October First Friday Art Walk

Name: October First Friday Art Walk
Start: 2025-10-03T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-03T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 489 Congress St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Schedule

Fri Oct 03 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

489 Congress St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101 | Portland, ME

On October 3 from 5–7 pm, guests are invited to visit the MHS exhibit galleries and Longfellow Garden free of charge for the First Friday Art Walk! We will also feature displays by several local artisans. MHS Museum Store will also be open.
All our exhibits will be open, including Notorious: Maine Crime in the Public Eye, 1690-1940.
Meet local artisans and vendors.
Browse for unique Maine-made gifts in our Museum Store.
The Longfellow Garden will be open, weather permitting.
About our guest vendors:
Tin Type Portraits
Troy R. Bennett is a musician, journalist and tintypist from Portland. Working with the wet-plate collodion photographic process, first invented by Englishman Frederick Scott Archer 1851, Bennett produces fast, one-of-a-kind and enduring tintype images via authentic,19th century techniques.
@the_mystery_jig
www.themysteryjig.com
Longfellow Garden Club
The Maine Historical Society and the Longfellow Garden Club invite you to explore our urban oasis—the garden—during the First Friday Art Walk. In recent years, the garden club has focused on adding more native plants to enhance food resources for our local, native pollinators. https://www.mainehistory.org/plan-your-visit/longfellow-garden/
Island Tides Home & Garden
Dive into a world where garments bloom anew! In her studio practices, Jessica transforms an eclectic mix of ready-made garments into timeless treasures through the art of overdyeing with natural indigo. Embracing the beauty of imperfections, she celebrates blues that breathe new life into your wardrobe!
Amy Gwinn-Becker Photography
Through a lens of attention, Amy Gwinn-Becker's photographic art captures exquisite, often surprising details in nature that invite a closer look and offer a nuanced perspective. Each image is an opportunity to see beyond the first impression and be transformed. Available on glass and cards—perfect as gifts or decor.