The largest holiday gathering of Wabanaki artists in New England will return with one-of-a-kind pieces, including some from new and nationally acclaimed basket weavers, on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts (CCA).<\/p>\n
During the 30th annual Wabanaki Winter Market<\/a>, more than 50 Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Maliseet and Mi\u2019kmaq artists will showcase and sell their basketry, jewelry, beadwork, wood carvings, birchbark work and other artwork. The free event will also feature brown ash pounding and demonstrations, children\u2019s workshops, traditional music, drumming and dancing.<\/p>\n The UMaine Hudson Museum, located inside the CCA, will be open during the event and feature a special anniversary exhibit, pil\u0259wihas\u0259wal w\u0259latahkew\u03b1kanal\/Transforming Traditions. The exhibit will feature the basketry of Theresa Secord and her son Caleb Hoffman; Gabriel Frey and his mother Gal Frey; Dolly Barnes and her late mother Molly Neptune Parker; and members of the Neptune family \u2014 Kenny Keezer, Debbie Nicholas, Peter Neptune and his daughter Maggie Dana. All are engaged in the intergenerational transfer of traditional cultural knowledge in the face of threats from climate change and an invasive insect, the emerald ash borer. Each artist is exploring new directions for this artform, such as incorporating nonlocal weaving materials, creating baskets that are collaborations with other artists or innovating weaving techniques.<\/p>\n The market is hosted by the Hudson Museum and supported in part by grants from the Onion Foundation<\/a> and Four Directions Development Cooperation<\/a>.<\/p>\n To request a reasonable accommodation, email Hudson Museum Director Gretchen Faulkner at gretchen.faulkner@maine.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n