On Saturday, October 19th from 1:00 until 4:00 PM, Wells Village Library in collaboration with the Lake St. Catherine Association is holding an artist event at Lakeside Park in Wells.

Libraries Love Lakes (librarieslovelakes.org) is an outreach project pairing libraries with lake scientists to provide collaborative programming emphasizing the importance of lakes to our everyday lives. The ongoing partnership between WVL and LSCA is funded by education and outreach grants through the Lake Champlain Basin Program (lcbp.org). The autumn gathering is the fourth and final of 2024.

“There’s no better way than through art to form meaningful emotional connections with a resource,” says librarian, Gina Ellis. “We invite studio artists, poets, writers, sculptors, musicians and anyone who’d love to spend a colorful fall afternoon creatively interpreting the lake to join us.” While some items will be available including a limited number of easels, watercolors, journals and more, participants are encouraged to bring their own supplies if possible. Everyone is welcome; you needn’t consider yourself an artist to join the fun. You may sell your work while you’re there!

The first 20 families to arrive will receive a gift that includes on-topic books and materials.  Artists and attendees will get a first look at a newly constructed educational watershed model, meet organizational mascots and enjoy specially designed treats while they last. If needed, the rain date will be the following day.

As mentioned above, we are currently calling for artists to participate. Renowned local artist Peter Huntoon will be joining us!

If you'd like to participate as an artist (visual art, poetry, storytelling, sculpting, music, etc.), please get in touch with Gina (wellslibraryvt@gmail.com) or us (info@lakestcatherine.org).

The Little Lake will be looking beautiful in fall colors at the park - please join us!