Benefit Food Drive for Penobscot Nation Food Pantry
We will be collecting non-perishable food items at the Market again this year.
Please consider donating items for this food drive during your visit!
EVENT RELATED CONTENT
EVENT F.A.Q.
FAQ 1: Is parking available? How far is the parking from the entrance?
Answer: Free parking is immediately across from the Collins Center for the Arts. In addition, handicap parking is available with proper vehicle placards or license plates in both the CCA and Belgrade parking lots located on the front side of the building. Drop-off location: Patrons can be dropped off at the front of the building on Flagstaff Road, which can be accessed from both the College Avenue and Park Street entrance to campus. The drop-off point is located approximately 30 feet from the building entrance.
FAQ 2: What method of payments do participating artists accept?
Answer: Some vendors accept credit cards, all accept cash and checks. There is an ATM in the Collins Center for the Arts. Note that prices range anywhere from $20 to thousands. There is something for everyone in a variety of price ranges!
Do you have a question? Please email Gretchen Faulkner, Director, Hudson Museum (gretchen.faulkner@maine.edu)
2026 Participating Wabanaki Artists
This list is regularly updated – check back often!
Renae Al-Fdeilat, Penobscot
Kristen Coston, Penobscot
Reanna Crowe, Passamaquoddy
Hugga Dana, Penobscot*
Corinna Francis, Passamaquoddy
Gabriel Frey, Passamaquoddy
Eldon Hanning, Mi’kmaq*
Frank Hanning, Mi’kmaq
Gerald “Butch” Jacobs, Passamaquoddy
Emily Lewey, Passamaquoddy
Wendy Little Bear, Penobscot*
Jo-Ellen Loring Jamieson, Penobscot*
Nicole Johnson, Penobscot
Paula Love-Thorne, Penobscot
Tiana Mary, Penobscot
Peter Neptune, Passamaquoddy
Jason Pardilla, Penobscot
Jennifer Pictou, Mi’kmaq*
Sandra Pictou, Mi’kmaq
*These artists are included in the educational programming for the show. See the schedule for more information.
Also:
Nibezun
Penobscot Nation Museum
PROMOTIONAL IMAGERY
2025 Friends of the Hudson Museum Raffle Basket
PRESS RELEASE
Stay tuned for our 2026 Press Release.
TOOLKIT: POSTERS & FLYERS
2026 Wabanaki Winter Market Poster is upcoming.
2026 Wabanaki Winter Market Schedule Poster is upcoming.
Wabanaki Winter Market (2026 Edition)
Saturday, December 12, 9am – 3pm
Collins Center for the Arts, Orono, ME
The Wabanaki Winter Market is New England’s largest holiday gathering of Wabanaki artists. This annual event features artists who have received national awards, as well as new artists representing the next generation of weavers.
The event provides the public with an opportunity to purchase Wabanaki art directly from the artists and to learn about these ancient traditions.
Join the Hudson Museum for a day that will showcase one-of-a-kind art forms (basketry, bead work, wood carving, birchbark items), and maple syrup as well as demonstrations, storytelling, traditional music, drumming and dancing. Something for everyone!
The Hudson Museum will be open during the event, and visitors are encouraged to explore the Wabanaki Gallery where they can view the work of the ancestors of the contemporary artists.
The Wabanaki Winter Market is FREE and open to the public.
2025 Friends of the Hudson Museum Raffle Basket*
Flowertop Basket by Dolly Barnes, Passamaquoddy
*Stay tuned for our 2026 Raffle basket!
Mark your calendar!
Date: Saturday, December 12, 2026 (from 9 am to 3 pm)
Location: The Collins Center for the Arts (2 Flagstaff Road in Orono, Maine)
Contact:
Gretchen Faulkner | Director, Hudson Museum
(207) 581-1904 | gretchen.faulkner@maine.edu
For event updates, please visit: umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum
2026 Winter Market Sponsors
The 2026 Wabanaki Winter Market is supported in part by the University of Maine Foundation through the Alton ’38 and Adelaide Hamm Campus Activity Fund.
About the Hudson Museum:
The Hudson Museum, University of Maine, is Maine’s Museum of World Cultures and is located in the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono, Maine.
The Hudson Museum maintains a collection of over 9,000 ethnographic and archaeological objects. The Museum’s collections feature an extraordinary collection of Pre-Columbian artifacts ranging from Olmec to Aztec – The William P. Palmer III Collection, Native American holdings from the Northeast, the Southwest, Northwest Coast, Arctic, and Plains, as well as collections from Africa, Oceania and Asia. The Museum hosts temporary and permanent exhibits, offers guided tours and gallery programs for learners of all ages, lectures, workshops and the annual Wabanaki Winter Market.
2026 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
9:00 Doors Open to the Public
9:30-10:00 Welcome
10:00-10:30 Traditional Penobscot Songs with Kelly Demmons, Penobscot (First Floor)
10:30-11:00 Brown Ash Pounding Demonstration by Eldon Hanning, Mi’kmaq (First Floor)
11:00-11:30 Storytelling for Children with Jennifer Pictou, Mi’kmaq (Hudson Museum)
11:00-Noon Book signing: Emergence: Root Clubs of the Penobscot Nation. Books can be purchased from the Nibezun table in the entry pavilion.
11:30-Noon Beaded Necklace Workshop for Children with Jo-Ellen Loring Jamieson, Penobscot (Hudson Museum)
1:00-1:30 Penobscot Doll Workshop for Children with Wendy Little Bear, Penobscot – Limited to 12 children ages 6 and up (Hudson Museum)
1:30-2:00 Wood Carving Demonstration with Joe “Hugga” Dana, Penobscot (First Floor)
2:00-3:00 Burnurwurbskek Singers (Third Floor)
DIRECTIONS TO THE EVENT
CLICK HERE FOR MAP & DIRECTIONS
LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS
Following are links to websites providing a list of local accommodations for participants and visitors coming from longer distances and who want to explore the area.
Hotel Ursa- Right on the University of Maine campus!
CONTACT INFORMATION
Gretchen Faulkner | Director, Hudson Museum (207.581.1904) | gretchen.faulkner@maine.edu