Welcome to the Waterville Arts Council website!
The Waterville Arts Council (WAC) was formed in January of 2007 in an effort to increase communication and collaboration between area arts agencies and advance efforts to market Waterville as an important arts and culture hub in the state of Maine.

Mission Statement
Waterville Arts Council promotes quality, access, and vitality in the creation, experience and active support of the arts and culture for everyone in our community.

Tagline
Art is for everyone!

Priorities/Strategies

• Branding Waterville as an arts & culture hub
• Collaborative programming
• Cooperative marketing
• Fundraising
• Creating economic incentives for arts-related development
• Increased public art

Waterville Arts Council Members

Chair: Erik Thomas, Blue Marble Gallery / Digital Image Works

Secretary: Alan Sanborn, Railroad Square Cinema

Treasurer: Shannon Haines, Waterville Main Street / Freshwater Arts / Maine International Film Festival

Don Abrams, Waterville Area Art Society

Diane Bryan, Waterville Opera House

Steve Buchsbaum, Let's Talk Language School

Sharon Corwin, Colby College Museum of Art

Beth Eisen, Shadow Distribution / ME Studio

Kim Gordon, Waterville Public Schools

Faye Nicholson, REM

Sarah Sugden, Waterville Public Library

Bill Taylor, The Framemakers