Every year during the first weekend in October, Watershed welcomes visitors to campus for Maine Craft Weekend. This annual event offers an opportunity to explore art and craft studios throughout the state.
Please join us for the 2025 Maine Craft Weekend on October 3 & 4! Events will include:
Friday, October 3
5pm – 7pm: CAP Capstone Exhibition Opening Reception
Opening reception in Watershed’s Barkan Gallery for the Maine Craft Association’s annual Mentors & Apprentices exhibition featuring work by artists who took part in the 2025 Craft Apprentice Program. The opening reception is an opportunity for guests to meet the artists, learn about their creative processes, and browse completed pieces on display. The scope of the 2025 apprenticeship cycle spans natural dyeing & hand weaving, wood firing, handbuilt & wheel thrown ceramics, rug hooking, glassblowing and blacksmithing.
At the Joan Pearson Watkins House, 103 Cochran Road, Edgecomb ME.
Saturday, October 4
12pm – 4pm: Barkan Gallery Hours
Visit the CAP Capstone Exhibition to see work ranging from natural dyeing & hand weaving, wood firing, handbuilt & wheel thrown ceramics, rug hooking, glassblowing and blacksmithing.
LOCATION: Joan Pearson Watkins House, 103 Cochran Road, Edgecomb, ME.
11am – 12pm & 4pm
– 5pm: Campus Tours
There are two opportunities to tour our campus! Each tour begins at the Commons Building and are led by Executive Director David East. Watershed’s neighbors at Straw’s Farm will have sheepskins and yarn for sale in our Commons Building!
LOCATION: Tours start at the Commons Building, 19 Brick Hill Road, Newcastle, ME.
5pm – 6pm: Artist Talk with Meg Walsh of C&M Ceramics
Free and open to the public. Come listen, learn and ask questions about the mold making process and design considerations behind C&M Ceramics of Scarborough, ME. Meg will also have work for sale during this event!
LOCATION: Commons Building, 19 Brick Hill Road, Newcastle, ME.