Winchester Artists Network
Making Art Part of the Community
Welcome
Since 1999, The Winchester Artists' Network (WAN) has been working to make art an important part of the community. Visit the links herein for more information about who we are, what we doing, what our artists are doing, and how to become a member of WAN. We encourage you to visit galleries in town showcasing the work of some of our many artist members. Below is a sampling of the many opportunities for WAN artists to connect through events in Winchester during the year.
Art All Around Winchester 2025
April
Sponsored by the Winchester Home and Garden Club, celebrate Winchester’s own Art in Bloom at the Sanborn House Historical and Cultural Center in early April. During this event, the talents of both local artists and fresh floral interpretations of their art are on display. The event features afternoon gallery hours and an evening reception.
May
Winchester Artists Network partners with the Winchester Public Library each May for an Annual Members Show, Art in the Library. The exhibition features talented WAN artists, with artwork on display throughout the library, including for example oil paintings, watercolors, acrylic paintings, collage, pastels, photography, textile art, ceramics, and mixed media work. A special Exhibit Reception provides visitors with the opportunity to meet participating artists. Follow here to see what is new for art exhibits at the Library. https://www.winpublib.org/artexhibits/
August
Sponsored by the Winchester Cultural Council,
businesses and artists collaborate to turn the downtown area into an arts colony for Art in August. During the month, creations of local artists are on display in windows and inside shops in downtown Winchester. In addition, the Griffin Museum of Photography graciously hosts an opening reception for all of the community to kick off the month, and smaller meet-the-artist receptions are held at some of the local businesses on Thursday evenings. For one Saturday in August, local artists also partner with Winchester Farmers Market for Art in the Park, a full day of arts activities on the Common.
November
Winchester Open Studios is a town-wide cultural exhibition and marketplace taking place in November each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Winchester artists are among the over 50 exhibitors in multiple locations throughout town including the Indoor Farmers Market at the Jenks Center, the Winchester Unitarian Society, the First Congregational Church, Studio on the Common, the Griffin Museum, and several others.
Other Opportunities:
The Winchester Farmers Market takes place Saturdays from June to October on the Town Common. Members of the Winchester Artists Network are invited to sign up for a WAN-sponsored table with reduced participation fees at various Saturdays. See the Contact/Join page for more info.
More information on the Events page.
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? What happened to the old website? We have moved to google sites (for holding the web page content) and google groups (for the new email list). Older versions can be found on the "About" page.