A brilliant Umsaskis sunrise on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. (Courtesy of Steve Day)
Application deadline nears for Allagash Waterway visiting artist post |
Contributed • February 23, 2021 The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has announced its application deadline for the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Visiting Artist Program is Feb. 28.
AUGUSTA, Maine The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has announced its application deadline for the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Visiting Artist Program is Feb. 28.
The program provides artists with the opportunity to immerse themselves in nature. For summer 2021, one chosen artist and a guest will receive complimentary lodging at the AWW Lock Dam Camp for two weeks during August and orientation by AWW rangers.
Applications open for visiting artist program
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The Allagash Wilderness Waterway 2021 Visiting Artist Program, which brings artists to the remote wilderness of Maine for two-weeks of solitude, is now open for applications. The program provides artists with the opportunity to immerse themselves in nature to interpret and share their experiences through their art. For summer 2021, one chosen artist and a guest will receive complimentary lodging at the AWW Lock Dam Camp for two weeks during August and orientation by AWW rangers. The application deadline is Sunday, Feb. 28, and notification will be made by March 20.
Lock Dam Camp is a one-room cabin on the northern end of Chamberlain Lake, one of the largest and deepest lakes in the North Maine Woods. For 28 summers, it was the home of Dorothy Boone Kidney and her husband Milford – where they provided information to canoeists and tended the dam. Dorothy wrote two books about their life at
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Applications are open for the Allagash Wilderness Waterway 2021 Visiting Artist Program, which brings artists to the remote wilderness of Maine for two-weeks of solitude. The program provides artists with the opportunity to immerse themselves in nature to interpret and share their experiences through their art. For summer 2021, one chosen artist and a guest will receive complimentary lodging at the Allagash Wilderness Waterway’s Lock Dam Camp for two weeks during August and orientation by waterway rangers. The application deadline is Feb. 28, and notification will be made by March 20. Interested artists are encouraged to apply online at appengine.egov.com.
Applications are now open for the Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) 2021 Visiting Artist Program, which brings artists to the remote wilderness of Maine for two weeks of solitude.