read welcomes 2020 Maine Literary Award poetry category finalist Jefferson Navicky 
• “Dreams,” an a cappella performance by Bates College graduating seniors 
• Dance performance by Bates College graduating seniors
• “Just in Time,” performance by pianist Tom Snow

LA Arts and the Art Walk LA Committee continue to present the 2021 Art Walk Artists online gallery. Artists and artisans included on this page each have works for sale; please support them with your purchases! Visual artists and artisans can register free and we’ll share your work on this web page throughout the season. 100% of art sale proceeds go to artists and makers.

Art Walk LA and all LA Arts programs would not be possible without the generous support of community partners including Community Arts Champion sponsors Acadia Insurance, Austin Associates, P.A., Bates College, Baxter Brewing Co., Berman & Simmons, the City of Auburn, the City of Lewiston, Liberty Mutual, the Sun Journal as well as the Davis Family Foundation, Maine Arts Commission, Maine Community Foundation, the New England Foundation for the Arts, the Onion Foundation, and the Ladd Foundation. 

Since 1973, LA Arts, the arts agency for the cities of Lewiston and Auburn Maine, has pursued a mission to engage and inspire a vibrant community through arts and culture. The agency works with governments, businesses, schools and local arts and cultural organizations to create opportunities for community members across the generations to experience, learn, and participate in the arts. LA Arts organizes arts programs and initiatives, supports the work of local artists and arts organizations, and highlights the essential role the arts play in shaping an economically vital, socially integrated, and forward-looking future for its community. Learn more at www.laarts.org.

*May Contain Adult Language or Content