Wabanaki Winter Market (2024 Edition) 30th Anniversary Event!
Saturday, December 14, 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, beadwork, wood carving, birchbark items), and maple syrup as well as demonstrations, storytelling, traditional music, drumming and dancing. Something for everyone!
This year’s Friends of the Hudson Museum raffle basket was made by Kenny Keezer, Passamaquoddy. Tickets will be available for purchase at the market.
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.
This event is supported in part by grants from:
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Mark your calendar!
Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024 (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
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.
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)
2024 Participating Wabanaki Artists
Check back frequently as this list is continuously updated!
Renae Al-Fdeilat, Penobscot
Sarah Alley, Passamaquoddy
Katrina Attean, Penobscot
Tiana Aurelio, Penobscot
Eric Otter Bacon, Passamaquoddy
Dolly Barnes, Passamaquoddy
Harley Bassett, Passamaquoddy
Martha Bassett, Penobscot
Kristen Coston, Penobscot
Mary Creighton, Passamaquoddy
Reanna Crowe, Passamaquoddy
Jacob Cunningham, Penobscot
Pam Cunningham, Penobscot
Carol Dana, Penobscot
Barry Dana, Penobscot
Kateri Aubin Dubois, Wolastoquihik Wahsipekuk
Alexandra Francis, Passamaquoddy/Penobscot
Barbara Francis, Penobscot
Cheryl Francis, Penobscot
Corinna Francis, Passamaquoddy
Gabriel Frey, Passamaquoddy*
Gal Frey, Passamaquoddy*
Jennifer Galipeau, Penobscot
Eldon Hanning, Mi’kmaq
Frank Hanning, Mikmaq
Hawk Henries, Nipmuc
Sierra Henries, Nipmuc
Debbie Huston, Penobscot
Gerald “Butch” Jacobs, Passamaquoddy
Nicole Johnson, Penobscot
Jeanne Lewey, Penobscot
Brianne Lolar, Penobscot
Kaya Lolar, Penobscot
Jo-Ellen Loring Jamieson, Penobscot
Kenny Keezer, Passamaquoddy*
Nancy LaCoote, Passamaquoddy
Emily Lewey, Passamaquoddy
Wendy Little Bear, Penobscot
Paula Love, Penobscot
Norma Randi Marshall, Passamaquoddy
Erica Nelson Menard, Penobscot
Belinda Dawn Miliano, Passamaquoddy
Edith Mitchell, Penobscot
Linda Morin, Mi’kmaq
Kat Nelson, Penobscot
Jennifer Neptune, Penobscot
Leigh Neptune, Penobscot
Peter Neptune, Passamaquoddy*
Debbie Nicholas, Passamaquoddy*
Jason Pardilla, Penobscot
Nicole Paul, Passamaquoddy
Butch Phillips, Penobscot
Gayle Phillips, Penobscot
Rae Pictou, Mi’kmaq
Rolfe Richter, Passamaquoddy
Lokotah Sanborn, Penobscot
David Lonebear Sanipass, Mi’kmaq
Minquansis Sapiel, Passamaquoddy
Marlene Menard Scheuchzer, Penobscot
Theresa Secord, Penobscot*
Caron Shay, Penobscot
Michelle Smiley, Passamaquoddy
Brianna Smith, Passamaquoddy
Brittany Sockabasin, Passamaquoddy
Sarah Sockbeson, Penobscot
Frances Soctomah, Passamaquoddy
Mary Lee Stewart, Penobscot
Jeremy Violette, Penobscot
Wooden Way Creations, Passamaquoddy
Also:
Maine Forest Service
Niweskok: From The Seeds to Stars
USDA Forest Service
Wabanaki Alliance
(*) This artist will be featured in piləwihasəwal wəlatahkewαkanal /Transforming Traditions
EVENT RELATED CONTENT
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Eric Otter Bacon (Artist Profile)
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Dolly Barnes (Artist Profile)
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Kenny Keezer (Artist Profile)
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Gerald “Butch” Jacobs (Artist Profile)
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Butch Phillips (Artist Profile)
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Debbie Nicholas (Artist Profile)
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Peter Neptune (Artist Profile)
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Sarah Sockbeson (Artist Profile)
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Gabriel Frey (Artist Profile)
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Barry Dana (Artist Profile)
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Theresa Secord (Artist Profile)
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Eldon Hanning (Artist Profile)
2024 - SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, December 14, 2024
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 Children’s Doll Workshop with Wendy Little Bear, Penobscot (Hudson Museum)
11:30- Noon Flute Music with Hawk Henries, Nipmuc (First Floor)
1:00-1:30 Basket demonstration by Peter Neptune, Passamaquoddy (First Floor)
1:00-2:00 Book Discussion of Morgan Talty’s Night of the Living Rez and Fire Exit with Robin Wood (Hudson Museum)
2:00-2:30 Kid’s Birchbark Ornament Workshop with Barry Dana, Penobscot. Limited to 12 children ages 8-12. (Hudson Museum)
2:00-3:00 Burnurwerbskek Singers (Third Floor)
While you are at the Winter Market be sure to visit piləwihasəwal wəlatahkewαkanal Transforming Traditions in the Hudson Museum. This exhibit showcases the works of 5 pairs of artists who are taking the tradition in new directions and the inter-generational transfer of traditional cultural knowledge in the face of threats to the tradition:
Theresa Secord and Caleb Hoffman
Gabriel Frey and Gal Frey
Peter Neptune and Maggie Dana
Debbie Nicholas and Kenny Keezer
Dolly Barnes and Molly Neptune Parker
DIRECTIONS TO THE EVENT
LOCAL ACCOMODATIONS
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.
PRESS RELEASE
PROMOTIONAL IMAGERY
Press and other marketing partners may use the following images to promote the 2024 Wabanaki Winter Market. Whenever possible, please include the following photo caption “Wabanaki Winter Market” and credit “Courtesy of the Hudson Museum, University of Maine” – THANK YOU.
TOOLKIT: POSTERS & FLYERS
Our marketing partners may download and print the following posters for their internal promotion of this event.
CONTACT INFORMATION
- Primary: Gretchen Faulkner | Director, Hudson Museum (207.581.1904) | gretchen.faulkner@maine.edu
- Graphic Design: Thierry H. Bonneville (BC – Agency) thb@bonnevilleconsulting.com | (207) 433.0212